CE CATALOG
CE557
When the Coagulation Cascade Goes Horribly Wrong DIC refers to a complex disorder of the blood characterized by abnormal clot- ting, leading to consumption of clotting factors that ultimately results in abnor- mal bleeding. Nurses may be the fi rst to recognize early signs and symptoms, such as bruising, petechiae, mucosal bleeding and oozing from venipuncture or IV sites. This module provides information about the pathophysiology, assess- ment and treatment of DIC, including the factors that precipitate DIC, assess- ment parameters and the lab values associated with DIC.
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Alarm Fatigue Can Endanger Patients Over time, hospital clinicians become used to hearing an extensive number of alarms and tend to become desensitized to them, which leads to a lack of or delay in response. This phenomenon is called alarm fatigue. This module pro- vides nurses with information about the safety concerns associated with alarm fatigue and evidence-based strategies to reduce it.
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Getting to the Heart of MI — and STEMI Because coronary artery disease continues to dominate the U.S. healthcare system, nurses in the ED, CCU and ICU must be very knowledgeable about the identifi - cation of myocardial ischemia and infarction and use a standard, evidence-based protocol for the care of patients with CAD. This 1.7-contact hour course provides nurses with evidence-based practice guidelines on the signs and symptoms, diag- nosis and emergency management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Nurse.com/CE/CE60167 CE640
The NIH Stroke Scale Profi ciency in the use of a validated stroke scale such as the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is important for any nurse caring for patients with acute stroke. This stroke assessment scale effi ciently assesses stroke severity, offering objective information about prognosis and outcomes along with directing early treatment. Education is essential to improve reliability and increase effective communication regarding treatment of stroke patients.
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