Pulmonary Nursing: Respiratory Assessment and Patient Education

Course Purpose

5 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Pulmonary Nursing: Respiratory Assessment and Patient Education.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 5 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

5 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Pulmonary Nursing: Respiratory Assessment and Patient Education.

Objectives

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

1. Elicit the patient's description, onset, trajectory, associated symptoms, and functional impact of dyspnea without presuming its cause.
2. Prioritize airway, breathing, circulation, and timely escalation over routine education when respiratory safety is uncertain.
3. Explain what pulse oximetry estimates and why it cannot establish adequate ventilation or tissue oxygen delivery by itself.
4. Recognize signal interference and pigmentation-related limitations while documenting actual readings without unsupported correction.
5. Describe FEV1, FVC, and their ratio as supportive pulmonary-function measurements requiring contextual interpretation.
6. Assess spirometry readiness, consent, preparation instructions, effort dependence, and tolerance within demonstrated competency.
7. Recognize COPD-associated symptoms and relevant tobacco, environmental, occupational, and host factors without assigning blame.
8. Teach changes from the COPD baseline and help-seeking through an individualized, authorized action plan.
9. Explore variable asthma symptoms, possible triggers, occupational patterns, and barriers to exposure reduction.
10. Support education about the actual prescribed inhaled plan and recognize deterioration despite reduced audible wheezing.
11. Verify that oxygen implementation and monitoring match the authorized order and applicable protocol.
12. Explain home oxygen fire hazards, equipment-support arrangements, written education, and planned reassessment.
13. Recognize possible oxygenation or ventilation failure without waiting for definitive diagnostic classification.
14. Communicate pulmonary embolism symptoms and risk factors promptly without declaring an unconfirmed diagnosis.
15. Support individualized education and referral for sleep apnea, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, and pleural effusion.
16. Evaluate rehabilitation through symptoms, function, quality of life, informed participation, and access rather than spirometry alone.

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 Pulmonary Nursing: Respiratory Assessment and Patient Education.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Course overview and learning objectives

2. 2

   Introduction

3. 3

   Respiratory Assessment and Dyspnea as a Symptom

4. 4

   Oxygenation Monitoring: Pulse Oximetry, Limitations, and Equity

5. 5

   Airflow Measurement and Spirometry as Supportive Clinical Data

6. 6

   COPD Recognition, Exacerbation Warning Signs, and Self-Management

7. 7

   Asthma Phenotypes, Triggers, and Nonprescribing Inhaled-Therapy Education

8. 8

   Oxygen Therapy Safety, Home Fire Risk, and Equipment Readiness

9. 9

   Recognizing Deterioration, Respiratory Failure, and Time-Critical Pulmonary Embolism

10. 10

    Living Well with Long-Term Respiratory Conditions and Reviewing Program Outcomes

11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

12. 12

    Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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