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Oxygen therapy, tracheostomy care and blood gas interpretation: Safe practice for ward nurses

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 13 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding to a respiratory or acute ward, annually
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas
What would you do?

Mr Okafor is distressed, his oxygen saturation is falling and the inner tube may be blocked

Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Process, flashcards, scenario, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 308.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 308.1Assess breathing and recognise deterioration, and escalate + your infoExamples: NEWS2; NICE NG51; local policyWhole course
SO 308.2Treat oxygen as a prescribed medicine: check the prescription and target, choose and check the device, and review + your infoExample: British Thoracic Society guideline for oxygen use in adultsWhole course
SO 308.3Carry out routine tracheostomy checks, and in an emergency call for help and follow the local algorithm + your infoExamples: National Tracheostomy Safety Project; NCEPOD On the Right Trach?; Resuscitation Council UKWhole course
SO 308.4Respond safely to ventilator alarms within your scope and know when to call for specialist help + your infoLocal policy; best practiceWhole course
SO 308.5Read a blood gas result in a structured way, act on it with the clinician, and check feeding tube position safely + your infoExamples: NPSA patient safety alert on misplaced feeding tubes; local policyWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 13 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why breathing problems are missed

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Afternoon on Ward 8TextImageChecklist
Breathing is informationKey factFlashcardsQuiz
2

Oxygen and tracheostomy basics

3 pages

7 min
Oxygen is a medicineAccordionNote
The tracheostomy at the bedsideTabsNote
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

A safe routine

3 pages

7 min
Oxygen checksProcess
Tracheostomy checksProcessSorting activity
Ventilator alarmsFlashcardsQuiz
4

Grey areas

3 pages

7 min
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
Reading a gas resultProcessMatching quizNote
5

Speak up and report

3 pages

7 min
Who to tellProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour info
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
HandoverChecklistButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

5 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "patient first, machine second" (speaker notes: template page URL)
PollWhich task worries you most? (Tracheostomy emergency · Ventilator alarm · Reading a blood gas · Feeding tube check)
ContentOxygen as a prescription and what stays at a tracheostomy bedside
QuizA ventilator alarm sounds. First you…" (Check the patient ✔ · Silence it · Reset settings · Check the log)
QuizA patient with a tracheostomy is struggling. First you…" (Call for help and start the emergency algorithm ✔ · Wait · Leave to find a colleague · Chart it)
Word cloudOne word for what you feel in an airway emergency
Content · customiseCustomise: our oxygen policy, tracheostomy algorithm and gas ranges" with {{OXYGEN_PRESCRIBING_POLICY}}, {{TRACHEOSTOMY_EMERGENCY_ALGORITHM}}, {{ABG_REFERENCE_RANGES}}
ScaleHow confident are you in a tracheostomy emergency?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&AOne respiratory question for the group
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you in a tracheostomy emergency? 1-5 scale
  6. Which topic do you still want help with? multiple choice
  7. What is one thing you do differently now? short text
  8. I would call for help early in an airway emergency without worrying about overreacting. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local oxygen and tracheostomy policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

13 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 13 fields
  • Oxygen prescribing policy{{OXYGEN_PRESCRIBING_POLICY}}
  • Tracheostomy emergency algorithm{{TRACHEOSTOMY_EMERGENCY_ALGORITHM}}
  • Abg reference ranges{{ABG_REFERENCE_RANGES}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run oxygen therapy, tracheostomy care and blood gas interpretation: Safe practice for ward nurses training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding to a respiratory or acute ward, annually, and when equipment or protocols change.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses and healthcare assistants on acute wards, step-down units and care settings who deliver oxygen, care for tracheostomies or use blood gas results; run by the clinical education or nurse educator team.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

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