Caring for Our Healthcare Heroes Who Manage Patients with a Tracheostomy: The COVID-19 Experience
Course: #1181Level: Introductory 1 Hour 123 Reviews
This course will provide an overview of safety considerations when providing care to patients with a tracheostomy, and also protect healthcare workers in times of a viral pandemic such as COVID-19.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AARC - CRCE/1.0; CE Broker/1.0 Direct Delivery Of Respiratory Care Services, CE Broker #20-869568; IACET/0.1
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the risks of transmission of coronavirus.
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss the importance of safe practices while performing aerosol-generating procedures associated with a tracheostomy.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe safe PPE handling while caring for patients with a tracheotomy.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize ways for healthcare workers to care for themselves during a vulnerable state with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Course created on February 25, 2021
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Aerosol generatingprocedures |
| 15-25 Minutes | Timing of tracheostomy |
| 25-30 Minutes | Type of Tracheostomy tubes |
| 30-40 Minutes | HME considerations |
| 40-50 Minutes | Speech considerations |
| 50-55 Minutes | Self-care considerations |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary |
Reviews
123 ReviewsPresented By
Vinciya Pandian
PhD MBA, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FRCSI
Vinciya Pandian is an associate professor and an associate director of the doctorate in nursing practice and MBA programs at Johns Hopkins University. She is also an acute care nurse practitioner who has specialized in caring for tracheostomy patients and is the president-elect for the Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck nurses. Her program of research surrounds improving the quality of life of mechanically ventilated patients especially those with a tracheostomy.
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American Association for Respiratory Care
This non-traditional program has been approved for a maximum of 1 contact hour(s) Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063. Course # 185566000
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