Week 3

Mod 5 Chronic Respiratory Illness

Required Readings:

  • Brunner: Chapter 21, pages 550-586, Chapter 24, pages 685-721. Chapter 25, pages 722-735.
  • Chernecky: Page 66, respiratory failure, review chest radiography, pulmonary function tests, sputum cultures, page 8, asthma, page 11, bronchitis, review asterisked items.
  • Kee: Chapter 20, page 463 - 465
  • McKenry. Chapter 36, pages 691-694. Chapter 37, pages 695-720.
  • Williams: Chapter 20, pages 514-518.

Recommended Readings:

  • Boyer: Study guide: Pages 125-157 (exclude questions on ventilators and chest tubes).

Audiovisual Aids:

  • Computer Programs:Basic Respiratory Care Review *Oxygen Therapy * Aerosol and Humidity Therapy *Chest Physiotherapy
  • Videos: Pulse:Assessment Review: Respiratory System #115, Monitoring Gas Exchange #66, 67, 68 ANDInterventions for Impaired Gas Exchange #69
  • CD ROMs:Respiratory Disorders: Asthma #130Chronic Respiratory Disorders: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease # 129, COPD: Care in the Geriatric Patient # 118

Mod 6Chronic Peripheral Vascular Illness

Required Readings:

  • Brunner: Chapter 31, pages 974-1019.
  • Chernecky: Page 6, aneurysm, pages 61, peripheral vascular disease, and ankle-brachial index, prothrombin time, INR, review all asterisk items.
  • McKenry: Chapter 28, pages 577-586. Chapter 30, pages 595-616.
  • Williams: Chapter 20, pages 512-514

Recommended Readings:

  • Boyer: pages 200-206.

Audiovisual Aids:

  • DVD: Heart medications: Blood Pressure Medications and Anticoagulants # 120

April 26

book / ch / pages / time / done
week 3– 11.5+ hrs
Brunner / 21 / 550-586 / 108
24 / 685-721 / 108
25 / 722-735 / 39
31 / 974-1019 / 135
Kee / 20 / 463-465 / 6
Boyer / 125-157 / 81
Chernecky / 6 / 3
8 / 3
11 / 3
61 / 3
66 / 3
McKenry
(Time is pages x 3 min/page) / 28 / 577-586 / 27
30 / 595-616 / 63
36 / 691-694 / 9
37 / 695-720 / 75
Williams / 20 / 512-514 / 6
20 / 514-518 / 12
Audiovisual Aids
Module 5:
Computer Programs: Basic Respiratory Care Review *Oxygen Therapy * Aerosol and Humidity Therapy *Chest Physiotherapy
Videos: Pulse:Assessment Review: Respiratory System #115, Monitoring Gas Exchange #66, 67, 68 AND Interventions for Impaired Gas Exchange #69
CD ROMs: Respiratory Disorders: Asthma #130 Chronic Respiratory Disorders: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease # 129, COPD: Care in the Geriatric Patient # 118
Module 6:
DVD: Heart medications: Blood Pressure Medications and Anticoagulants # 120
EXAM I
Major Care Plan Due Next Week