Mechanical ventilation saves lives for people with respiratory disease or respiratory failure. You play an important role in caring for residents who are on a ventilator. This course discusses how to care for a resident on a ventilator.
The goal of this course is to teach direct care workers in post-acute care settings on caring for residents on ventilators.
Mechanical ventilation saves lives for people with respiratory disease or respiratory failure. You play an important role in caring for residents who are on a ventilator. This course discusses how to care for a resident on a ventilator. The goal of this course is to teach direct care workers in post-acute care settings on caring for residents on ventilators.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Mechanical Ventilation
What Is Mechanical Ventilation?
Back to the Basics
Other Care Duties
Review
Summary
Section 3: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Bobbi started her nursing career as a CNA in long-term care and developed a passion for working with older adults in the post-acute setting. She obtained her LPN certificate in 1997 from South Central Area Vocational Technical School in Missouri. Continuing her education, she earned her Associate degree in nursing in 2007 from Texas County Technical Institute in Missouri then obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2013. Bobbi has over 24 years of clinical and managerial experience in the skilled nursing industry.
Disclosure: Bobbi Whittington, RN, BSN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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