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    Cardiac Chaos

    Cardiac Choas
    A Seminar at Sea
    Cardiac Chaos

    In this seminar participants will get the opportunity to explore cardiac dysfunction, assessment, and evidence based interventions for the most common cardiovascular problems that nurses encounter. The format is designed to be fast paced, fun and interactive to help participants get useful and practical information that they can immediately apply at the bedside.

    Objectives
    • Compares and contrasts pathologies that make up acute coronary syndromes.
    • Uses simple analogies to describe hemodynamic principles.
    • Describes noninvasive hemodynamic assessment.
    • Uses a 5-step method to examine dysrhythmias.
    • Identifies several post-MI complications by their presenting symptoms.
    • Plans care of patients with heart failure using a case study approach.
    • Differentiates cardiogenic shock from other types of shock.
    • Summarizes appropriate interventions to treat sudden cardiac death.
    • Plan care for patients with metabolic syndrome.
    • Distinguish characteristics of antihypertensive medications.
    • Plan pharmacologic care for patients with acute coronary syndrome.
    • Using a case study choose appropriate patients to receive thrombolytics.
    • Compare and contrast antidysrhythmic agents.
    Agenda
    Day 1 (10/28/2012): 8:30 am – 4:30pm
    8:30-9:30    What’s New in Acute Coronary Syndrome?
    9:30-9:40    Break
    9:40-10:40    Compare components of hemodynamics to that of an IV pump.
    10:40-10:50    Break
    10:50-11:50    5 Steps to Rhythm Strip Analysis with Practice
    11:50-12:50    Lunch
    12:50-1:50    Mending the Broken Heart: Post MI Complications
    1:50-2:50    Managing Heart Failure Using a Case Study Approach
    2:50-3:00    Break
    3:00-3:30    Medications for Acute Coronary Syndrome
    3:30-4:00    Appropriate Use of Thrombolytics
    4:00-4:30    Back in Rhythm: A Comparison of Antidysrhythmics

    Day 2 (11/2/2012): 9:00am – 1:00pm
    9:00-10:00    Treatment for the Fain of Heart: Cardiogenic Shock
    10:00-10:15    Break
    10:15-11:15     Antihypertensives and the Heart
    11:15-11:45    Getting the Skinny on Metabolic Syndrome
    11:45-12:00    Break
    12:00-1:00    A New Look at Sudden Cardiac Death    

    Itinerary

    Agenda

    Participants who attend the entire activity and compete the evaluation form will earn 10.25 contact hours, criteria for successful completion includes attending the entire two day seminar and turning in an evaluation form.


    This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

     

    Approval valid through March 12, 2014. Assigned ONA #15,378.


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