Title:		CCN: Cardiovascular − Patient Assessment and Diagnostic Tests	Code:	OS0080-2	Date Active 10/21/2007 Date Inactive 1/31/2011 Hours 1 Cost $25.00
Author(s):		Elizabeth Schubert
Course Description:		This cardiovascular course for critical care nurses presents an overview of the cardiovascular patient assessment process and a review of the cardiovascular diagnostic tools used for evaluation. Signs and symptoms of cardiovascular dysfunction are discussed, and techniques for auscultating heart sounds and taking a pertinent cardiovascular patient history are described. Course content includes descriptions of blood tests and invasive and non-invasive procedures used to evaluate and diagnose cardiovascular dysfunction.
Accreditors:		ahra, CE Credits: 1, Category: A ARRT FL BD Nurs, Contact Hours: 1, Category: General

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to 1. recognize auscultation findings of normal and abnormal heart sounds, 2. assess findings of valvular disease and ventricular septal defects, 3. assess findings of fluid changes within the heart, 4. complete a pertinent cardiovascular patient history, 5. describe blood tests that are essential to the cardiovascular assessment, 6. compare the noninvasive tests used to evaluate for cardiovascular dysfunction, and 7. discuss invasive cardiovascular tests and interventions.

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