This online course focuses on best practices in the art and science of devise-based bronchial hygiene care of patients with pulmonary disease who are at risk for deterioration due to retained secretions from their disease.
Target Audience:
Respiratory Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and other allied health professionals who will benefit from this knowledge.
Term of Approval: January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the rationale for why devices should be used to assist with the airway clearance needs of your patients vs. traditional chest physiotherapy alone.
- Identify the categories of disease or conditions that may present the need for airway clearance therapy.
- Define what types of airway clearance devices exist.
- State how to choose which device to use.
- Demonstrate the use of the most popular devices: Positive expiratory pressure (PEP), Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure (OPEP), and High frequency chest wall compression (HFCWC) devices.
- List key points that are important in the care of patients requiring airway clearance assistance.
- Please note that you must obtain a score of 80% or higher on the post test for this activity in order to receive credit.
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Brad Harman, RRT, RPFT
Content Creator
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Has no significant financial interest to report.
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Narrator
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
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Hardware and Software Requirements
Any Windows computer with X86 or x64 (Browsers must be in 32-bit mode) 1.6 gigahertz (GHz) or higher processor with 512MB of RAM capable of running Internet Explorer 7, 8 or 9, Mozilla Firefox versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and 7.x, or Google Chrome 4+ web browsers.
Any Macintosh computer (Intel-based) Intel Core Duo 1.83 gigahertz (GHz) or higher processor with 512MB of RAM capable of running Safari 5.x or Mozilla Firefox versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and 7.x web browsers.
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