RE: Respiratory Training

[Judy Brulotte]

Our APRN does an inservice on lung assessment for all our nurses.  Lung sounds per shift are documented on the TAR and in the nurse's notes. Do we have to record minutes per session?  At this point we are allowing 15 minutes per 24 hours ( a mere 5 minutes per shift) to capture respiratory therapy minutes.   Thanks!   Judy -----Original Message----- From: Denise Gaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Respiratory Training Does anyone have information on what type of training is needed for nurses regarding Respiratory Therapy.  Is there a check list of certain areas they need to be trained in?  We are looking at getting a respiratory therapist to do training for our nurses and want to make sure they are being trained in all areas required.  Thank you! Denise, RN, MC