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1. Discuss evidence-based treatment strategies used in ACS.
2. Identify the 5 mechanical complications of ACS.
3. Categorize Advanced Decompensated Heart Failure by subset.
4. Correlate HF practice recommendations to the supporting evidence.
5. Differentiate rate versus rhythm control management strategies in Atrial Fibrillation.
6. Define therapeutic success for the patient with atrial fibrillation.
7. Recognize dangerous drug-drug interactions of medications used in treating cardiovascular conditions.

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR ASSESSMENT & DISEASE MANAGEMENT

• Complications of Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Guideline Directed Medical Treatment
  • Complications Related to Type of MI
  • Complications Related to Electrical Instability:
    • Ventricular Arrhythmias
    • Bundle Branch Blocks
    • Heart Blocks
  • Complications Related to Mechanical Failure:
    • Cardiogenic Shock
    • Myocardial Rupture
    • Cardiac Tamponade
    • Ventricular Aneurysm
• Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF)
  • Identification of ADHF
  • Causes
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Treatment Strategies
    • Utilization of Forrester Subsets
    • Differentiating Forward Failure from Backward Failure
    • Adjusting Preload, Afterload & Contractility
  • Advanced Therapies
  • Discharge Readiness and Preparation
  • Decreasing Readmissions

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

• Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
  • Heart Failure
    • ACE Inhibitors
    • Beta Blockers
    • Aldosterone Antagonist
    • Special Consideration in African Americans
    • Diuretics
    • Digoxin
    • Impact of Abnormal Renal Function
  • Acute Coronary Syndromes
    • Beta Blockers
    • Antiplatelet Medications
    • Statins
• Prescribing /Monitoring Pearls
• Polypharmacy and Patient Engagement

Karen M. Marzlin, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN, is an acute care Clinical Nurse Specialist practicing with medical cardiology patients in a 56-bed variable staffing CCU. Karen has been a nurse for over 26 years and has spent her entire career working with the cardiac patient. Karen also dedicated 10 years of her career to management and cardiovascular program administration. She has a passion for creating excellence at the bedside that is evident in her daily practice.

Karen, in addition to maintaining a part-time clinical practice, is a co-owner of Key Choice, a training and consulting business. She travels nationally and provides continuing education on a wide variety of cardiovascular and critical care topics as well as leadership/management consulting. Her presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer practical tips that help everyone achieve excellence at the bedside. Linking knowledge to practice is the goal of every education program.

Karen collaborated on Cardiovascular Nursing Practice: A Comprehensive Nursing Resource Manual published by CNEA in 2007.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Karen Marzlin is a business partner for Key Choice and Cardiovascular Nursing Education. She has an employment relationship with Aultman Hospital CVC. Dr. Marzlin receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Karen Marzlin is a CCRN Ambassador for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $9.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Cardiovascular Technology Professionals
Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) recognizes programs and providers approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This self-study package will qualify for 6.3 contact hour.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 5/5/2019
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.3 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Pharmacology Nurse Practitioners
This self-study program offers 120 instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for 2.0 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Cardiovascular Technology Professionals, Nurses, and other Healthcare Professionals