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Cardiovascular Assessment in Emergency Situations from Karen M. Marzlin

Cardiac Essentials Nursing Conference Cardiovascular Assessment in Emergency Situations from Karen M. Marzlin

Faculty:Karen M. Marzlin

Duration:1 Hour 15 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Description:

Learn bedside assessment strategies used in ruling out the following emergencies as the reason for a change in the patient condition: 1) pulmonary embolus, 2) myocardial rupture and cardiac tamponade, 3) tension pneumothorax, 4) aortic dissection, and 5) mechanical complications of ventricular septal defect and papillary muscle rupture. Improve your cardiovascular assessment skills including auscultation of heart and lung sounds, ECG warning signs, assessment of jugular venous distention, and consideration of hemodynamic data. Add patient risk factors and symptom presentation to your critical thinking algorithms and improve outcomes for your patients.

Objectives

1. Recognize patient risk factors associated with cardiothoracic emergencies.
2. Identify bedside assessment practices used to help rule out specific cardiothoracic emergencies.
3. Associate the life-saving treatment strategies required for cardiothoracic emergencies with the critical need for rapid diagnosis and intervention.

Topics

• Bedside Assessment Skills
• Risk Factors for Emergencies
• Forms of Obstructive Shock and Required Treatment
• Mechanical Disasters in Myocardial Infarction
• Critical Thinking Check Points

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About Author

Karen M. Marzlin

Karen M. Marzlin, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, CHFN, is an acute care Clinical Nurse Specialist practicing with medical cardiology patients in a 56-bed variable staffing CCU. Karen has been a nurse for over 26 years and has spent her entire career working with the cardiac patient. Karen also dedicated 10 years of her career to management and cardiovascular program administration. She has a passion for creating excellence at the bedside that is evident in her daily practice.

Karen, in addition to maintaining a part-time clinical practice, is a co-owner of Key Choice, a training and consulting business. She travels nationally and provides continuing education on a wide variety of cardiovascular and critical care topics as well as leadership/management consulting. Her presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer practical tips that help everyone achieve excellence at the bedside. Linking knowledge to practice is the goal of every education program.

Karen collaborated on Cardiovascular Nursing Practice: A Comprehensive Nursing Resource Manual published by CNEA in 2007.

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