Spotting the Silent Threat: VTE Awareness and Response for Nursing Assistants

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-SSTVAR

Hours: 0.25

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the signs and symptoms of different types of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
Recall how to respond to those signs and symptoms.

Outline:
Section 1: VTE Awareness

Venous Thromboembolism

Overview

Carlton and Mr. Quinn

What Is VTE?

Who Is at Risk?

Why Does Early Detection Matter?

Signs and Symptoms of VTE

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 2: VTE Response

Taking Action: Responding to VTE

How Should You Respond?

How Is DVT Confirmed?

How Is DVT Treated?

Prevention of DVT

Carlton’s Quick Action

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC

Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 20 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Staff; Unlicensed Personnel; in the following settings: Assisted Living Facility, Skilled Nursing Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.