Respiratory care
About this course
This respiratory care training course is a combined day of the below courses:
- Ventilation
- Cough Assist
- Nebulisers
- Oxygen Therapy
This course is designed as an update for care professionals who care for individuals with respiratory care needs.
Course summary
Ventilation
- The definition of ventilation.
- Anatomy & physiology.
- Reasons for ventilation.
- Different types of ventilation.
- Non-invasive ventilation.
- Complications of ventilation and troubleshooting.
- Documentation.
Cough Assist
- Reasons for assisted cough.
- Identifying health issues.
- Complications of cough assist.
- Understanding the correct procedure for assisted cough.
- Troubleshooting and complications.
Nebulisers
- What is a nebuliser?
- Who might use a nebuliser?
- Drugs used in nebulisers.
- Equipment and procedure.
Oxygen Therapy
- Discussion of the indications for providing oxygen therapy.
- Understanding professional role boundaries.
- The adverse effects of oxygen delivery.
- Recognising the different oxygen delivery systems.
- How to safely administer oxygen.
- The specific nursing care.
- Documentation of care given.