Course Code: REL-PAC-0-MNGCOPD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the disease process, risks, and symptoms of COPD and COPD exacerbations.
Identify at least three non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments used to manage COPD.
Recall at least five interventions for COPD management.
Outline:
Section 1: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology of COPD
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: COPD Management
Management
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Interventions for the Individual with COPD
Priorities of Care
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 4: 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; Nursing Personnel; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Assisted Living Facility, Home Health Agencies, 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.