Cardiology Workshop (May 25, 2024)

This Cardiology workshop is an in-person 8-hour (1 day) session to boost the skills and knowledge in the Cardiology in-patient units. New LPNs/RNs are welcome to attend our cardiology review workshop with our experienced cardiology Registered nurse!

Prerequisites recommended for new Internationally Educated Nurses:

1) IEN Path to Success Workshop

2) Physical assessment and lab review

3) Basic and 12 lead ECG interpretations

4) Rural/Urban Acute Care Review

Course Objectives:

a) Common Disease conditions

· Pump

· Valve

· Muscle

· Vessels

· RCA/LAD/Cx/LM

b) Acute coronary syndrome

· Angina – Stable/Unstable

· NSTEMI

· STEMI

· CHF

· Pericardial Effusion

c) Arrhythmias (Stable/Unstable)

· Bradycardia

· Tachycardia

· SVT

· Atrial fibrillation/flutter

· Heart blocks

· Cardiac Tamponade

d) Common diagnostic procedures/Labs

· Stress test

· MIBI

· Angiogram

· Echocardiogram

· Device interrogation

· ECG

· Telemetry

· Cardiac enzymes/Panel

e) Procedures/complications/management

· PCI (Angioplasty)

· Valvuloplasty

· Device insertion (Pacemaker, CRTD, ICD etc.)

· Cardioversion

· CABG

· Valve replacement

· LVAD

· Cardiac Ablation

· Pericardiocentesis/Pericardial drains

f) Cardiac drugs review

· ACE inhibitors

· Antiplatelets agent and Dual antiplatelet

· Anticoagulant

· Beta-blockers

· Statins

· Thrombolytic

· Antiarrhythmic

· Calcium channel blockers

· Diuretics

· Vasodilators

· Nitrates

· ARBs

Upon successful completion of this workshop, each student shall receive a Certificate of attendance