ACTION
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FREQUENCY
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KEY PARTICIPANTS
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Education
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What's it like to have COPD?
Education:
Voluntary Activity:
- The Unfun Balloon (1.5 min.)
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Balloon / Straw Activity: Stand up, jog in place for one minute and then pinch your nose shut. Try to breathe through a small coffee stirrer straw. This is a pretty accurate way to feel how a COPD sufferer feels when having a flare up or even daily.
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Upon hire & annually
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All staff members
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Deeper Dive into COPD
Understanding COPD & Lung Sounds Practice:
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Upon hire & annually
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Clinical Staff
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Clinical Protocol:
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Every COPD patient
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Clinical Staff
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For the Patient / Caregiver
Discharge Packet:
*Provide warm hand-off to PCP at time of discharge.
- Send original IPOST / POLST home with patient.
- Consider referral to Palliative Care or Hospice, when appropriate
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COPD Patient Discharge Packet
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All COPD patients
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Tools/References
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PRN, Available 24/7
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all staff
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