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Digital Seminar

The Heart in Detail


Speaker:
Cynthia L. Webner, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Oct 28, 2016
Product Code:
POS077055
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: DVD


Description

  • The NEED TO KNOW Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Conditions: What is Actually Happening?
  • The ABCs of Cardiac Medications
  • Heart Failure: Which Organs are Really Affected?

Did you ever wonder why your patent with a myocardial infarction will have dyspnea?

Or have a hard time explaining how beta-blockers work?

Or become confused about ejection fractions, let alone hemodynamics?

If you have a hard time explaining to your patients about which blood vessel perfuses what part of the heart, or why they have an arrhythmia, or how their heart failure is causing their kidney problems, then you need to join Cynthia L. Webner, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN, a mentor who can really make the information easy and understandable.

Designed with the bedside clinician in mind, this seminar is appropriate for all healthcare professionals wanting to improve their assessment skills, build a firm foundation of cardiac anatomy and physiology and apply these skills in daily patient care. Understanding these essential concepts will help you find patient complications faster and respond to them more appropriately. Cynthia’s teaching style allows for an informal interactive discussion. You will leave with a systematic approach to interpreting ECGs, an understanding of common cardiac pathologies, and a renewed commitment to achieving excellence in patient care.

 

Credit


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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

Cynthia L. Webner, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN's Profile

Cynthia L. Webner, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN Related seminars and products


Cynthia L. Webner, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN, has over 35 years of critical care and cardiovascular experience in a wide variety of clinical practice settings. Twelve years of her career were dedicated to nursing management and Heart Center administration. She currently practices as a hospital-based Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist with a large medical cardiology practice.

Cindy leads the hospital’s cardiac care therapeutic hypothermia program. Cindy has a passion for both nursing practice and the cardiac patient. She believes knowledge transforms clinical practice. In addition to maintaining a part-time clinical practice, Cindy is also a co-owner of Key Choice and Cardiovascular Nursing Education Associates.

She collaborated on Cardiovascular Nursing Practice: A Comprehensive Nursing Resource Manual published by CNEA in 2007. Cindy’s presentations at regional and national venues are known for their high level of enthusiasm and humor used to deliver very high level content. Cindy will convince you that learning is indeed fun, and clinical practice is truly a joy.

 

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Cynthia Webner is a business partner for Key Choice and Cardiovascular Nursing Education. She has an employment relationship with Aultman Hospital CVC. Dr. Webner receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Nonfinancial: Cynthia Webner is a CCRN Ambassador for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.  


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

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Outline

Understanding Electrical & Mechanical Functions

  • Conduction System
  • Waveforms
  • The NEED TO KNOW Arrhythmias
  • Hemodynamic Function
    • Cardiac Output
    • Preload
    • Afterload
    • Contractility
    • Heart Rate
  • Normal Heart Sounds
    • S1, S2
  • Abnormal Heart Sounds
    • Murmurs: Differentiating Systolic from Diastolic
    • S3/S4 Gallops
  • Compensatory Mechanisms
    • Maintaining Cardiac Output & Blood Pressure

Coronary Artery Perfusion

  • In Relation to: Cardiac Musculature & Conduction System
  • Lead Placement
  • 5-Lead Monitoring
  • 12-Lead, 15-Lead and Right-sided ECG

Caring for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

  • Differentiating Between Ischemia, Injury & Infarct
  • A Systematic Approach for Detection on the ECG
  • Pharmacological Therapies
  • AHA Guidelines: When to Use & Why
    • Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy
    • Beta Blockers
    • ACE Inhibitors
    • Anticoagulation
    • Statins
    • Mechanism of Action

Heart Failure: Which Organs are Really Affected?

  • Neurohormonal Activation
    • Sympathetic Nervous System
    • Renin-Angiotensin System
    • Aldosterone System
  • Perfusion & Congestion Assessment
  • Differentiating Chronic from Acute HF
  • The Importance of Unloading the Heart
  • Non-Invasive Diagnostic Evaluation
  • Evidence-Based Treatment
  • What are the BUN & Creatinine Saying?

Valvular Heart Disease: Why the Left Side

  • Contrasting Stenotic Valvular Dysfunction from Insufficiency
  • Physical Assessment Clues
  • Signs & Symptoms
  • Associated Murmurs

Other Cardiac Disease Pathologies

  • Pericarditis
    • A Good Imposter of Myocardial Infarction
  • Cardiomyopathies
    • Contrasting Dilated from Hypertrophic

Advanced Skills in Assessment & Decision-Making

  • Creating a Hemodynamic Profile without a PAC
  • Assessing Volume Status
  • Jugular Vein Distention
  • Importance of Pulse Pressure
  • The Value of Heart Sounds

 

 

Objectives

  1. Describe the basic electrophysiology of the heart: Electrical versus mechanical function.
  2. Utilize the “Thumbs Technique” to determine the ventricular axis of the heart.
  3. Review the more common cardiac arrhythmias and discuss the causes.
  4. Define hemodynamic principles in the body.
  5. Relate coronary artery perfusion to cardiac musculature and the conduction system.
  6. Interpret ischemia, injury, and infarction patterns on a 12-lead ECG, 15-lead, and right-sided ECG.
  7. Integrate new evidenced-based guidelines to treat Acute Coronary Syndrome.
  8. Explain the process of valvular dysfunction and state treatments for aortic and mitral valve disease.
  9. Describe heart failure and relate physical assessment findings to hemodynamic parameters in a patient with decompensated heart failure.
  10. State the evidenced-based treatments to include medications and invasive procedures for chronic and acute heart failure.
  11. Differentiate dilated from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  12. Discuss pericarditis to include causes, ECG changes and treatment modalities.

Target Audience

Cardiovascular Technology Professionals, Nurses, Physician Assistants, and other Healthcare Professionals

Reviews

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Overall:      5

Total Reviews: 2

Comments

Claire D

"It was a pleasure to learn from Cindy. I am an Occupational Therapist and I work with many patients with cardiac conditions in a rehab setting. Your course gave me so much insight into the cardiac conditions my patients are living with and the medications and procedures they receive. I think this course will make me a better therapist in my practice. You are inspiring as a clinician and as a speaker as both your passion for your practice and compassion for your patients shines as you speak. "

Crystal R

"thank you. A lot of info!"

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