Description
By the end of the course, candidates will be able to:
- Discuss legal and professional responsibilities associated with administering oxygen and nebuliser therapy with local and national guidance
- Follow procedures for gaining consent and correct documentation
- Describe relevant anatomy and physiology in relation to breathing and respiration
- List clinical indications for oxygen and nebuliser therapy
- Understand the need to manage health and safety risk and list safety considerations applicable to oxygen and nebuliser therapy
- Identify and discuss the range of available equipment
- List the range of necessary relevant observations required and their significance
Course content
- Legal and professional considerations and responsibilities
- Consent for care and treatment
- Terminology
- Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
- Causes of oxygen deprivation
- Signs of deteriorating respiratory function
- Oxygen therapy
- Target oxygen saturations
- Pulse oximetry
- Variable performance devices
- Fixed performance devices
- Oxygen provision methods
- Clinical hazards
- Oxygen therapy procedure guidelines
- Ongoing care
- Nebulisers
- Nebuliser issues
- Indications for nebuliser use
- Types of nebulisers
- Droplet size
- Chamber volume
- Use and cautions
- Principles of Nursing Practice
