Description
Single Webinar:
This webinar is part of a two-part series.
Duration:
120 minutes including a Q&A
Presenter:
Joan Harris, RN, MSc, MHSc
Includes:
• A certificate of completion
• The on-demand recording to watch at your convenience
• A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing
Objectives of Part B: Assessment, Complications, and Weaning
At the conclusion of the presentation learners will be able to:
1. Discuss key aspects of assessing a mechanically ventilated patient
2. Interpret ABG with respect to mechanical ventilation.
3. Identify procedural steps for suctioning an intubated patient.
4. Describe the local and systemic complications associated with mechanical ventilation.
5. Indicate criteria and predictors for successfully weaning a patient off mechanical ventilation.
6. Describe methods of weaning a patient from mechanical ventilation.
7. Indicate equipment and monitoring required for extubation.
Description:
The care of the mechanically ventilated patient can be a significant part of clinical practice in a critical care unit. Caregivers are charged with not only managing the patient’s needs but to also to understand a significant piece of equipment – the ventilator. In Part 1 of this this two part webinar, we’ll explore the indications for ventilation, various airways, the four most common modes of mechanical ventilation and PEEP. In part 2 of the webinar, we’ll discuss assessment of the ventilated patient, ABG’s in ventilation, suctioning, complications, criteria and methods for weaning and extubation. Please join Joan Harris, RN, MSc, MHSc, from the Advanced Studies in Critical Care Nursing (ACCN) program at Mount Royal University in Calgary, for this valuable webinar.
Who Should Attend?:
• Critical Care Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse clinicians & NP’s in all critical care settings: ICU, MICU, SICU, CVICU, PACU
• New Respiratory Therapists; Chest Physiotherapists; Medical Interns
• Any staff involved in the supportive care of a ventilated patient regardless of setting
• Critical Care Managers & Educators
Joan Harris, RN, MSc, MHSc
Joan Harris has worked in critical care for 30 years and is currently the course coordinator for the Advanced Studies in Critical Care Nursing (ACCN) certificate program at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Her experience includes work in general systems intensive care units, and specialty ICUs such as neuro, trauma, burns, cardiac and CVICU. Prior to her current role, Joan was a clinical nurse educator for the general systems, neuro, trauma and burns ICU at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. She completed her RN in Edmonton at the Royal Alexandra Hospital School of Nursing; she also has a BSc in Honours Physiology from the University of Alberta and a MHSc in Bioethics from the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Canadian Association for Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) and has attended and presented at the CACCN conference numerous times. She has also presented at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) annual NTI conference. Working in the ACCN program at MRU has allowed her to combine her passion for academia with her passion for Critical Care Nursing.
