Cardiac Medical & Cardiac Surgical Certification Review

2-Day Course: June 6 and June 13, 2012

Taught by Carol Jacobson RN, MN & Suzy Meader ARNP, CCRN 

Location: Evergreen Medical Center in Kirkland, WA

Whether you are studying for one of these AACN subspecialty exams or just want a good review of cardiovascular nursing practice, this course is for you. Content is based on AACN’s exam blueprints for the CMC & CSC exams. Although the medical and surgical exams are separate, much of the content applies to both medical and surgical patients. This course will help prepare you for either exam and will provide invaluable information to expand your knowledge base and improve your practice in caring for medical and surgical cardiac patients.

Early Bird price $210.00 (prior to May 6, 2012)

Regular Price $250.00 (after May 6, 2012)

12 Lead ECG Interpretation for the Novice

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Taught by Carol Jacobson RN, MN

Location: Group Health Central Campus, Seattle, WA

This is an introductory class in 12 lead ECG interpretation for those who already know cardiac arrhythmias but want to learn how to read a 12 lead ECG. Content includes a review of normal and abnormal ECG waveforms, anatomy of a 12 lead ECG, fundamentals of ECG interpretation, QRS axis, bundle branch blocks, and myocardial ischemia, injury, and infarction.

Early Bird price (must be paid by March 28, 2012) $100.00

Regular Price: $120.00 (after March 29, 2012)

Critical Care/Progressive Care Education Programs

Taught by Carol Jacobson RN, MN

Bring these programs to your facility!

Quality Education Services, located in Seattle, WA, is dedicated to providing excellent cost effective education for your staff. Each of the following full day workshops can be presented as a one day program or broken down into its parts for shorter individual presentations. Content of each program is listed, but content can be “mix and matched” depending on the needs of your staff. Quality Education Services is an approved provider of continuing education through California Board of Nursing, provider number 15421. For more information on how to bring these and other cardiovascular programs to your facility or organization, contact Carol Jacobson at (206) 246-8700 or qeskrit@aol.com.

Full Day Workshops

12 Lead ECG Interpretation Part 1: The Basics  

• Anatomy of a 12 Lead ECG
• Fundamentals of ECG Interpretation
• Calculating the QRS Axis (and why we care)
• Bundle Branch Blocks
• Myocardial Ischemia, Injury and Infarction: STEMI and NSTEMI
• Practice ECGs

12 Lead ECG Interpretation Part 2: Advanced

• Fascicular Blocks (Hemiblocks), Bifascicular and Trifascicular Blocks
• Atrial & Ventricular Hypertrophy
• Drug & Electrolyte Effects
• Myocardial Infarction Mimics
• Differential Diagnosis of Wide QRS Tachycardias
• Practice ECGs

Advanced Arrhythmia Interpretation

• Differential Diagnosis of Wide QRS Tachycardias: Is it VT or Not?
• Supraventricular Tachycardias (AV nodal active and AV nodal passive tachycardias)
• WPW Syndrome and Its Tachycardias
• Ventricular Tachycardias: Monomorphic, Polymorphic, Torsades de Pointes
• AV Blocks: An Expanded Classification
• AV Dissociation: 4 causes
• Practice strips

 Hemodynamic Monitoring 

• Review of Determinants of Cardiac Output
• Using the Pulmonary Artery Catheter Safely and Correctly
• Normal & Abnormal Waveforms
• Troubleshooting Tips
• Analyzing Hemodynamic Data: What do we do with the numbers?
• Vasoactive Drug Review
• Case studies

 Pacemakers for Nurses  

• Indications for Pacing
• NBG Pacemaker Code
• Basic Pacemaker Operation
• Initiating Transvenous & Epicardial Pacing
• Single & Dual Chamber Pacemaker Function
• Evaluating Capture & Sensing
• Bi-ventricular Pacing
• New pacing modes to reduce unnecessary RV pacing

Heart Failure & Acute Coronary Syndrome

• Definitions of Heart Failure
• Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
• Current ACC/AHA Guidelines for Management of Heart Failure
• Definitions of Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Pathophysiology of ACS
• Diagnosis of ACS (including ECG diagnosis)
• Current ACC/AHA Guidelines for Managing ACS

Cardiovascular Drug Review

• Physiological Basis of Cardiovascular Drug Therapy
• Beta Blockers
• Calcium Channel Blockers
• ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Aldostrone Blockers
• Inotropes, Vasodilators, Vasopressors
• Antiarrhythmics
• Drugs for Dyslipidemias
• ACLS Drugs: Case Studies

Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation Course

This course can be offered as a two or three day program. Ideally the classes are spaced to allow for a few days between sessions for homework and practice. Three days is best for the learner, but content can be presented in two days if necessary.

           Content Includes:

• Anatomy of the cardiac conduction system
• Basics of electrocardiography
• Recognition and basic treatment of the following rhythms:
  • Sinus rhythms
  • Atrial rhythms
  • Junctional rhythms
  • Ventricular rhythms
  • AV blocks
  • Basic single & dual chamber pacemaker rhythms (recognizing paced beats, evaluating capture and sensing         

 To contact Carol Jacobson at Quality Education Services, call (206) 246-8700 or email at qeskrit@aol.com