Treating Hypothermia in the Trauma Patient
Treating Hypothermia in the Trauma Patient is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Description:
Trauma patients are at increased risk for hypothermia, which in turn increases their mortality risk. Nurses caring for these patients must be well-informed about hypothermia so that they may intervene appropriately. This module will explore the risk factors and effects of hypothermia on the traumatically injured patient and examine the nurse’s role in recognizing, preventing, and treating this potentially deadly condition.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to introduce nurses in acute care settings to the physiological effects of hypothermia in critically injured trauma patients and to provide rewarming strategies to be used during trauma resuscitation.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• List at least four negative physiological effects of hypothermia on the critically injured trauma patient.
• Name at least four strategies to prevent or treat hypothermia in the critically injured trauma patient.