Dysphagia Postextubation: Getting the Right Tool for the Job

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

The risk of dysphagia increases every day a patient is intubated. Dysphagia’s pathophysiology is multifactorial and the consequences of postextubation dysphagia (PED) are associated with poor outcomes. To promote patient safety, nurses need a tool to screen patients for PED to reduce the risk of ingesting oral intake inappropriately. Case studies demonstrate how an evidence-based PED screening tool can identify patients at risk for dysphagia to prevent aspiration pneumonia.

Objectives

Describe the incidence, risk factors for and pathophysiology of postextubation dysphagia.
Compare and contrast a dysphagia screening versus a dysphagia evaluation.
Assess a patient for postextubation dysphagia using an evidence-based assessment tool.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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