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

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for registered nurses and healthcare assistants on acute wards. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why breathing problems are missed · 7 min

    Before you begin · Afternoon on Ward 8 · Breathing is information

  • Lesson 2: Oxygen and tracheostomy basics · 7 min

    Oxygen is a medicine · The tracheostomy at the bedside · Check

  • Lesson 3: A safe routine · 7 min

    Oxygen checks · Tracheostomy checks · Ventilator alarms

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas · 7 min

    Scenario · Scenario · Reading a gas result

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and report · 7 min

    Who to tell · Scenario · Handover

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    Practice · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

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

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

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.

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

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

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Clinical education contact
  • Local policy link
  • Incident reporting route
  • Escalation route
  • Regulator and standards
  • LMS or record system
  • Oxygen prescribing policy
  • Tracheostomy emergency algorithm
  • Abg reference ranges
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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