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The teaching of respiratory therapeutics in medical schools has lacked structure and cohesiveness. Comprehensive, formal programs which address the clinical needs of fourth-year students in the areas of acute and non-acute respiratory therapy problems have not been reported in the literature. A report on a pilot program in respiratory therapeutics, including a development and implementation model, is presented. Prerotational and postrotational evaluations are described. Significant improvement in specific competency areas related to clinical skill areas is also reported.
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Currículo , Terapia Respiratória/educação , Competência Clínica , Humanos , Projetos PilotoRESUMO
This article describes and suggests a protocol for the monitoring and management of problems relating to the use of the Olympic Tracheostomy button with special emphasis on the needs of neurosurgical patients. A description of the Olympic Tracheostomy button is accompanied by a systematic checklist for nursing care supplemented by supporting rationale. The existence and availability of such a protocol for this patient group should focus the concern of all nursing personnel in a unified and orderly manner and heighten the index of suspicion for problems which may be subtle but potentially life-threatening.
