Full Course Description

Preventing Post-Operative Complications

OUTLINE

Types of Anesthesia and Sedation

Minimal sedation, moderate sedation, and deep sedation
General anesthesia
Regional anesthesia
Anesthesia risks and complications, airway management, and malignant hyperthermia

Post-Operative Pain Control

Methods of analgesia
Continuing airway management
Tips for optimal recovery

Systems Assessment: The Effect of Surgical Intervention on Select Body Systems

Circulatory system and blood loss
Fluid shift and renal function
Respiratory recovery
GI / GU complications and surgeries
Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Integumentary: Wound healing and complications

High-Risk Situations and Complications

Emergency and trauma surgery
Cardiac surgery
Shock and sepsis
Substance abuse and surgery
Bloodless surgery
Elderly and medically frail patients
Surgery in the presence of CHF and CRF
Recovery with dementia

Regulatory Issues

SCIP protocols
Staying on schedule with the shortening post-op stay
Documentation strategies

Ethical Considerations in Surgery

The decision to operate and medical futility
Surgery on the DNR patient
Consent issues

Patient Education

Beginning post-op education in the preoperative setting
The hospital stay as the first stage of recovery, preparing patients to rehab at home
The patient's perspective: What I wish the nurse had told me…

OBJECTIVES

Analyze the regulatory issues and standards driving changes in perianesthesia practice.
Explain new protocols emerging as evidence-based practice.
Differentiate the pharmacology and physiology of frequently-used induction, inhalation, neuromuscular blocking, and reversal agents used in the perianesthesia setting.
Evaluate the key elements involved in medical malpractice.
Analyze effective perianesthesia documentation.
Demonstrate why certain populations pose challenges in the perianesthesia setting.
Develop appropriate management strategies for acute pain in the postoperative setting.
Determine interventions for postanesthesia complications.

Program Information

Outline

Types of Anesthesia and Sedation

Minimal sedation, moderate sedation, and deep sedation
General anesthesia
Regional anesthesia
Anesthesia risks and complications, airway management, and malignant hyperthermia

Post-Operative Pain Control

Methods of analgesia
Continuing airway management
Tips for optimal recovery

Systems Assessment: The Effect of Surgical Intervention on Select Body Systems

Circulatory system and blood loss
Fluid shift and renal function
Respiratory recovery
GI / GU complications and surgeries
Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Integumentary: Wound healing and complications

High-Risk Situations and Complications

Emergency and trauma surgery
Cardiac surgery
Shock and sepsis
Substance abuse and surgery
Bloodless surgery
Elderly and medically frail patients
Surgery in the presence of CHF and CRF
Recovery with dementia

Regulatory Issues

SCIP protocols
Staying on schedule with the shortening post-op stay
Documentation strategies

Ethical Considerations in Surgery

The decision to operate and medical futility
Surgery on the DNR patient
Consent issues

Patient Education

Beginning post-op education in the preoperative setting
The hospital stay as the first stage of recovery, preparing patients to rehab at home
The patient's perspective: What I wish the nurse had told me…

Objectives

Analyze the regulatory issues and standards driving changes in perianesthesia practice.
Explain new protocols emerging as evidence-based practice.
Differentiate the pharmacology and physiology of frequently-used induction, inhalation, neuromuscular blocking, and reversal agents used in the perianesthesia setting.
Evaluate the key elements involved in medical malpractice.
Analyze effective perianesthesia documentation.
Demonstrate why certain populations pose challenges in the perianesthesia setting.
Develop appropriate management strategies for acute pain in the postoperative setting.
Determine interventions for postanesthesia complications.

Target Audience

Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals

Copyright : 05/18/2016

Advancing Your Telemetry Skills for the Complex Patient: Module 1

Advancing Your Telemetry Skills for the Complex Patient

OUTLINE

Cardiac Rhythms Update

Sinus
Atrial
Junctional
Ventricular
Blocks
HANDS-ON LAB
- SKILLS: Video presentation
  - Cardioversion
  - Pacing
  - Defibrillation

Commonly Prescribed Medications

Vasodilators
Antiarrythmics
Vasopressors
Inotropics
Miscellaneous agents

Chest Pain – “Time is Muscle”

Pathophysiology
Cardiac enzymes & diagnostic testing
Core measures
Treatment/interventions
HANDS-ON LAB
- SKILLS: Telemetry monitoring
  - EKG lead placement
  - Telemetry packs – 3, 5, and 6 leads

Heart Failure

Pathophysiology
Diagnostic testing
Core measures
Treatment/interventions
HANDS-ON LAB
- SKILLS: Oxygen delivery systems
  - Nasal cannula
  - Simple face mask
  - Partial rebreather
  - Non-rebreather
  - Venturi® mask
HANDS-ON LAB
- SKILLS: Prevention of respiratory depression/failure
  - Pulse oximetry – how effective is it?
  - End-Tidal CO2 monitoring

Monitoring the Post-Cardiac Catheterization Patient

Assessment of puncture site
Monitoring for complications/Hematoma
HANDS-ON LAB
- SKILLS: Hemostatic devices
  - Radial access device
  - Femoral access device

Trends in Patient Management

Wear-able Defibrillator
Left Ventricular Assist Device
Chest tube management
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device