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“Why Prone? Why Now? Improving Outcomes for ARDS Patients”

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses presents…

“Why Prone? Why Now? Improving Outcomes for ARDS Patients”

Prone positioning has been used in patients with ARDS to recruit alveoli to improve oxygenation and prevent complications of ventilator-induced lung injury for the past 30 years. However, the use of prone positioning is now considered frontline therapy. This session discusses the physiological mechanisms of the prone position for reducing lung trauma and improving oxygenation. Evidence will be provided to define the patient likely to respond to prone positioning, and identify the time frame in which to initiate therapy and the appropriate time spent in the prone position. Evidence-based strategies for turning and sustaining the patient in a prone position are outlined to ensure safety for the patient and healthcare personnel.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Discuss the evidence supporting the use of the prone position in patients with ARDS
  2. Describe patient selection for use of the prone position
  3.  Identify the intervals when use of prone position has been shown to be most effective

Presenters:

Sharon P. Dickinson, RN,MSN,CCRN, clinical nurse specialist at Surgical ICU at the University of Michigan Medical Center

Kathleen M. Vollman, MSN,RN,CCNS,FCCM,FAAN, critical care clinical nurse specialist

There is no cost for this program.

Target audience: Nursing

Continuing Education Credit:

  • Nursing: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC’s) Commission on Accreditation, ANCC Provider Number 0012 (60 min contact hour). AACN has been approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California State Board of Nursing, California Provider number CEP01036 contact hours (50 min contact hour).

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