Airway Management: Best Practices for Respiratory Failure

Activity Summary

The purpose of this advanced session is to review current evidence-based practice for airway management of patients with acute respiratory failure. A stepwise approach is described for choosing the most appropriate airway management technique while using the least invasive modality. The methods of airway management we describe include the LMA, high-flow nasal cannula and CPAP/BiPAP. For more seriously ill patients, we describe best practices in intubation, including head-up intubation methods. For the long-term patient, we describe when a tracheostomy is appropriate. Pharmacology content = 10%

Objectives

Describe an evidence-based approach to airway management in acutely ill patients with respiratory failure.
List at least three minimally invasive techniques to provide airway/respiratory support for appropriate patient populations.
Discuss when intubation is appropriate and describe optimal intubation techniques.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

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 {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.