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The direct care home health aide will enhance her knowledge of COPD and the techniques needed to care for the individual who has this condition.

Upon completion of this course the participants’ will have an increased understanding of COPD.

The nursing assistant will enhance her understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to COPD and how to care for the person served who has COPD.

To enhance the participant’s knowledge and understanding of medications used to treat COPD including how they work, methods of administration, and side effects.

To enhance the participant’s knowledge and understanding of medications used to treat COPD including how they work, methods of administration, and side effects.

This course will define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both as a primary disease state and as a co-morbid condition.

This course introduces you to spirometry. This measurement can help the clinician determine whether an individual has a disease in the lungs and help determine whether the disease is obstructive or restrictive. Because of the variety of spirometry systems and accessories on the market, this course will cover spirometry systems in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of system, please consult the manufacturers. This course also includes a link to VGM Participating vendors of spirometry systems and accessories and of peak flow meters. You should complete the following courses before beginning this course: DMGT016 - Overview of Cystic Fibrosis, DMGT018 - Overview of Tuberculosis, RESP009 - Asthma Management: Interventions and Strategies, and RESP010 - Intervention and Strategies of the COPD Population.