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Mechanical Ventilation: Principles and Patient Management
Class schedule
Dates:
- February 18, 2025
- May 5, 2025
- August 13, 2025
- November 17, 2025
Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Center for Health and Technology Building, Room 3308
Code: DAHS-NACMV23-SIM-BRN
Capacity: 12
Waiting list: Yes
Course description
The science and clinical application of mechanical ventilation is broad and complicated. Through lecture, discussion, and hands-on simulation, this course will present current concepts of mechanical ventilation, including ventilator modes and settings, potential hazards, and alternative modes of ventilation. Types of respiratory failure and their management using mechanical ventilation will be discussed. Standards of caring for patients on ventilators and having artificial airways will be reviewed. Furthermore, weaning and liberation from mechanical ventilation be reviewed. Practice assessing and managing patients on mechanical ventilation will be provided using scenarios and a human patient simulator.
Target audience
This course is intended for critical care nurses who work with mechanically ventilated patients on a daily basis. This course is restricted to critical care nurses working in MSICU Blue, MSICU Gold, MICU, SICU, CTICU, NSICU, Burn ICU, PACU, PCR ICU RNs and ED RNs who care for ICU patients.
Attire
Please dress in hospital scrubs or clinical work attire and bring a stethoscope as participants will work hands-on with a human patient simulator.
C.E. contact hours
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 7.5 contact hours.
Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded.
Registration
UC Davis Health employees
$25 registration deposit. Registration deposit is returned upon completion of class. Cancellation must be requested five days prior to class date to receive deposit refund. Please register through UC Learning Center and call our office at 916-734-9790 with your deposit by credit card.
Registrations are approved only after your deposit is provided.
Community registrants
This class is only open to UC Davis Health employees.
Persons with disabilities
Individuals needing special accommodations may call the Center for Professional Practice of Nursing at 916-734-9790.
Parking
Parking is available in parking structure 4, lots 12, 17, 22, 22 Auxiliary, 30, 30 Auxiliary, Broadway, EDD, and DOJ with either a B permit or daily permit. Daily permits are available for purchase with the ParkMobile app using zone number 42201 or at a parking kiosk. Please visit Parking and Transportation Services for more information.
Coordinators
Emma Blackmon, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.R.N.
Professional Development Specialist
Logan Bramble
Health Professions Education Specialist
The Center for Professional Practice of Nursing strives to provide quality education to nurses and allied health professionals at UC Davis Health and throughout the community.