Course Code: REL-ACU-0-TVCPP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Identify indications, care, and monitoring for tracheostomies and ventilators in pediatric patients.
Recall assessment, monitoring, and airway clearance in children with tracheostomies and ventilators.
Recognize complications and emergencies in children with tracheostomies and ventilators.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Pediatric Tracheostomy
Indications for Tracheostomy in Children
Stoma Care
Suctioning
Tracheostomy Ties
Tracheostomy Tubes
Section 3: Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation
Indications for Mechanical Ventilation
Ventilator Use in Children
Ventilator Care and Monitoring
Ventilator Maintenance
Ventilator Troubleshooting
Section 4: Assessment and Airway Clearance
Assessment and Monitoring
Airway Clearance in Children
Airway Clearance Therapies
Section 5: Complications and Emergencies
Prevention of Airway Emergencies
Accidental Decannulation
Difficult Insertion
Mucus Plugging
Water in the Tracheostomy Tube
Tracheostomy-Associated Infections
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Section 6: Clinical Vignette
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
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Writer: Stephanie M. Smith MS, BSN, RN, CPN
Stephanie was educated and trained in New York State as a Licensed Practical Nurse where she practiced pediatric hematology/oncology nursing at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. She earned her Associate in Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Leadership and Administration from Excelsior College in New York. Stephanie is a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, and a former PALS instructor. She has over 25 years of clinical nursing experience with expertise in acute pediatric medical surgical nursing and case management for children with medical complexity. She most recently worked at Duke Children’s Hospital as a Nurse Clinician before coming to Relias.
Subject Matter Expert: Kristen Szymonik, BS, RRT, AE-C
Kristen Szymonik, BS, RRT, AE-C has over 20 years of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Asthma Educator. She is also a medical writer and editor who has developed, reviewed, and edited numerous continuing education courses, blogs, newsletters, study guides, and test questions for national-level board examinations, policies and procedures for nurses and respiratory therapists, and educational materials for healthcare professionals and patients. She served a term on the National Asthma Educator Certification Board and holds a BS in Respiratory Care from National-Louis University.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.