Our CPD-accredited Ventilation Training equips carers and nurses with the skills and clinical knowledge needed to provide exceptional care for individuals requiring long-term ventilation in community settings, hospitals, and hospices.
Join our half-day, CPD-accredited Ventilation Training course designed for registered nurses, community carers, support workers, and healthcare assistants. Ideal for care professionals with limited ventilation experience or those wishing to refresh their clinical skills in line with current ventilation best practice standards.
In this course, participants will learn how to care for individuals who use ventilators to support their breathing. You will practice setting up wet and dry circuits and participate in simulated scenarios of situations commonly encountered in community care.
Ultimately, the aim is to enhance ventilation care, improve client safety, and optimise outcomes in a safe, controlled environment.
By joining our ventilation training course, you’ll enhance your knowledge, and clinical skills, gaining confidence in supporting people who need both invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
Course Overview:
This module focuses on clinical indications for ventilation, delving into the underlying pathophysiology that necessitates its use.
Participants will explore how ventilation improves gas exchange and oxygenation in patients with respiratory compromise.
In this section, learners will assess the criteria for providing ventilation in home settings.
The focus will be on patient selection and indications for long-term respiratory support.
The connection between sleep patterns and respiratory function will be examined, particularly regarding sleep-disordered breathing.
Participants will assess the implications of nocturnal ventilation and identify effective management strategies for patients in the community.
This module covers a wide range of ventilation techniques considering the differences between non-invasive and invasive ventilation.
For example invasive methods like endotracheal intubation, and non-invasive options such as CPAP and BiPAP.
Clinical scenarios will be discussed to illustrate when to apply each technique and the associated risks and benefits.
Here participants will gain in-depth knowledge of various ventilation modes, including CPAP and BiPAP, and their physiological effects on ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) matching.
The module will also address the necessary settings adjustments, patient monitoring requirements, and clinical indications for use in community care.
Participants will learn essential protocols for the care of people using ventilated in the community, focusing on performing safety checks that include assessing ventilator settings, verifying the patency of the airway, and monitoring for signs of respiratory distress.
This module will familiarise participants with commonly used ventilators in community care, such as the Trilogy and Nippy models.
Learners will gain hands-on experience with the ventilators, enhancing their competency and equipment troubleshooting.
Learners will develop the necessary skills to interpret and respond to a range of ventilator alarms, including low tidal volume, high-pressure alarms, and apnoea alarms.
The module will emphasize the importance of understanding alarm parameters and the immediate steps to take to ensure client safety and effective ventilation.
This demonstration covers the setup of heated humidification, including its connection to a ventilator.
It focuses on ensuring optimal humidification and minimising complications during ventilation.
For external sessions, participants can engage in a hands-on practical component.
Learn how coughing works and why the cough reflex is so important for clearing airway secretions. An effective cough can prevent serious complications like aspiration pneumonia, especially for people with respiratory needs.
Cough assist devices, or insufflation-exsufflation devices, are life-changing for individuals with neuromuscular conditions or other issues that make coughing difficult. These devices help maintain clear airways and improve respiratory health.
We’ll highlight the importance of maintaining airway patency and how assisted coughing improves outcomes for clients in the community.
You’ll also learn about situations where cough assist devices shouldn’t be used, like after recent thoracic surgery or for individuals with certain cardiovascular conditions. This ensures care is always safe and appropriate.
Finally, we’ll cover the risks of improper use, the importance of watching for adverse reactions, and how to respond confidently.
Superior Healthcare provides ventilation training to care services, schools, nurseries, nursing homes, private hospitals, residential homes, hospices, and more.
We deliver training to individuals, including nurse managers, registered nurses, paramedics, senior carers, healthcare assistants, and support workers, who wish to refresh their ventilation skills and improve clinical knowledge.
This CPD-accredited ventilation training can also be utilised to meet nurse revalidation requirements.
Additionally, all our care and nursing teams receive paid ventilation training upon joining and annually as part of their refresher training.
We conduct ventilation training in Kent, Essex, Hampshire, East Sussex, and West Sussex.
Each location accommodates a maximum of 10-12 delegates. For larger groups, we can provide multiple trainers on the same day or organise additional training days.
Additionally, we often offer on-site training at healthcare providers’ premises. If your service can provide a suitable training space, we are ready to bring our expertise to you!
Our Training FacilitiesAre you an individual or care service seeking to enhance your ventilation knowledge and clinical skills in accordance with best practice standards?
We can help you provide exceptional care to children, young people, and adults requiring long-term ventilation.
To get started complete the booking form or call us at 01227 771122.
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