Course Code: REL-PAC-0-ABRIN
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Identify the incidence and prevalence of TBI and populations most at risk.
Describe four of the abnormal states of consciousness that can result from a TBI.
Discuss three assessments and classifications used when working with persons with a TBI.
Explain at least five impairments that an individual with a TBI may exhibit and methods to manage them.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: TBI Overview
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Persons at Risk
Common Causes
Classifications
Open or Closed TBI
Focal and Diffuse TBI
Primary and Secondary TBI
Review
Summary
Section 3: Effects of a TBI
TBI Impairments
Altered Levels of Consciousness (ALOC)
Neurologic Impairments
Cognitive Impairments
Other Impairments
Review
Summary
Section 4: Assessment of TBIs
Assessment of TBIs
Glasgow Coma Scale
The Glasgow Coma Scale Pupils Score
The FOUR Scale
Post-Traumatic Amnesia
Diagnostic Tests
Outcome Measures
Review
Summary
Section 5: Managing TBI
Managing TBI
Adaptive Equipment and Assistive Technology
Placement Options
Post-Acute Care Rehabilitation
The Team
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Instructor: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 19 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.