Advanced Critical Care Nursing Online CNE Course: Respiratory Assessment and Mechanical Ventilation

As a critical care nurse, your accurate assessment and quick intervention for patients with respiratory distress is imperative.  This module will review oxygenation and ventilation of the patient as they deteriorate.  Concepts in this module include normal negative pressure ventilation through positive pressure mechanical ventilation and the nursing considerations for your patient along the continuum.  

Target Audience

This course is designed for nurses working in intensive care units.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Review normal anatomy and physiology of respiratory system 

  • Identify ways to assess and evaluate your patients oxygenation and ventilation 

  • Discuss the signs and symptoms of respiratory failure and indications for mechanical ventilation 

  • Describe the nursing role in the intubation process 

  • Discuss components of basic ventilator modes, settings and common alarms 

Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.36 ANCC
  • 1.36 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/31/2025
Course expires: 
03/31/2028
Cost:
$55.00
Part of: 
Advanced Critical Care Nursing Online CNE Course

This course will be presented via a self-guided online interactive module. 

Faculty/Content Author
Amanda Moscatelli, MA, RN 
Nursing Education Specialist
Foundations of Critical Care Program 
Department of Nursing 
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

 

Course Directors

Denise Rismeyer, DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Director of Continuing Nursing Education
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Department of Nursing
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Amanda Moscatelli, MA, RN
Nursing Education Specialist
Instructor in Nursing, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Department of Nursing
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Credit Statements 

ANCC 
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 1.36 ANCC contact hours.  

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Other Healthcare Professionals 
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations. 

Available Credit

  • 1.36 ANCC
  • 1.36 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$55.00
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