NTI Recorded Session NTI25233

Considerations When Conventional Heart Failure Management Is No Longer an Option

Author(s): Megan Caffey, RN, BSN, CCRN; Seena Thomas, RN,MSN,CCRN,CSC

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP A 1.00

Expires Dec 31, 2027

Topics: Cardiovascular

Population: Adult

Role: APRN, Staff

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Activity Summary

You may have wondered what happens when guideline-directed medical therapy is no longer a sustainable option for a patient in heart failure, what options are available to this very ill population, and how nurses can advocate for and aid in this treatment. This session discusses the intricacies in advanced heart failure management and the interdisciplinary approach in designing their care plan. We discover whether heart transplantation or a left ventricular assist device are viable options, what goes into deciding the path and how nurses can advocate for patients and aid in this treatment.

Objectives

  • Discuss symptoms of stage D heart failure.
  • Describe the multidisciplinary approach to advanced heart failure management.
  • Explain the bedside nurse's active role in the care of advanced heart failure medical therapy.

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.

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Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.