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Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment Video and Book Package
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Product Details
Format:
Package   Instructions
Details:
DVD recording (apx. 1 hour - actual TBD) with electronic manual and instructions.
Pocket Guide: 3-1/4” x 5-1/2”, Full color, 60 pages
Author:
CYNDI ZARBANO, MSN-ED, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC
Publisher:
PESI HealthCare
Copyright:
10/14/2013
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RVKIT075570
Objectives
[+] [-] 075495 - Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment
  1. Understand the purpose and use of a Peak Flow Meter.
  2. Identify adventitious breath sounds and recognize the significance of each.
  3. Recognize the 3 sounds one may auscultate in a patient with pneumonia.

Outline
[+] [-] 075495 - Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment
  1. Respiratory Assessment Steps
  2. Common Adventitious Breath Sounds and the clues they are giving you!
    1. What are the causes, when are they heard and what interventions can we take?
      1. Crackles/Rales - grasp the difference between wet and dry crackles
      2. Wheezes - not always airway obstruction!
      3. Rhonchi - learn how to tell coarse crackles from rhonchi
      4. Stridor - rapid treatment for this emergency!
      5. Pleural Friction Rub - What is this loud obnoxious sound telling you?
    2. Transmitted Voice Sounds - Advanced Assessment Skills
      1. Hear Real Life Examples
      2. Bronchophony
      3. Whispered Pectoriloquy
      4. Egophony
    3. Commonly dealt with Lung Diseases
      1. Asthma - use of the peak flow meter to guide the plan
      2. Bronchitis - acute or chronic? How do we know?
      3. Emphysema - changes on chest x-ray and determining if a patient is a CO2 retainer
      4. Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Understanding the long term consequences of noncompliance!

Author

CYNDI ZARBANO, MSN-ED, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC

CYNDI ZARBANO, MSN-ED, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for nearly 30 years specializing in intensive care. She earned her legal nurse consultant training through the Vickie Milazzo Institute in 2008 and has worked on nearly 250 cases for various boards of nursing. She has worked with attorneys on pre-corrective action and with nurses to meet consultation requirements to fulfill corrective action guidelines.

Additionally, Cyndi has worked as a legal nurse consultant responsible to analyze medical records, determine merit, assist with client interviews, attend medical appointments, locate testing experts, complete chronologies, review billing for accuracy, provide deposition/jury question development, and assist in court strategy development. Cyndi is a renowned national seminar speaker having spoken for numerous companies since 2008, including her own, Clinical Review Consultants. She works for Mayo Clinic in Minnesota continuing her passion for bedside nursing in critical care. Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cynthia Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants and has an employment relationship with Mayo Mankato. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Continuing Education Credits Awarded for Completion of Entire Package
[+] [-] Combined Continuing Education Credit From All Components
Breakdown of Continuing Education Credits by Components
[+] [-] 074500 - Clinical Nursing Assessment Skills Pocket Guide
[+] [-] 075495 - Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment
Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists