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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH)
Basic X-ray Interpretation for Registered Nurses
1. Target Audience
Registered Nurse
2. Course Specialty
Clinical Skills
3. SSG Funded
No
4. CPE Points
Yes
5. Accredited by NNA
No
CPE Points: 4 | Course fees: $256.15
Course Description:
Chest X-ray
• Anatomy
• Technical evaluation
a. Rotation, Inspiration, Positon, Exposure (RIPE)
• Approach to Chest X-ray
• Common lines and tubes seen in CXR
a. NGT
b. Chest Tube
c. PICC
• Common and red flag conditions found in the intrapulmonary region
a. Acute pulmonary Oedema
b. Pneumonia
c. Tuberculosis
d. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
e. Collapse
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• Common and red flag conditions found in the extrapulmonary and pleural regions
a. Pleural effusion
b. Pneumothorax
c. Subcutaneous emphysema
• Common causes of the common and red flag conditions
• Immediate nursing management of the common and red flag conditions
Abdominal X-ray
• Radiological Views of AXR
• Correlate anatomical structures on AXR
• Systematic approach in interpreting AXR
• Identify features of common and red flag conditions on AXR
a. Perforation
b. Bowel dilation
c. Small bowel dilation
d. Large bowel dilation
e. Sigmoid Vovulus
f.Cecal Vovulus
g. Toxic Megacolon
h. Faecal loading
• Common causes of the common and red flag conditions
• Immediate nursing management of the common and red flag conditions
Distal/Radius/Hip X-ray
• Radiological Views
• Types of fracture displacement
• Distal radius Fractures
a. Care of patient on backslab
• Femur fractures
a. Types of femur fractures
b. Traction
c. Nursing Management
Course Duration: 8 Hours
Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face
Point of Contact: Contact Ms Lee Wen Yen at lee.wen.yen@nhghealth.com.sg for more information.