Tracheostomies offer critical airway management for patients, providing versatile respiratory support for both short-term and long-term needs. However, for both patients and clinicians, unfamiliarity with tracheostomies can be daunting. Building a strong foundational understanding is key to easing these anxieties.
This Ausmed Course equips healthcare professionals with comprehensive knowledge about tracheostomies, including a holistic understanding of their purpose, key components, indications and more, in order to provide informed, quality care to patients with tracheostomies in their care.
Accurately describe a tracheostomy and its essential purpose in airway management.
Articulate the differences between temporary and permanent tracheostomies.
Confidently identify the standard location for a tracheostomy on the neck according to key anatomical landmarks.
Recognise key indications and clinical situations that will necessitate the formation of a tracheostomy.
Explain the importance of effective communication with tracheostomy patients using alternative methods.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals working in acute and subacute settings who are aiming to increase their understanding of tracheostomies.
Adverse events related to tracheostomies are a significant global concern, accounting for approximately half of airway-related deaths and instances of hypoxic brain injury in critical care environments.
The intricate nature of tracheostomy management necessitates specialised, comprehensive knowledge and skills, especially considering the procedure's prevalence across critical care, ward and subacute settings such as rehab.
Addressing this educational gap is paramount, as equipping nurses, paramedics and other clinicians with the capability to facilitate care of patients with tracheostomies can only improve their outcomes.
Focused education empowers our workforce to effectively manage tracheostomies and provide the best possible management to those in our care.
To equip healthcare professionals with the foundational knowledge and understanding of tracheostomies and their functions, in order to improve practice when caring for patients with tracheostomies.
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