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South ��ֱ���� State University respiratory care faculty have developed free-to-access cross-training videos on respiratory health-related topics. 

The seven videos cover a variety of topics, from coaching athletes with asthma to pediatric oxygen delivery. Two of the videos were designed with community members in mind, while the other five were designed for a range of health care providers, including nurses. 

Each of the seven videos were developed by Marissa Trosen, director of SDSU’s respiratory care program, and respiratory care instructors including Cassie Renlie, Jessica Winterboer and Ranae Phinney. 

Trosen said her main goal in developing the videos was to “provide support and resources for health care facilities that either have no respiratory therapist on staff or limited respiratory therapy coverage, as a way to build confidence in the health care professionals who provide care to patients with respiratory conditions. 

“We also wanted to build in community awareness and provide the public with reliable information and resources,” Trosen added. 

The videos are publicly available and are already being employed in an educational setting. Kristina Tebay, education coordinator at the Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron, said the some of the videos have been integrated into the medical center’s orientation materials for nursing and other staff. 

“The videos provide easy-to-understand, practical training for skills we don't frequently use,” Tebay explained. 

Tebay added that the videos have been well received by the staff at Huron Regional Medical Center. “They appreciate education about areas that we don't use frequently. The tracheostomy video has an attached evaluation, and 100% of the staff that completed the assignment felt it was beneficial to their role.” 

BREATHE-SD 

Development of the cross-training videos occurred as one outcome of SDSU’s grant-funded BREATHE-SD program. 

BREATHE-SD was a three-year, $1.45 million grant-funded program to leverage respiratory therapists, public health professionals and other allied health care professionals to meet rural public health workforce needs and expand South ��ֱ����’s public health capacity by supporting recruitment, job placement, training and worker development in rural communities. 

In addition to supporting the development of these videos, the three-year program, which wraps up at the end of July, successfully expanded the enrollment capacity of SDSU’s respiratory care program and established on-site training opportunities for respiratory care students at rural hospitals, including in Huron, Madison and Brookings. 

Consistent with the goals of the BREATHE-SD program, Trosen said she hopes the videos will help to “increase access to resources and expansion of the knowledge base and skill set of health care provider. … We aim to enhance patient outcomes by offering evidence-based guidance on respiratory treatments and therapies, thereby promoting more accurate and timely interventions.” 

Cross-training videos 

The seven videos cover seven unique topics. Trosen explained the topics were selected by convening a panel of experts from a variety of health care backgrounds. The videos are intended to provide general education and information and do not replace any health care facilities’ policies or procedures. 

Pediatric Respiratory Illness: Information for at Home 

This video was developed for community members and focuses on common pediatric illnesses. The video details the common respiratory illnesses in children, the signs and symptoms, what to look for, what you can do at home, and what you can do to prevent common pediatric respiratory illnesses.  

Coaching Athletes with Asthma 

This video was developed for community members and provides an overview of asthma. The video details signs and symptoms, triggers and asthma attacks, how exercise can affect individuals with asthma, how coaches and others can support athletes with asthma, and an understanding of proper techniques for administering inhalers to individuals with asthma. 

Nursing Interventions for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 

This video was developed for health care professionals and focuses on providing general ventilation information. The video covers eight essentials of care provision, including communication, general assessment, suction, assessment of pain and sedation needs, preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia and infections, preventing hemodynamic instability, managing airways, and educating patients and families. 

Pulse Oximetry: Back to the Basics 

This video was developed for health care professionals and focuses on the basics of pulse oximetry. The video covers the essentials of pulse oximetry, including what it is, how it works, when to use it, benefits, complications, safety, limitations, equipment and patient education. 

Electrocardiogram Tips and Tricks 

This video was developed for health care professionals and focuses on useful information related to using electrocardiograms, or ECGs. Information covered includes what an ECG is, instructions on how to use the equipment, how to use it on the patient, and tips on what to do and what not to do in various situations. 

All Things Tracheostomy 

This video was developed for health care professionals and provides an overview of tracheostomy. The video provides details related to what tracheostomy is, the components of the tracheostomy equipment, tracheostomy terminology, indications for the procedure, complications and risks, the procedural process, changing the tracheostomy tube, removing the tracheostomy tube, and other special considerations and maintenance tips. 

Pediatric Suction and O2 Delivery 

This video was developed for health care professionals and provides information on suction and oxygen delivery for pediatric patients. The video covers completing rapid pediatric respiratory assessments, different suction techniques, and common oxygen therapy devices, including low flow, high flow, reservoir and enclosure devices.