ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM
NURS 201: NURSING CARE OF ADULTS II
SYLLABUS: SPRING 2007
Methodical Instruction
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Lecture (2 hours)
Theme: INTERVENTIONS FOR CRITICALLY ILL CLIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
Instructor: Orest Kornetsky, BA, BSN, RN
Student Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Identify clients at risk for development of pulmonary embolism.
- Describe the clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism.
- Use laboratory data and clinical manifestations to determine the presence of acidosis.
- Compare and contrast the ventilation-perfusion ratios for respiratory failure of ventilatory origin and respiratory failure of oxygenation origin.
- Distinguish betweeormal and abnormal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure readings.
- Use laboratory data and clinical manifestations to determine the adequacy of ventilatory interventions.
- Describe the indications for intubation.
- Prioritize nursing care for the conscious client being mechanically ventilated.
- Identify clients at risk for development of pneumothorax.
Developmental and Cultural Considerations:
- Recognize the risks older adults on ventilators face.
Additional Learning Objectives
- Be able to describe the key features of pulmonary embolism and best practice of prevention
- Describe drug therapy and expected laboratory findings for anticoagulation therapy
- Be able to educate the client after a pulmonary embolism
- Describe the common causes of ventilatory and oxygenation failure
- Describe the best practice for a client on mechanical ventilation
Lecture Outline
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Lecture Outline |
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Pulmonary Embolisms Acute Respiratory Failure Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Clients Requiring Intubation and Ventilation Chest Trauma |
Text: Chapter 31 pp. 591-614
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Prepared by Orest Kornetsky
4/25/2007
Approved by Department of General Patient Care. Minute #________ from ____________2007
Head of the Department Prof. Oleksandr Oliynuk, MD, Ph.D,
Doctor of Med
