Course description

This course builds upon the knowledge and skill acquired in Fundamentals of Paediatric / Neonatal Speciality Care Course. This course will provide students with the ability to develop advanced assessment and nursing practice skills in the management of respiratory support and mechanical ventilation for paediatric and neonatal patients. Students will undertake a comprehensive review of respiratory physiology and respiratory support therapies including lung protective strategies, conventional ventilation, high frequency ventilation, lung recruitment strategies and extra corporeal life support. This course will develop the student¿s ability to perform a comprehensive respiratory assessment and will introduce students to interpretation of chest radiography, analysis of respiratory waveforms and associated data. At the completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate the ability to interpret, plan and provide rationales for independent and interdependent respiratory support decisions.

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