The aim of this Tracheostomy training online course is to greater increase your knowledge of caring for those with a tracheostomy safely and effectively.
The key points covered in this course are:
- What is a tracheostomy?
- Accountability and consent
- Anatomy and physiology
- Types of tracheostomy tubes
- Complications and troubleshooting
- Nursing care
- Life with tracheostomy
- Emergency procedures and your role and responsibility
On completion of this online Tracheostomy care training, learners should know and understand the following:
- What is a tracheostomy?
Recognise what a tracheostomy is and indications - Accountability and consent
Discuss accountability and consent in relation to tracheostomy - Anatomy and physiology
Label relevant Anatomy & Physiology - Types of tracheostomy tubes
Identify different types of tracheostomy tubes - Complications and troubleshooting
Identify and discuss complications and troubleshooting - Nursing care
Be familiar with nursing care including suction, humidification, documentation & infection control, dressing change, inner cannula and full tube change - Life with tracheostomy
Life with tracheostomy: communication, swallowing, person centred care & discuss the patient journey - Emergency procedures and your role and responsibility
Discuss emergency procedure and your role and responsibility within the workplace
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 2 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
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