Course Code: REL-PAC-0-TCOPD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2029
Learning Objectives:
Describe basic lung function and changes related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Recall the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Identify interventions for a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: COPD and the Respiratory System
About COPD
Direct Care Workers and COPD
How the Lungs Work
The Lower Respiratory System
Effects of Aging
Lung Damage
Review
Summary
Section 3: Symptoms of COPD
COPD Symptoms
What Is a COPD Exacerbation?
Review
Summary
Section 4: Management and Treatments
Management Goals
Treatment Options
Medication Treatment Options for COPD
Oxygen Therapy
Review
Summary
Section 5: Non-Drug Treatments and Interventions
Smoking Cessation
Nutrition
Breathing Exercises
Exercise
COPD Care Interventions
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
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: Administration; All Staff; Direct Care Staff; in the following settings: 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.