Acute Heart Failure

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Acute Failure

Background

Case Studies

Definition and Classification of HF

Acute Decompensated HF (ADHF) Presentation and Treatment

Inpatient Admission Treatment

Implementing GDMT

HF Medication

Treatment Options for HF Patients That Are in Stages C and D

Review

Review

Section 3: Patient Education

Self-Management

Nutrient Needs in HF

Physical Activity

Care Transitions

Discharge Readiness

Review

Review

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).

Disclosure: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Dr. Scordo is a Professor Emerita and former director of the Acute Care Adult-Gerontology Program at Wright State University and has been practicing in adult cardiology for 35 years. She is the outgoing chair of the advanced practice registered nurses’ workgroup for the American College of Cardiology and is widely published and a nationally known speaker.

Disclosure: Kristine Anne Scordo, Ph.D., ACNP-BC, FAANP has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics degree from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition degree from Eastern Michigan University.  After completing her internship with The Detroit Medical Center in 2007, she began working in various academic medical centers in Ohio and North Carolina.  She has experience in providing nutrition therapy in both acute and ambulatory settings.  Her areas of nutrition specialty include oncology, cardio-thoracic transplant, renal, and general medicine.  Meredith has been a guest speaker for numerous cancer survivorship groups and presented telemedicine lectures for North Carolina community colleges.  She founded and ran an oncology teaching garden at the SECU Family House for patients and their families undergoing cancer treatment at The University of North Carolina. She is currently a SME writer for Relias.  Disclosure: Meredith Moyers MS, RD, LDN discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.