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Digital Seminar

12-Lead EKG and Chest X-Ray Interpretation


Faculty:
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC,
Duration:
5 Hours 21 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Dec 30, 2015
Product Code:
WDS020023
Brochure Code:
WDNURXRAY2-V2 (N)
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.


Description

Time is Muscle…

In a cardiac event, the clock starts ticking as soon as the coronary artery becomes occluded. Are you ready to rapidly interpret STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) changes with a 12-lead EKG to help meet the target of 90 minutes door-to-balloon time? The 12-lead EKG is one of the most frequently utilized cardiac assessment tools to identify STEMI changes. Yet, it provides us with so much more information that can help improve patient care. The purpose of this portion of the seminar is to assist the health care professional in mastering 12-lead EKG assessment skills in order to identify the common and not-so-common changes. You will examine criteria for and examples of the following EKG changes: STEMI, NSTEMI, atrial and ventricular hypertrophy, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and prolonged QT interval.

 

 

As Easy as Black and White…

Chest X-rays are also a commonly ordered diagnostic test, yet viewing and interpreting them can be challenging. Chest X-rays can be as simple as black and white. The purpose of this portion of the seminar is to provide nurses and other clinicians with chest X-ray interpretation skills in order to help them easily assess changes in the patient's condition. You will develop skills in line identification; differentiations among atelectasis, pneumonia, ARDS, pleural effusion, and pulmonary edema; and identification of pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and cardiomyopathy. You will view examples of numerous chest X-rays in order to reinforce the concepts presented. Clinicians will walk away from this session with practical skills for better, quicker patient assessment allowing for more effective intervention.

 

Credits


Nurse Practitioners

is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 060313. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies. This course is offered for 6.0 contact hour(s).


Other Professions

This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements. 



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Faculty

Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, Related seminars and products


CHERYL HERRMANN, RN, MS, APN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, has 31 years of nursing experience—15 years as a bedside nurse in SICU, Neuro ICU, and CVICU, and 16 years as a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. As a cardiac CNS, she cares for patients in cardiac prep and recovery, cardiac catheterization, surgery, ICU, telemetry/progressive units, and at discharge. In addition, Ms. Herrmann is a Prehospital RN for the local ambulance service. She has a passion for cardiac nursing and is an advocate for heart health, particularly in raising awareness of heart disease in women. Ms. Herrmann is a reviewer for a critical care textbook as well as several nursing journals, one of which, Critical Care Clinics, recently published her article "A Woman's Heart is Different." She is a popular presenter for local nursing colleges, church and service groups, and EMS groups, as well as national conferences such as the American Association of Critical Care Nurses NTI. In 23 years of volunteer work, she has provided vital medical supplies, services, and training to the poor and disadvantaged in Mexico, Ethiopia, Haiti, and Indonesia. She has been team leader of 40 medical-dental teams to Mexico and participated in a Critical Care Nursing Ambassador program to China.

In 2005, Ms. Herrmann was honored with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Circle of Excellence—Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award and the Twenty-Five Women in Leadership Award in central Illinois. She is the recipient of the 2009 University of Illinois Alumni Award. Her nursing career has been profiled in Advance for Nurses. Ms. Herrmann believes that learning should be fun and stimulating. She has created numerous educational puzzles and games for nurses, three of which have been published in AACN News. She presents material in a way that all health professionals caring for the cardiac patient, regardless of where they are in the continuum, take home valuable knowledge and new skills. For more information about Ms. Herrmann, please visit www.cherylherrmann.com.


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