Asthma Patient Care
- Continuing education credit hours 10.00
- Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
- Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will have increased your knowledge of how to plan, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based preventative and therapeutic care for patients at risk for asthma and patients who have asthma. Specific learning objectives to address potential knowledge gaps include:
Define “asthma” and its types.
Discuss the impacts of asthma.
Review the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, etiology, and contributing factors related to the development of asthma.
Describe the diagnostic process and assessment of asthma severity.
Review the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for asthma.
Describe the management of acute asthma attacks.
Summarize the elements of long-term asthma management.
Identify the roles of respiratory, physical, and occupational therapy in the long-term management of asthma.
Describe complications of asthma.
Discuss asthma care for special populations.
Course Description
10-contact-hour continuing education course on asthma signs and symptoms, diagnosis and assessment, pharmacologic treatments, long-term management, complications, breathing difficulty, and managing attacks. Applicable for nursing, occupational therapy, and other practitioners.
Regulations/Board Approvals
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Accredited and Approved Nationwide High-Quality CEU Courses since 1998.
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