TIC TAC TOE ABGS: INTERPRETATION AND PATIENT SAFETY

By: Dr. Nancy Jaskowak Cresse, DNP, MS, ANP-BC, Rutgers University School of Nursing-Camden & Dr. Marian Nowak, DNP, MPH, RN, DNP, MPH, RN, Rowan University School of Nursing 

Learning Objectives:

Through participation in this class student will:
• Review how respiratory physiology impacts ABG measurement (K)
• Identify three variables that may affect readings (K)
• Enable rapid ABG interpretation to minimize risk of harm to patients (K,S).

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