COPD Education

COPD / Respiratory Health Training & Education

ACTION	FREQUENCY	KEY PARTICIPANTS
Education
What's it like to have COPD? Education: COPD Patients & Everyday Activities-video (3 min.) Lung Disease (COPD) Stoplight Tool – Action Plan Review COPD Exacerbation Fact Sheet 2-Day Rule: Watch for exacerbation s/s - never let s/s go more than 2 days without contacting a doctor if getting worse. Treat the shortness of breath with everything in your arsenal, but if you're still trying to treat it at 48 hours - you need help! The chances of true exacerbation if very high at this point! Remember that every exacerbation/PNA means loss of precious lung function that they will never get back. Early treatment is the key to stability! Voluntary Activity: The Unfun Balloon (1.5 min.) 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.	Upon hire & annually	All staff members
Deeper Dive into COPD Understanding COPD & Lung Sounds Practice: Understanding COPD Video (4 min.) Understanding Lung Sounds Video (6 min.) Lung Sounds Practice Lung Sounds Cheat Sheet	Upon hire & annually	Clinical Staff
Clinical Protocol: Utilize COPD Admission Order Set Review Lung Disease (COPD) Stoplight Tool – Action Plan with care staff and patient/family Utilize SBAR for COPD Symptoms when calling physician Review IPOST / POLST form and reassess, as needed. Complete with patient, if needed.	Every COPD patient	Clinical Staff
For the Patient / Caregiver Discharge Packet: Lung Disease (COPD) Stoplight Tool – Action Plan Recommended to send home in protective sleeve and encouraged to post on fridge at home. COPD Exacerbation Fact Sheet *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	COPD Patient Discharge Packet	All COPD patients
Tools/References
COPD Foundation Avoiding Exacerbations COPD Exacerbation Fact Sheet Inhaler Training Nicotine Replacement Guide COPD National Action Plan Goals POLST Form & Resource IPOST Form & Resource	PRN, Available 24/7	all staff