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Digital Seminar

Module 1: Cardiac Nursing Essentials


Speaker:
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 11, 2016
Product Code:
POS076810_M1
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

DAY ONE: CARDIAC NURSING ESSENTIALS

**To purchase BOTH days of the All Things Cardiac Conference, please click on the Bundle option above.**

Cardiac patients can present stable, unstable, or having life-threatening symptoms. Early differentiation is an essential step to establish diagnoses and begin appropriate treatment. Physical assessment skills, understanding the cardiac monitor and being able to quickly interpret the EKG are imperative to rule out life-threatening scenarios. Attend this comprehensive program and gain the skills and knowledge you need to manage any situation. Drawing on over 20 years of cardiac and critical care experience, Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CMSRN, CLNC, NLCP, will teach you the latest evidence-based approaches to evaluating and treating patients with cardiac problems. Through interactive discussion and hands-on learning, you will have the opportunity to enhance your assessment skills, improve your ability to interpret the EKG, analyze cardiac care case scenarios and explore the latest in treatment techniques. You will leave with a renewed commitment to achieving excellence in cardiac care.

 

Credit


* Credit Note - **

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  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 profession's standards.  

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Speaker

Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC's Profile

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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for 29 years working in the intensive care, emergency department and flight nursing settings. For much of her career she has also served as an open-heart nurse working with both valve replacements and coronary artery bypass graft patients.

She has been a legal nurse consultant since 2008, working with over 200 cases for both plaintiff, defense, and numerous boards of nursing cases. In addition to her legal work, Cyndi currently works as an intensive care nurse for Mayo in Minnesota.

Having spoken nationally and internationally, Cyndi has earned the reputation of keeping attendees engaged with the use of current clinical knowledge, evidence-based practice, fascinating nursing experiences, the injection of humor to keep learning fun, and utilizing learning tools to encourage knowledge retention. Cyndi is a veteran of the US Navy having served ten years and leaving service as a Lieutenant Commander.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cynthia Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants and has an employment relationship with Mayo Mankato. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Outline

Cardiovascular Assessment: Critical Clues You Should NEVER Miss

  • Neck Vein Evaluation
  • What does the Blood Pressure Really Mean?
  • Don’t Miss a Beat Interpreting Heart Sounds
  • Significant Murmurs

Cardiovascular Drug Cabinet: Know Your Alphabet

  • ACEI
  • ARBs
  • Aldosterone Blockers
  • Anti-Platelets
  • New Anticoagulants
  • Beta Blockers
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Digoxin
  • Pressor Agents
  • Manipulating the Cardiac Output Equation

Essentials of 12-Lead EKG Interpretation

  • Location, Location, Location!
    • Anatomy of a 12-Lead
  • Utilizing a Systematic Approach
  • Normal vs. Abnormal
    • P Waves
    • QRS
    • T Waves
    • ST Segment
  • Clues to Determining Right & Left Bundle Branch Blocks
  • Determining QRS Axis & Deviation
  • R-Wave Progression

Life-Threatening EKG Changes: Clues from the 12-Lead

  • 5-Step Method for Finding Myocardial Ischemia & Injury
  • Spectrum of Coronary Artery Ischemia
  • STEMI and NSTEMI – What’s the Difference

Acute Coronary Syndromes: Diagnosis & Current Management Guidelines

  • Cardiac Labs
  • EKG Identification of Infarct Location
  • Management Guidelines: Identifying the Differences
    • STEMI
    • NSTEMI

 

Objectives

  1. Employ proper technique for measuring jugular vein distention (JVD).
  2. Contrast systolic and diastolic murmurs by where they fall in the S1/S2 cardiac cycle.
  3. List 3 benefits of beta blockers in a patient with coronary artery disease.
  4. Identify benefits for patients using blood thinners in atrial fibrillation that is not related to valve dysfunction.
  5. Differentiate findings on the 12-lead EKG to determine if a patient has axis deviation and what health care issues that may identify.
  6. Evaluate findings in common cardiac labs, such as CKMB, Troponin, BNP/Pro-BNP levels.
  7. Recognize 2 tools of recognition and 4 rapid interventions for patients experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).

Target Audience

Cardiovascular Technology Professionals, Nurses and other Health Care Professionals

Reviews

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Overall:      5

Total Reviews: 5

Comments

Rosemarie A

"excellent class. Excellent Speaker. "

Jessica A

"Finally someone explains cardiac meds/diseases/EKG in a way that a normal human can understand. Thank you, Cyndi!"

Nicole H

"Loved this seminar! I learned so much new information that will be useful to my job! "

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