Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours
Author:
Dana Bartlett, RN, BSN, MA, CSPI
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT); Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA); Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 04923. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.2 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: Professional Issues, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses the pathophysiology and management of respiratory complications following spinal cord injury.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know how and why respiratory complications occur after a spinal cord injury and how these complications are mitigated.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the location of and the muscles used in inspiration and expiration.
- Describe the mechanics of respiration.
- Explain the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) used to classify the degree of impairment in SCI.
- Describe the respiratory complications specific to mechanically ventilated SCI patients.
- Determine the proper assessment of pulmonary function following SCI.
- Explain the interventions that can be used in the management of compromised pulmonary function following SCI to optimize the patient’s quality of life.
- Determine the preferred method for weaning a SCI patient from mechanical ventilation.
- Identify the advantages of a tracheostomy.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.