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Asthma – A Quick Review

After completing this course, the nurse will be able to recognize variable asthma symptoms, assess exacerbation severity, and explain the objective tests used to confirm airflow variability.

A registered nurse calmly assesses an adult with asthma in a bright clinical examination room, listening to lung sounds while reviewing respiratory effort and oxygen saturation.
Contact hours
3
Format
Self-paced, online
Last reviewed
Sep 19, 2026

$15.00or included with All-Access

$5 per contact hour · 3 contact hours

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Course Purpose

After completing this course, the nurse will be able to recognize variable asthma symptoms, assess exacerbation severity, and explain the objective tests used to confirm airflow variability.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

After completing this course, the nurse will be able to recognize variable asthma symptoms, assess exacerbation severity, and explain the objective tests used to confirm airflow variability. The nurse will also be able to support guideline-directed treatment, teach inhaler and action-plan skills, address asthma across populations, and identify findings requiring urgent escalation.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

  1. Differentiate common asthma phenotypes and presentations across the lifespan, including exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and asthma during pregnancy.
  2. Perform a focused respiratory history and physical assessment that identifies asthma patterns, triggers, control, risk factors, and signs of a severe exacerbation.
  3. Interpret common diagnostic findings from spirometry, bronchodilator responsiveness, peak expiratory flow monitoring, bronchial challenge testing, and measures of type 2 inflammation.
  4. Prioritize nursing interventions for acute asthma according to respiratory status, treatment response, and indicators of impending respiratory failure.
  5. Explain guideline-directed controller, reliever, and add-on treatment principles, including the central role of inhaled corticosteroid-containing therapy.
  6. Teach inhaler technique, adherence strategies, trigger reduction, self-monitoring, and use of a written asthma action plan.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com. This course should be used for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose, treat, prescribe, recommend, or initiate therapies or treatments in any setting. This course is copyrighted by Fast CE For Less, Inc. and may not be replicated, copied, or dispersed without written consent.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Asthma – A Quick Review.

Course outline

6 sections · finish in any order across devices

  1. 1

    Introduction

  2. 2

    Asthma Types

  3. 3

    Obtaining the History and Physical

  4. 4

    Making the Diagnosis

  5. 5

    Treatment and Management Options

  6. 6

    Conclusion

References

The full reference list is included inside the course, after the Conclusion.

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