OVERVIEW

Clinical Deterioration: Cardiac Course is organized by Ausmed Education Pty Ltd.

First Published: 14 March 2019
Updated: 14 March 2019
Expires: 14 March 2021

Target Audience:
Registered nurses and other health professionals will gain confidence from undertaking this Course, given the prevalence of and harm associated with cardiac deterioration.

CPD: 1h of CPD

Course Overview:
How confident are you that you could recognise and rapidly respond to changes in your patient’s condition? Start this Course now to gain an essential refresher on how to identify, assess and prevent cardiac deterioration.

Topics:
• What are the early warning signs of cardiac deterioration?
• How do you manage chest pain?
• Which basic ECG changes are present in acute myocardial infarction?
• Assessing low cardiac output states including tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and pulmonary embolism...

Need:
There is a significant potential for patients across any clinical setting to rapidly become unwell.

The ability to recognise and interpret clinical cues and implement timely appropriate, evidence-based interventions, has a significant positive impact on patient outcomes.

Education is essential if registered nurses and other health professionals are to maintain knowledge and confidence of how to identify, assess and prevent clinical deterioration.

Purpose:
The purpose of this Course is to provide registered nurses and other health professionals with education relating to cardiac deterioration in order to assist in the prevention of disability and premature death.

Learning Outcomes:
• Recognise and respond to common early warning signs of cardiac deterioration in the patient and possible causes.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the evidence for deterioration from assessment findings.
• Provide reasoning for specific nursing interventions to improve patient outcomes.
• Justify the application of recommended measures to prevent deterioration in the patient at risk.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.