Turn the Beat Around: Mastering the Use and Programming of Temporary Cardiac Pacemakers

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Post cardiac surgery patients are prone to cardiac dysrhythmias. Managing the pacemaker device is an essential skill to master as the nurse assists their patients on the road to recovery. This is an intermediate-level discussion of how the nurse may utilize the pacemaker device to achieve optimum patient outcomes. The nurse uses the interactive polling tool to react to scenarios related to common dilemmas encountered with pacemakers.

Objectives

Identify the components of the cardiac conduction pathway and correlate how rhythm and rate affects cardiac output.
Explain how pacemakers sense the native rhythm and how the device inhibits itself or actively paces the heart based on this algorithm.
Analyze the various pacemaker malfunctions and provide the appropriate pacemaker intervention to correct the anomaly.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. 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 {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

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.

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

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.