Cardiac Rehabilitation: The Nurses' Integral Role in Heart Recovery
Course Overview
Episode 1: A cardiac rehab nurse discusses her experiences and the challenges in the field. She highlights the crucial role of nurses in patient recovery after cardiac events, the structure of rehab programs, and the importance of nursing expertise in managing medications and comorbidities. The episode also addresses barriers such as limited resources and low reimbursement rates. Despite these obstacles, she finds the work rewarding, especially in seeing patients regain confidence and improve.
Episode 2: This discussion covers practical strategies for cardiac rehabilitation, emphasizing both physical recovery, like exercise guidelines, and psychosocial aspects, including managing anxiety, depression, and nutrition. The importance of collaboration with other healthcare professionals and the use of community resources, such as home-based and virtual rehab, is highlighted. The conversation concludes with advice for nurses interested in specializing in cardiac rehab.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify common challenges faced by patients recovering from heart-related events (e.g., medication adherence, mental health concerns)
- List different types of community resources available to support patients after a cardiac event (e.g., cardiac rehabilitation programs, support groups).
- Explain the importance of motivational interviewing techniques in promoting healthy lifestyle changes for cardiac patients.
- Apply strategies to recognize signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients recovering from heart-related events.
About the Author/Presenter
Erin Hill, BSN, RN, CCRP, has practiced as a registered nurse for over 13 years and has been a certified cardiac rehab nurse for over 8 years. She is also a certified personal trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine and enjoys exercise and a healthy lifestyle. She is passionate about cardiology and heart disease prevention.
Dr. Candace Pierce is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in healthcare and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, and presentations. As a leader, Dr. Pierce strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the Sr. Course Development Manager for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
Colibri Healthcare
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Nursing
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