- Cardiac Output (CO) = Heart Rate (HR) x Stroke Volume (SV)
- Normal and abnormal values for multiple cardiac findings
- Breaking down the equation to manipulate each component
- Heart Rate – too fast or too slow
- Stroke Volume
- Preload – “dry or over-tanked up”
- Afterload – manipulating the pressure the heart pushes against to move blood forward
- Contractility – too much or too little squeeze
- How the initiation of drugs and fluid options can manipulate the equation
- Swan Ganz catheters, FloTrak or Vigileo monitors can drive interventions
- The role of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps or Impella’s
- Understand the rationale behind medication selection
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Cardiac Output Manipulations for Hemodynamic Stability
A common reason for transfer to intensive care is that a patients’ status has become unstable. In this session, view Cyndi Zarbano as you learn the how’s and why’s of keeping our patients hemodynamically stable. When training CCU/ICU nurses, Cyndi often shares “if you can learn to understand how and why we manipulate the cardiac output mathematical equation, you will improve your critical thinking skills – and patient care outcomes!” Cyndi has been a national seminar speaker for 15 years earning a reputation for being engaging using humor, stories, and nursing experiences to help attendee’s “get it”! Her career has included flight nursing, prior military background leaving service as a Lieutenant Commander, and nearly 30 years in various intensive care roles.
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- Up to 2.0 CE credits
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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, PCCN, CMSRN, LNC, NLCP
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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, PCCN, CMSRN, LNC, NLCP, brings 30 years of frontline nursing experience across intensive care, emergency, and flight nursing – and she continues to take patient assignments as an intensive care nurse at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. That direct patient care isn’t just background; it’s the foundation of everything she teaches.
A sought-after speaker on national and international stages, Cyndi is known for delivering evidence-based clinical content with the kind of real-world perspective and genuine humor that makes learning stick. She practices what she preaches when it comes to professional growth, currently pursuing her third master’s degree – this one in leadership.
Her expertise extends well beyond the bedside. Since 2008, Cyndi has served as a legal nurse consultant on more than 300 cases spanning plaintiff, defense, and boards of nursing matters. She has accumulated critical perspectives on clinical documentation, standards of care, and the moments when nursing judgment makes all the difference. A 10-year US Navy veteran who left service as a Lieutenant Commander, she carries that same precision, discipline, and commitment to excellence into every room she enters.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cynthia Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants and has an employment relationship with Mayo Mankato. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
- Product Code:
- POS078482
- Duration:
- 2 hours, 1 minute
- Copyright:
- Nov 09, 2022
- Format:
- Audio and Video
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