Neonatal Respiratory Assessment Fast Track

Tags: Neonatal Respiratory Assessment Fast Track

Organization: Nursing CEU

Description

4.3 Contact Hours

This module includes the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, normal and abnormal findings of the respiratory system in your daily assessment, and a very brief description of gas exchange, oxygenation and mechanical ventilation. It also includes a case scenario that puts into practice the learner

Objectives

* Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the newborn respiratory system
* List the six key categories of a complete newborn respiratory assessment
* Differentiate the typical and atypical findings in a newborn respiratory assessment
* Explain the physiology of gas exchange at the alveolar level
* Describe the key elements of mechanical ventilation, nitric oxide and ECMO
* Integrate respiratory assessment techniques and critical thinking ability by the use of case scenarios

Price

$38.70 for Single User access license.

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