Take a Deep Breath: Let's Talk Acute Respiratory Failure

A discussion of Acute respiratory failure, and the importance of quickly identifying and treating. In this session we will discuss how to ID and effectively treat to avoid organ damage, and death. We will discuss what we do wrong in practice that can cause long term damage and often death. What can we learn from our mistakes? How can we work with multiple teams to provide the best care? The discussion of Acute respiratory failure will benefit all practitioners in the outpatient setting as well as the inpatient setting.

Credits: 1.0 Contact Hours; 0.50 are Pharmacology
Expiration Date: December 31st, 2025

$30

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

-ID the causes of Acute Respiratory Failure
-How to ID acute respiratory failure
-How to treat ARF

Lisa Mathis MSN, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Lisa has been in the field for over 27 years. For 19 years she has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner, specializing in critical care, pulmonary and hospital medicine. Her experience is in the hospital as well as the office setting, with her main focus being pulmonary medicine.

The past 3 years she has practiced solely within the hospital. She has specialized training in ventilator management and the care of critically ill patient. This specialized training gave her the opportunity to work in a Long Term Acute Care facility specializing in vent weaning of patients with COVID.

Lisa is an award-winning author of a medical suspense thriller and enjoys writing as a hobby. Her biggest fans are her co-workers and the medical personnel that she works with since they can relate to her stories. The heroes in her novels are nurses and nurse practitioners!

CE INFORMATION


Obtain Your Credits

To earn credits for this activity, navigate to the Content(s) tab and complete all course components in the following order: 1) watch the course presentation video; 2) complete the course evaluation; 3) pass the post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher. You may retake the post-test until a passing score is achieved, at which point you will be able to view/print a copy of your certificate of completion. This online certificate will also be saved within your profile 'My Dashboard' -> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned'  for future access.

Designation Statement

NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours, of which 0.50 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

In addition to ANCC, NPACE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8720 and Florida CE Broker #50-1476.

DISCLOSURES


Faculty

Contributing faculty, Lisa Mathis MSN, FNP-BC has disclosed no financial relationship. 

Planners

All planners and contributors involved in this educational activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

Disclaimer

The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

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Pre-Test
3 Questions  |  1 attempt  |  0/3 points to pass
3 Questions  |  1 attempt  |  0/3 points to pass Please complete this pre-test prior to watching the presentation video - Simply click the 'Take Quiz' button. This pre-test is a non-graded assessment tool we use to establish a baseline and determine a participant's pre-existing knowledge.
Presentation Video
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available
Open to view video.  |   Closed captions available
Course Evaluation
9 Questions
Post-Test
3 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  2/3 points to pass
3 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  2/3 points to pass Pass this 3 question post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher.
Certificate
1.00 Contact Hours credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 Contact Hours credit  |  Certificate available You can now view/print a copy of your certificate of completion by clicking the button to the right. This online certificate will also be saved within your 'My Dashboard' --> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned' for future access.