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Digital Seminar

Essential Assessment, Interpretation and Intervention Strategies


Speaker:
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC
Duration:
6 Hours 02 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Oct 05, 2016
Product Code:
POS075305
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

Critically ill patients are everywhere these days – on the Med-Surg floor, in the ICU, the PACU, the ED, the OR, even long-term care! A good working knowledge of the concepts for managing high-acuity patients is indispensable.

Join Cyndi Zarbano and learn the latest in essential critical care skills that you must know to be successful, including:

  • Rapid Assessment
  • ABG Analysis
  • Central Line Care
  • Easy Strip Interpretation

 

Credit


* Credit Note - **

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

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Nurses - California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours. 

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Nurses - Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

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Nurses - Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 7.6 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.



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Speaker

Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC's Profile

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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for 29 years working in the intensive care, emergency department and flight nursing settings. For much of her career she has also served as an open-heart nurse working with both valve replacements and coronary artery bypass graft patients.

She has been a legal nurse consultant since 2008, working with over 200 cases for both plaintiff, defense, and numerous boards of nursing cases. In addition to her legal work, Cyndi currently works as an intensive care nurse for Mayo in Minnesota.

Having spoken nationally and internationally, Cyndi has earned the reputation of keeping attendees engaged with the use of current clinical knowledge, evidence-based practice, fascinating nursing experiences, the injection of humor to keep learning fun, and utilizing learning tools to encourage knowledge retention. Cyndi is a veteran of the US Navy having served ten years and leaving service as a Lieutenant Commander.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cynthia Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants and has an employment relationship with Mayo Mankato. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Outline

Identification & Management of Crisis

    • Master “down and dirty” prompt assessment skills
  • End the “Red Flags”
    • Rapid stabilizing interventions for the unstable patient
  • Manage the decompensating patient
    • Better outcomes through quick intervention

Easy Steps to ABG Analysis

  • Acid base imbalance
  • 4 abnormal findings when reading your lab result
  • A simple tool to rapidly and efficiently interpret ABG’s!

The 5 Steps to Rhythm Strip Interpretation

  • Systematically reviewing the major components of a rhythm strips
  • Identifying rhythm changes and management of:
  • Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
  • Paroxysmal Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
  • V-Tach and V-Fib

Managing Chest Drainage

  • Indications for chest tubes
  • Circumventing re-expansion pulmonary edema
  • Avoiding common complications of chest drainage

Master Central Line Care

    • Common issues experienced with central lines
    • Using which port for what on a triple lumen PICC
    • Use of a “cell-saver” to reduce lost hemoglobin during blood draws
  • The challenge of CVP monitoring

Pacemakers & AICDs

  • Indications for pacemakers
  • Meaning of pacemaker codes
  • Types of Pacemakers
  • Device management
  • Practical solutions to common pacemaker problems

 

 

Objectives

  • Identify 5 essentials components of a “down and dirty” assessment in your patient when they have a sudden decomposition in health status.
  • State 3 rapid interventions that can stabilize a patient who is symptomatic with a low blood pressure.
  • Recognize the most common causes of arterial blood gas abnormalities.
  • Quickly identify the 3 most common dysrhythmias using rhythm strip interpretation.
  • Manage the risk to avoid re-expansion pulmonary edema in the patient with a chest tube for pleural effusion.
  • Review the correct technique for opening an occluded central line lumen.
  • Summarize the difference between failure to capture and failure to sense in a pacemaker and how each is resolved.

 

 

Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Care Practitioners

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