Develop a Cardiovascular Plan of Care

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John R. Lunde, DNP, AGACNP/FNP-BC, RN, CCRN, TCRN, FCCM Related seminars and products

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John Lunde, DNP, AGACNP/FNP-BC, RN, CCRN, TCRN, FCCM, is an advanced practice nurse with over 25 years’ experience in resuscitation roles, critical care, flight nursing and trauma program management. He holds multiple national certifications in emergency flight, critical care and trauma. Dr. Lunde currently works as a critical care nurse practitioner, is a journal reviewer for a nursing trauma journal and provides trauma education to advance practice providers, nursing, allied health and medical residents. He is a Fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine, member of the Fundamental Critical Care Support Course Committee Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and serves on the Fundamental Critical Care Support Committee, and the Critical Care Pharmacology Committee.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. John Lunde has employment relationships with Jacksonville University Keigwin School of Nursing, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Jacksonville University, Orange Park Medical Center, and Orange Park Medical Center Intensive Care Consortium, Inc. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. John Lunde is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

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Objectives

1. Determine if ischemia is present on 12-lead tracing.
2. Evaluate the cardiac diagnostic testing options for specific patient diagnosis and symptoms.
3. Interpret cardiovascular laboratory results with implications for the plan of care.
4. Determine indications and contraindications for use of cardiac imaging to include computerized tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of the cardiac patient.
5. Analyze the use of ultrasound in the diagnostic workup with a focus on Echocardiography and bedside Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS).

Outline

• Recognition of ischemia vs. injury
• When additional diagnostics are necessary

• Cardiovascular disease general laboratory testing
• Cardiac specific lab tests: Indications and applications

• Computerized tomography: Contrast versus non-contrast
• Cardiac MRI: Contrast versus non-contrast
• Positron Emission Tomography in the cardiovascular patient

• Transthoracic Echocardiogram
• Transesophageal Echocardiogram

• Vasodilators
• Inotropic agents

Target Audience

• Physicians 
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses