Everything Cardiac: Essential Assessment Skills - MED-ED

Presented by Carol Jacobson MN, RN See full speaker bio: Module 2 of 8 Program Description This two-day course provides the critical care nurse with a review of AACN’s core curriculum. The agenda combines central knowledge-based lectures for nurses working in the ICU with an essential review of nursing care and interventions according to the AACN exam blueprint for the critical care provider. This review is not an introduction to the environment of the ICU, but a comprehensive update for the professional already in practice at the bedside and preparing for the certification examination. Program Learning Outcomes This program prepares the learner to: 1. Discuss and practice test-taking skills. 2. Review critical anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of each system. 3. Discuss significant assessment and diagnostic findings relevant to the critical care environment. 4. Discuss clinical presentation as well as specific patient management of commonly s