Respiratory Trauma Module Intro

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Outline

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to…

  1. Explain the pathophysiology and nursing implications for blunt chest trauma, including rib fractures, flail chest, and pulmonary contusions.
  2. Discuss the pathophysiology and nursing implications for pneumothorax and hemothorax.
  3. Appropriately assess and manage a chest tube drainage system, including assessing for the cause of an air leak.

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Adult Health II T-1

Concepts Covered:

  • Communication
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Legal and Ethical Issues
  • Preoperative Nursing
  • Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
  • Immunological Disorders
  • Respiratory System
  • Respiratory Emergencies
  • Infectious Respiratory Disorder
  • Oncologic Disorders
  • Circulatory System
  • Cardiac Disorders
  • Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient

Study Plan Lessons

SBAR Communication
Airway Suctioning
Hierarchy of O2 Delivery
Advance Directives
Respiratory Acidosis (interpretation and nursing interventions)
Respiratory Alkalosis
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Gout
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis (OA)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Anaphylaxis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Respiratory A&P Module Intro
Lung Sounds
Alveoli & Atelectasis
Gas Exchange
Lung Diseases Module Intro
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Asthma
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Restrictive Lung Diseases (Pulmonary Fibrosis, Neuromuscular Disorders)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Pneumonia
Isolation Precautions (MRSA, C. Difficile, Meningitis, Pertussis, Tuberculosis, Neutropenia)
Hierarchy of O2 Delivery
Artificial Airways
Airway Suctioning
Vent Alarms
Respiratory Trauma Module Intro
Blunt Chest Trauma
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Pneumothorax & Hemothorax
Chest Tube Management
Bronchoscopy
Thoracentesis
Normal Sinus Rhythm
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib)
Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC)
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)
Ventricular Tachycardia (V-tach)
Ventricular Fibrillation (V Fib)
1st Degree AV Heart Block
2nd Degree AV Heart Block Type 1 (Mobitz I, Wenckebach)
2nd Degree AV Heart Block Type 2 (Mobitz II)
3rd Degree AV Heart Block (Complete Heart Block)