Course Code: REL-ACU-0-COAP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Recall general clinical practice guidelines for CAP
Describe the etiology, risk factors, signs, and symptoms of CAP
Describe team interventions for CAP
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: CAP Definition, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
Meet Todd
Background
Enhancing the Interprofessional (IP) Team
CAP Definition and Guidelines
CAP Transmission
Risk Factors for CAP
CAP Pathogens
Signs and Symptoms of CAP
Team Approach
Risk Factors for Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Patients with CAP
Knowledge Check
CAP Severity
Diagnostic Testing
Review
Section 3: Treatment
Outpatient Treatment Recommendations
Inpatient Treatment
Treatment Duration
Treatment of Influenza in Patients with CAP
Review
Summary
Section 4: Aspiration Pneumonia
Aspiration Pneumonia
Risk Factors for Aspiration Pneumonia
Pathogens Associated with Aspiration Pneumonia
Aspiration Pneumonia vs. Non-Aspiration CAP
Lung Lesion Locations and Aspiration Pneumonia
Treatment for Aspiration Pneumonia
Review
Summary
Section 5: Team Interventions
Monitoring Respiratory Status
Signs and Symptoms of Sepsis
Maximizing Ventilation, Oxygenation, and Gas Exchange
Patient Education
Review
Summary
Section 6: Clinical Vignette
Sonya
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Radiologic Technologists; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.