Heart Blocks: The What, Why and Fix

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Heart blocks range from benign to life-threatening. Understanding the cause and the impact allows healthcare providers to seek/recommend the appropriate care. This session exposes learners to concepts associated with the recognition, cause and treatment of heart blocks. This intermediate session focuses on the common everyday varieties of first-degree, second-degree and third-degree and bundle branch blocks, but also the more uncommon, hemi-, bi- and trifascicular blocks.

Objectives

Identify levels of heart blocks, including 1st degree, 2nd degree (I) and (II), 3rd degree, bundle branch blocks, and hemiblocks (including bifascicular and trifascicular blocks).
Outline the most probable cause of the heart blocks, including the effect of medications, damage, and aging process.
Recommend appropriate treatment associated with the level of heart block: 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree heart blocks, bundle branch block and hemiblocks.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.