Dealing with a patient in respiratory distress can be stressful, for both them and us! However, nurses play a vital role in the stabilisation of, and care of, respiratory patients. In this webinar, participants will be guided through the main points to consider while triaging a dyspnoeic patient, including localisation of the respiratory distress, and what oxygen supplementation options are currently available. Some of the more common respiratory diseases will be discussed and finally, participants will be taken through a couple of specific case studies.
Recording from 15 February 2024
Speaker:
Samara Blake
BSc (Animal), Cert IV VN, DipECC, VTS (ECC), RVN, GradCertHE
After completing a Bachelor of Animal Science, Samara decided to pursue her dreams of becoming a veterinary nurse and has been working in the industry for the past 19 years. She has worked in various general practices and emergency centres in both Australia and the UK. In 2013, she became a Veterinary Technician Specialist through the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses. For 10 years she worked as a senior nurse in the emergency and critical care service at the University of Melbourne, UVet. Currently, she works for Melbourne Polytechnic lecturing to students completing a Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing degree which runs in partnership with Latrobe University. She has a clinical roles at VRH (Dandenong) and is currently a board member for the VNCA and a committee member for the VNCA Victorian division. She owns one silly fur baby- Harry the Ginger cat.
