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Cardio Blitz

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Program Category: Continuing Education Course

Areas of Practice: Administration Ambulatory Care Behavioral Health Cardiology Certifications Critical Care Emergency Gastroenterology Med-Surg Neurology Nursing Legalities Orthopedic Pediatrics Pre, Peri, Post-Op Care Progressive Care/Stepdown Pulmonary Rehab Staff Development Women's Health/Perinatal Other

Course Description

This one-day course is designed to introduce the nurse to methods of evaluating the patient presenting with complaints of chest pain and/or heart failure. The nurse is often the first member of the healthcare team present when the patient complains of symptoms suggesting a coronary or heart failure event may be unfolding. Cardio Blitz is a broad overview of essential cardiac information for the nurse at the bedside in CCU, ICU, PCU, ED, including clinical educators and clinical nurse specialists.

Key Learning Outcome

  • After completing the program, 80% of participants will report an increase in knowledge that will positively impact their practice.

Program Objectives

This program prepares the learner to:

  • Describe the significance of understanding lead concepts.
  • List the determinants of cardiac output.
  • Describe the critical points of assessment, patterns and treatment of the patient with chest pain.
  • Discuss the NYHA classification and types of heart failure.
  • Describe the pathophysiology and pharmacological management strategies for heart failure.

Agenda

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. The day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.

8:00 am to 4:30 pm

  • Important Statistics of Heart Disease, Lead Placement and Cardiac Output
    Practice Patterns | Provider and Patient Awareness of Statistics | Data from AHA and CDC
  • Patient Assessment
    Precordial and R-Wave Progression | Role of Natriuretic Peptides | Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System | PQRST in Chest Pain | TIMI Flow | Red Flags in Chest Pain and Differential Diagnoses
  • Coronary Syndromes
    Coronary Anatomy | STEMI and NSTEMI | ECG Practice | Angina Patterns | Wellens’ and Broken Heart Syndrome
  • Understanding Types of Heart Failure
    Definition and Types (Systolic, Diastolic, Hypertropic) | NYHA Classification System | EECP | Biventricular Pacing | IABP | VADs
  • Pharmacological Management
    Beta Blockers | ACE Inhibitors | ARBs | Aldosterone Inhibitors | IV Agents
  • Alternative Treatment in Coronary Disease and Heart Failure
    TMR | Surgical Interventions