nursing management course in coronary care unit

cardiac course presentation

1. Nursing management course in coronary care unit Hilal Abughanim RN, MSN HN of CCU ACLS Instructor

2. Course Agenda

3. Main goal of the course providing care for patients who are suffering from heart disease and helping these individuals maintain a healthy long life.

4. At the end of this course, the participants will be able to: To provide the Registered Nurses with the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes required to care for the cardiac patients. Develop confidence in clinical decision-making in the critical care setting. Identify critically ill patient needs and problems. Understand respiratory therapy reasons, indications, and management of patients with cardiac disease.

5. Cont.. Assist and integrate knowledge from nursing science, medicine and other Sciences in nursing care for cardiac ill patient. Discuss actual experience problem in the field during course. Understand the indications for, interpretation of, and risks of the common cardiovascular testing modalities: ECG, CXR, CT angio -scan, myocardial serum marker interpretation for ACS, echocardiography, cardiac catheterrization , and electrophysiologic testing. Be familiar with the post-operative care of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, valvular repair or replacement, and aortic aneurysm repair.

6. Cont… To learn the characteristic of  ECG  pattern for each type of cardiac rhythm and understand proper management and treatment protocols. Identify supportive device needs, indications and how to be in coronary care unit used like (IABP) to improve heart function. Understand the etiology, work-up, medical treatment, and prognostic evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure.

7. Introduction The Cardiac course is an integrative course covering some of the most common and most important information and disease processes related to the Cardiac and Cardiovascular system.

8. Key facts Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2020, representing 32% of all global deaths. Over three quarters of CVD deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. Most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by addressing behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. It is important to detect cardiovascular disease as early as possible so that management with counseling and medicines can begin.

9. Cont… According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 Coronary Heart Disease Deaths in Jordan reached 4,856 or 18.60% of total deaths. The age adjusted Death Rate is 98.90 per 100,000 of population ranks Jordan #111 in the world.