Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.20 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.25 contact hours for participating in this course.
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Bronchoscopy: What, Why, and How
What is a Bronchoscopy?
Anatomy Accessed with Bronchoscopy
Why is Bronchoscopy Performed?
Review
Summary
Section 3: Moderate Sedation and Bronchoscopy Complications
Moderate Sedation
Medications Used for Moderate Sedation During Bronchoscopy
Local Anesthetic
Complications Associated with Bronchoscopy
Review
Summary
Section 4: Bronchoscopy: Infection Control and Radiation Safety
Infection Control
Radiation Safety
Review
Summary
Section 5: Nursing Interventions
Patient Education
Addressing Anxiety and Fear
Teach-back
Pre-Procedural Assessment and Documentation
Preparing the Procedure Area
Nursing Interventions Before and During Bronchoscopy
Monitoring for Post-Bronchoscopy Complications
Post-Bronchoscopy Nursing Interventions
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
References
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Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR staff and charge nurse; Director of School Health Services/school nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection control practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist; and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as a SME writer, she provided healthcare learning and development consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University. Disclosure: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.