Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
The Problem
Terminology
Who Is at Risk?
Systolic vs. Diastolic and Left vs. Right
Pulmonary and Systemic Congestion
The SNS
The RAAS
Ventricular Remodeling
Cardiac Output
Review
Summary
Section 3: Clinical Assessment
Getting Started
Review of Systems
Physical Exam
Laboratory Tests
Radiologic Tests
Framingham Criteria
Classifications
Review
Summary
Section 4: Management of Heart Failure
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Managing Risk Factors
Pharmacologic Treatment
Cornerstone of Treatment
Aldosterone Antagonists
Diuretics
Other Medications
Achieving Optimal Therapy
Non-Pharmacologic Interventions
Education
Advanced Heart Failure
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Congratulations
Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, "I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints."
Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.