Respiratory Nursing

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will review respiratory structure and function (28.02), identify signs and symptoms of diseases/disorders of the respiratory system (34.01), identify diagnostic tests and medications used in the treatment of respiratory diseases/disorders (34.02, 34.03), and identify nutritional needs of patients with respiratory diseases/disorders (34.04)

SUMMARY OF UNITS:

Unit 1: A & P Review; Common Respiratory Diagnostic Tests and Treatments

Unit 2: Acute Respiratory Diseases and Disorders

Unit 3: Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Disorders

Resp. Scope: Resp Scope.doc

Respiratory Schedule: RESPIRATORY SCHEDULE 09.rtf

Evening PN Respiratory Schedule: RespSchedEves09.rtf

Respiratory Unit 3 Study GuideRespiratory Unit Three Study Guide.doc

Respiratory Web Sites:

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/lungpictures.html

http://medicine.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/lung.htm

http://www.umshp.org/rt/sounds/sounds.html

Resp Unit 1 Practice Test up for Eves. PN through their Evolve student website.  Remember open Resources on the left and then click on the Intro to Med Surg resource.  Then go to course documents.  For fun click on the Communications tab and you will have an email.  See home page for link to Evolve :) 

Atrium Chest Tube Interactive Activity:

Go to www.atriummed.com

Click on Chest Drainage

Click on Support and Education

Click on Interactive Training

Complete chest drainage #101 Chapters 1 - 4