Hyperbaric Nursing: Chamber Safety, Approved Indications and Patient Preparation

Course Purpose

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Hyperbaric Nursing: Chamber Safety, Approved Indications and Patient Preparation.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

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

Overview

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Hyperbaric Nursing: Chamber Safety, Approved Indications and Patient Preparation.

Objectives

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

1. Define hyperbaric oxygen therapy and distinguish it from breathing 100 percent oxygen at 1 ATA or applying oxygen topically.
2. Describe monoplace and multi-place chambers and the pressure range at which treatment is usually delivered.
3. Explain Boyle's and Henry's laws and connect each to a therapeutic effect and to an injury nurses watch for.
4. List the conditions currently approved for hyperbaric treatment and the conditions Medicare covers.
5. State the coverage criteria for diabetic lower-extremity wounds and the 30-day rule for continuing treatment.
6. Name conditions explicitly listed as non-covered so that expectations can be corrected early.
7. Teach ear equalization before pressurization and recognize middle ear barotrauma when it occurs.
8. Recognize central nervous system and pulmonary oxygen toxicity and report them without delay.
9. Apply chamber fire and explosion precautions during patient preparation.
10. Explain why untreated pneumothorax is the only absolute contraindication to treatment.
11. Describe carbon monoxide poisoning, its carboxyhemoglobin half-lives on air, normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen, and the accepted referral criteria.
12. Place hyperbaric oxygen among the other wound treatments used for diabetic foot ulcers, gangrene and pressure sores.

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 Hyperbaric Nursing: Chamber Safety, Approved Indications and Patient Preparation.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Course overview and learning objectives

2. 2

   Introduction

3. 3

   What Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is, and What It Is Not

4. 4

   The Physics You Actually Need at the Bedside

5. 5

   Approved Indications and What Medicare Actually Covers

6. 6

   Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: The Emergent Indication Nurses Meet Most

7. 7

   Ears First: Teaching Equalization and Recognizing Barotrauma

8. 8

   Oxygen Toxicity and What to Watch During and After a Session

9. 9

   Preparation, Fire Risk and the One Absolute Contraindication

10. 10

    Wounds, Expectations and the Limits of the Evidence

11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

12. 12

    Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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