Course Code: REL-PAC-0-MANCOPD
Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the main components and function of the respiratory system.
Identify the pathophysiology of COPD.
Describe at least three pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments used to manage COPD.
Explain at least five nursing interventions for COPD management.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Epidemiology
Meet Joe
COPD Facts
How the Lungs Work
Lung Damage
Anatomy and Physiology
COPD in the Older Adult
Review
Summary
Section 3: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of COPD
GOLD
Symptoms
Risk Factors
Diagnosis of COPD
What Is a COPD Exacerbation?
What Causes COPD Exacerbations?
Diagnosis of COPD Exacerbations
Diagnostic Tests for COPD Exacerbation
Review
Summary
Section 4: COPD Management
Management
Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for COPD
Nutrition
Breathing Exercises
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Exercise
Oxygen Therapy
Surgical Treatment Options
Pharmacological Treatments for COPD
Bronchodilators
Steroids
Combination Bronchodilator Therapy
Vaccines
Smoking Cessation
Review
Summary
Section 5: Nursing Interventions for the Individual with COPD
Nursing Priorities
Nursing Assessment
Pulse Oximetry
Breathlessness Interventions
Increased Sputum Production
Actions for Extreme Dyspnea
Physician Notification
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resource
References
Instructor: 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; Nursing Personnel; 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.