Pregnancy Specific Cardiovascular Disease: Clinical Review

Altoona, PA US
November 20, 2020 to December 7, 2020

This is a one hour ongoing education activity designed to update Nurse Home Visitors on the topic.

Target Audience

Registered nurses working with pregnant women in the home

Learning Objectives

Define the following pregnancy specific cardiovascular diseases; gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, peripartum cardiomyopathy
Discuss the risk factors associated with pregnancy specific cardiovascular diseases.
Identify protective factors related to managing cardiovascular disease.
Outline assessment findings that require referral to a primary care provider.
Describe antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum management interventions related to cardiovascular diseases.
 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
11/20/2020
Course expires: 
11/19/2021
Event starts: 
11/20/2020 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
12/07/2020 - 9:00am EST
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Pregnancy Related Cardiovascular Disease (gestational hypertention, preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, cardiac myopathy)

Overview

Pathophysiology

Risk Factors

Assessment Review

Management Update

Protective Factors (education)

Nursing Plan

UPMC Home Healthcare of Central Pennsylvania
501 Howard Avenue, Ste.B110
Altoona, PA 16601
United States
+1 (814) 360-6570

This is a virtual event that will take place over TEAMS

Travel

n/a

The class will be presented by Patricia Allen Doty, RN, MSN, IBCLC

In support of improving patient caer, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

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