Clinical Care for the Heart Failure Patient

1. Describe heart failure.
2. Summarize the epidemiology of heart failure.
3. Discuss the pathophysiology and etiology of heart failure.
4. Explain the relationship between heart failure and comorbidities.
5. List diagnostic methods to determine presence and severity.
6. Describe pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment measures for heart failure.
7. Explain the multidisciplinary approach to cardiac rehabilitation.
8. Discuss patient education strategies to prevent recurrence and rehospitalization.

Nursing

Learn about the causes, signs, symptoms, and treatment of cardiac failure, patient care, and cardiac rehabilitation.

• Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
• Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
• Nurse practitioners may apply these contact hours to pharmacy continuing education and prescriptive authorization.

Occupational Therapy

Learn about the causes, signs, symptoms, and treatment of cardiac failure, patient care, and cardiac rehabilitation.

• Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 03042. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 5.00 CEUs, xxx aotaEdLevel xxx, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Physical Therapy

Learn about the causes, signs, symptoms, and treatment of cardiac failure, patient care, and cardiac rehabilitation.

• Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is a Continuing Competency Approval Agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California.
• Approval of physical therapy continuing education credit varies by state. Confirm approval with your state’s licensing agency before you take the course for CE credit. See Physical Therapy CE Approval for more information.

Contact Hours: 5.00

Course Availability: Expires 2024-08-01