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

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

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 {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.