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Overview
Overview
This image filled course provides examples of chest imaging to prepare radiologic technologists and nurses to care for patients who require this test. The use of chest x-rays continues to increase, particularly in the emergency department (Chung et al., 2019). Chest x-rays are performed to help diagnose conditions and to evaluate medical devices. Nurses and technologists should possess knowledge about chest x-rays to effectively work in many healthcare settings. In this course you will learn about the technical details of chest x-rays, the structures visible on a chest x-ray, and how certain conditions may appear on an x-ray. 

 

Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this course is to inform nurses and radiographers about chest x-rays.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
  • Recall the proper approach to obtain a quality chest x-ray image and identify common anatomic structures that are visible on the image.
  • Recognize various abnormalities, conditions, and pathologies affecting the chest.
  • Recall complications associated with central lines, pacemakers, and nasogastric tubes that are seen on a chest x-ray.
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 2/22/2023

REL-ACU-0-UCX

Course Author

Elizabeth Kellerman

MSN, RN

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

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Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.