UNDERSTAND DNR CODE STATUS & PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE ICU SETTING
What you'll receive from this course:
- The key aspects of full code status (CPR, ACLS, shock, intubation, vasopressors)
- Potential complications of full code procedures vs palliative care
- DNR/DNI (Do not resuscitate / Do not intubate)
- Tips for presenting advance directive options to patients and family members
- Terminal weaning & palliative care in the ICU
Who is this course for?
Students and medical professionals in a variety of medical fields. Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, & technicians who seek to better understand DNR status and palliative care in the ICU
Course Content
- DNR: Definitions, Pillar Analogy Introduction
- DNR: The Process of a Terminal Extubation
- CPR: Does it Really Keep You "Stayin' Alive"?
NOBUKI HIROTA
Very good
ELIZABETH INBAU, EMT
Great, detailed explanation. Thanks.
BASEL MOUSA, MD
COLLEEN MCDONOUGH
Very clear and= understandable.
SAMEERA ALI, MD
Well done video of explaining a difficult concept and how to approach this with pt's families in an understanding a dignified manner.
LINDA WARRINER, Paramedic
informative
PRAKASH SHANMUGAM, MD
good
CYNTHIA COUGHLAN
LINDA WANGUI, MD
Very informative and practical especially in terms of the analogy which can be used to simplify explaining this difficult process to patients and families.
ELINA DUROVA, RN
Effective-clear and short.
- Quadruple Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.
- Over 20 years teaching experience as both an exam preparation instructor and an assistant professor of medicine.
- Experience as a medical director for both a Southern California Physician Assistant Program and a Respiratory Therapy Program.
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