Mechanical Ventilation by Case Study: Interpretation of the Waveforms

Activity Summary

Learn strategies for optimizing mechanical ventilator settings for your patients. This session presents case studies to demonstrate the adjustment of mechanical ventilator settings. Waveform analysis is explained to allow you to optimize the patient-ventilator interaction to prevent ventilator-associated lung injury and improve patient comfort. This session improves your confidence in managing mechanically ventilated patients of multiple diagnoses, including asthma, COPD, pneumonia and severe ARDS.

Objectives

Review modes and parameters that can be set on a mechanical ventilator.
Identify the components of waveforms and measurements on a mechanical ventilator.
Use ventilator waveforms to optimize patient-ventilator interaction in case studies.

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.