Nursing Care of Cardiac Surgery Patients

Target Audience:
Nurse practitioners working with cardiac surgery patients.
 

Objectives:
The course focuses on communication and nursing skills required to manage patients pre and post cardiac surgery, including the ability to recognize the signs and symptoms of a hemodynamically unstable patient; recognition and optimal treatment of life threatening arrhythmias; CPR; and precautions and proper use of electrical therapy devices including AED and external pacemaker.
 

Course Description:
Task trainers, full-body patient simulators, and simulated patients (actors) present cases in small group teaching stations. Training culminates in simulations using advanced audio-visual equipment to create realistic intensive care environments complete with sound effects.