Contact Hours 1.20
CERP A 1.20
Pharmacology Hours 0.62
Expires Dec 31, 2026
Topics: Cardiovascular, Pharmacology
Population: Adult
Role: APRN, Staff
Member: Free
NonMember: $10.00
Activity Summary
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
We are all accustomed to care for heart failure patients, giving their medications and wishing them well. But they come back. We need to look at the cause of their heart failure. This presentation discusses the often-over-looked issues of heart failure and explorex the multiple etiologies of heart failure (including valvular issues and metabolic diseases) and the different treatment strategies (pharmacologic and procedural) now being utilized. The 2023 updated Heart Failure Guidelines are reviewed. This session is beneficial to anyone caring for these patients. Pharmacology content = 50%Objectives
- Describe the different types and stages of heart failure.
- Identify the etiologies and epidemiology of heart failure.
- Differentiate the management of heart failure based on the type and cause.
Continuing Education Disclosure Statement
Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
AccreditationAmerican 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
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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 PolicyContinuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.