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Atrium's commitment to clinical education is second to none. With an extensive selection of comprehensive educational programs, Atrium University is a free resource offered to clinicians to further their knowledge of how to manage chest drainage. Atrium leads the chest drainage industry with the most comprehensive educational materials, superior service, and 24-hour technical support.
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Managing Chest Drainage
A PowerPoint presentation for nursing educators
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CE
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Managing
Chest Drainage Continuing Education Program
This continuing education activity is designed to provide registered nurses
with information about chest drainage.
On successful completion,
you will receive a certificate for 1.6 credit hours in the form of a PDF
that
you can print and/or
save.
This continuing nursing education activity was
approved by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation.
This approval is recognized nationwide. However,
as with any continuing education activity, the professional registered
nurse is responsible for confirming this activity is accepted
by individual state boards of nursing and certification boards,
as required for licensure or certification renewal. |
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To complete the
CE program and self-quiz, follow the steps below |
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 Download the
Acrobat PDF of the CE manual. |
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 Print
manual and read, or view online. |
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 Return
to this site to take the self-quiz. |
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| Competency Manual |
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Chest
Drainage Competency Manual
This manual is designed to assist you as you plan your competency
assessment
program for nurses caring for patients requiring chest
drainage. |
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Interactive Computer-Based Training developed
by Patricia Carroll, RN,C, CEN, RRT |
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solid foundation in the use of thoracic drainage devices.
Flash Player 8 or higher is required to view these modules. |
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Note: If you have difficulty
viewing any segments of these interactive training modules,
you may need to update your Flash Player.
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Clinical Update is
an award-winning educational newsletter  provided by Atrium Medical Corporation
and is edited by Patricia Carroll,
RN,C, CEN, RRT. Each quarterly issue features new information
regarding chest drainage, summaries of articles in the nursing
literature and
helpful web sites.
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up to receive the Atrium Clinical Update newsletter via email, free
of charge! (Successful submission will reset Education page.)
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January 2010 H1N1 Special Edition
A special edition of Clinical Update dealing with barotrauma complications from H1N1 influenza. |
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December
2009 Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Also in this issue: Evidence to practice, care decisions, bedside computer disinfection, and discussion of of mental status in determining surgical approach. |
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September
2009 Tracking Quality in Cardiac Surgery
Also in this issue: Multicultural cardiac care, drawing blood samples, and collaboration. |
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June
2009 Chest Tube Positioning and Dependent Loops
Also in this issue: Differences in nursing and practice, infection cost, nursing managers |
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March
2009 Mediastinitis
Also in this issue: Hand hygiene, extending your reach, nonspecialist cancer care. |
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December
2008 Update on Chest Tube Insertion
Also in this issue: Respiratory research, moral distress, and the value of nursing care. |
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September
2008 Mobility
in Critical Care Patients
Also in this issue: Quality assessment,
the health of shift workers, and patient safety |
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June
2008 Air
Transport for Patients with Chest Tubes
Also in this issue: Tradition or
science, quality of life after traumatic surgery, blood pressure |
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March
2008 Managing Air Leaks Through Chest Tubes
Also in this issue: Replicating
a study, synergy, "Plug and Play in the ICU" |
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December
2007 Identifying Malpositioned Chest Tubes
Also in this issue: JCAHO and Magnet,
When is the Usual Routine an Error?, Job Satisfaction |
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September
2007 Joint Commission's Patient Safety Goals for 2008
Also in this issue: Recognizing
stress, factors associated with UTI, reducing MSRA risk |
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June
2007 Treating Persistent Air Leak Following Lung Resection
Also in this issue: Evidence-Driven
or Old Wives’ Tale?, APNs, Chaplains in the Unit |
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March
2007 Is Bypass a Factor in Cognitive Decline After
CABG?
Also in this issue: What Chart
Audits Miss, ER to ICU Time |
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December
2006Chest
Drainage Research in 2006
Also in this issue: Rewarding Staff,
Unforgettable Patient Care Events, Nurse/Patient Needs |
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September
2006Chest
Drainage and Hyperbaric Medicine
Also in this issue: Simulation,
and the aging nursing workforce |
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June
2006Reducing
the Pain of Chest Tube Removal
Also in this issue: Conciousness
assessment, AD to BSN questions, and information dissemination. |
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March
2006New Guidelines for CPR and Emergency
Cardiac Care
Also in this issue: Gastric tube
insertion, state of the RN workforce, and "What satisfies nurses?" |
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December
2005 Special Year-End Double Issue
A review of studies published in
2005 about chest tube management. Full reference list included. |
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- June
2005 Age Appropriate Competencies: Caring for Children
Also in this issue: Alcohol withdrawl,
nursing organizations, evidence-based practice
Click
Here for Bonus Reference Chart
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March
2005 Mobilizing Patients With Chest Drainage
Also in this issue: Health Literacy,
Patient Safety Alerts, Integrating Research and Practice |
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Dec
2004 Toward Evidence-Based Chest Drainage
Also in this issue: Blood Conservation
in Cardiac Surgery, Titanium Rib, Co-Manager Model |
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Sept
2004 Saving Time and Money with Chest Drainage
Also in this issue: Cost of Hand
Hygiene, Pneumonia Guidelines, Perspectives from Patricia Benner |
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June
2004 The Challenges of Different Chest Tubes Part
2
Also in this issue: Staff Retention,
Sleep Deprivation, Pelvic Fractures |
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March
2004 The Challenges of Different Chest Tubes
Also in this issue: Open Chest
in the ICU, The Effects of Noise in your Unit |
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Dec
2003 Chest Tube Insertion (Part 2)
Also in this issue: Reliable Pain
Scores, Pain Management, Thumbs Up for Nurses |
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Sept
2003 Chest Tube Insertion (Part 1)
Also in this issue: Nurse/Physician
Relationships, Declining CE Attendance |
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June
2003 Does Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Work?
Also in this issue: Aging and Shift
Work, Family Presence, Decreasing Medication Errors |
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March
2003 Chest Trauma Across the Lifespan
Also in this issue: Cardiac Surgery
Pain, Evidence-Based Pain Management, Lifelong Learning |
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Dec
2002 Malignant Pleural Effusions
Also in this issue: Violent Situations,
Family-Centered Care, Non-Credentialed Assistive Workers |
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Sept
2002 Suction or Gravity Drainage?
Also in this issue: Degrees, Employee
Perception, Responsibility for Error Reporting |
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June
2002 Innovations in Chest Drainage—Mobile Chest
Drainage Part 2
Also in this issue: Developing
a Nursing Portfolio, Preceptors |
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March
2002 New Innovations in Chest Drainage —A Mobile
Chest Drain
Also in this issue: Non-Credentialed
Personnel, Ethical Issues and the Nursing Shortage |
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Dec
2001 Answers To Your Questions About Chest Drainage
Also in this issue: What’s
Your Med Error IQ? , What Makes Nurses Stick to a Magnet Hospital? |
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Sept
2001 Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Part
2
Also in this issue: Multiple Rib
Fractures, Cost of Nursing Interventions, Patient Expectations |
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June
2001 Management Of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Part
1
Also in this issue: Does Absenteeism
Make You Sick?, Newbies |
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March
2001 Is Your JCAHO Visit Sounding Painful?
Also in this issue: Are You Narcophobic? |
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Dec
2000 The Nurse's Role In Chest Tube Removal
Also in this issue: APRNs Still
Practice Nursing, Leading Outside Your Comfort Zone |
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Sept
2000 Loculated Pneumothorax: A Special Challenge in
Critical Care
Also in this issue: Helping nurses
use research, Generational Issues |
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June
2000 New Technology in Chest Drainage: The Dry Control
Drain
Also in this issue: Follow up for
trauma patients, patients as consumers |
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March
2000 Regulating Chest Drainage Suction
Also in this issue: Measuring ANCPs
Impact, Hospitalists, Pressure Chart |
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Sept
1999 A Quick Review Of Lung Surgery Procedures
Also in this issue: Ethnicity and
Drug Metabolism, Research-Based Practice |
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June
1999 The Nurse’s Role In Product Selection
Also in this issue: Certification,
Leadership Effectiveness |
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March
1999 Caring For Pneumonectomy Patients
Also in this issue: Raise Morale
And Retain Staff, Marketing 101 |
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Dec
1998 Ambulating Patients With Chest Drainage
Also in this issue: Fibrinolytic
Therapy for Pleural Effusion, Managing Pleural Efflusions |
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Sept
1998 New Developments In Chest Tube Technology
Also in this issue: Families and
Critical Care, Nurse Educator In The Clinical Setting |
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Mar
1998 Latex-Free Chest Drains
Also in this issue: Nursing Research
at the Bedside, Early Extubation After CABG |
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Dec
1997 The Water Seal... a Window Into the Pleural Space
Also in this issue: Communicating
with Intubated Patients, A Critical Thinking Game |
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| Chest Drainage Survival Kit
for Teachers |
Product Samples
Printed Materials
Multi-media
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As a company dedicated to education, Atrium Medical Corporation
is pleased to offer a special Nursing Education Survival Kit for
teachers containing product samples, training materials and multimedia.
This kit is offered free of charge to qualified nursing school
educators and administrators. Hospital educators and administrators
should contact their Atrium representative for training materials.
To request your Survival Kit, please use the form below.
This kit is intended
for nursing school administrators and educators. Many of these
items are also available for viewing
here online. Simply
click
on the Product
Support tab above for downloadable materials related
to drainage products.
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| Pass-Through Billing Codes for Atrium Products |
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Since January 1, 2005, Medicare has allowed pass-through
payments for Atrium Chest Drainage devices. The Department of
Health and Human Services has created HCPCS pass-through
codes that will allow ‘outpatients’ or ‘outbound patients’ to obtain
the necessary back-up chest drains/chest drain valves needed for
continued, uninterrupted drainage in the home/outpatient setting.
The new codes allow for quick, efficient billing for these chest
drains.
For individual state reimbursement rates, visit the Statistical
Analysis Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (SADMERC)
website at www.palmettogba.com and click the SADMERC link or
call toll free at 1-877-735-1326. |
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