Respiratory Assessment Skills

What will this course cover?

This module aims to provide you with the opportunity to develop the skills you require in order to clinically understand and undertake a respiratory assessment.

Some of the key content within this course includes:

• Concepts of specialist practice in respiratory care
• Key determinants of respiratory disease
• Linking respiratory anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology to respiratory patient therapy assessment and treatment
• Assessment and treatment management decisions for respiratory problems
• Key respiratory assessment skills including interpretation of diagnostic tests and investigation
• Professional issues relating to respiratory assessments: risk management, multi-disciplinary collaboration / communication

Key themes running through the module are:

• Dementia care
• Chief Nursing Officer's 6Cs (Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment)
• Safeguarding
• Evidence led practice