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1. Discuss treatment strategies for acute and chronic heart failure.
2. Relate coronary artery perfusion to cardiac musculature and the conduction system.
3. Describe the Hex-axial system for determining the electrical axis of the heart and identify causes of abnormal axis.
4. Utilize a 9-step systematic approach to interpret EKGs.
5. Recognize bundle branch blocks and hemi-blocks on EKG and state causes.
6. Interpret ischemia, injury, and infarction pattern on a 12-lead, 15-lead and right sided EKG.
7. Integrate new evidenced-based guidelines to treat Acute Coronary Syndrome.
8. Identify three common STEMI Imposters and differentiate between benign and injury pattern of ST segment elevation.
9. State the criteria for therapeutic induced hypothermia.

12-Lead EKG Interpretation

• Layout of the 12-lead, 15-lead and right-sided EKG
• Difference between electrodes and leads
• Limb leads and precordial leads
• Bipolar leads and unipolar leads
• Placement of electrodes and leads
• Importance of the positive electrode
• Contiguous leads
• Cardiac conduction system
• Correlating cardiac conduction with waveforms
• Understanding the action potential
• Apply coronary artery perfusion to cardiac musculature
• Normal R wave progression
• Systematic approach to EKG review

Determining Axis

• Hex-Axial system
• Limb leads and formation of axis wheel
• 4 quadrants of Axis
• Quick approach for determining axis by quadrant
• Axis practice utilizing “Thumbs technique”
• Reasons for axis deviation

Bundle Branch Block Identification

• Utilizing Leads V 1 and V 6
• Right bundle branch block
• Complete left bundle branch block
• Causes and treatment strategies

Fascicular Block Identification/ AKA Hemiblocks

• Utilizing Leads 1 and AVF
• Left anterior hemiblock
• Left posterior hemiblock

Hands-On EKG Practice: Leads, Axis, Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks

Patterns of Myocardial Injury and Ischemia and Treatment Interventions

• Myocardial injury
• ST and T wave changes
• ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) vs. non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
• Reciprocal changes
• Pathological Q waves
• Normal recovery from a STEMI
• Myocardial ischemia
• Differentiate NSTEMI from unstable angina
• ST and T wave changes
• Subtle Clues

Heart Failure

• Acute decompensated vs. Chronic
• Background and causes
• Evidenced-based guidelines and treatments

Cardiac Chamber Enlargement

• Differentiate left and right atrial enlargement
• Contrast LV and RV hypertrophy.

Therapeutic Induced Hypothermia

• Evidenced-based guidelines for treatment
• Expected outcomes

Clinical management and Intervention

• Emergent Strategies
• Chronic Management Strategies

Cathy Lockett, RN, MHA, BSN, CCRN-K., has been practicing critical care nursing for over 35 years. Her critical care background includes working in medical, surgical, neuro, cardiac, cardiovascular care, and critical care transport with most of her clinical experience in the areas of medical cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. She has provided cardiovascular care in the role of staff nurse, preceptor, educator, supervisor and manager.

Utilizing her vast knowledge and experience, Cathy has presented on numerous topics related to cardiac and pulmonary care, including advanced and basic EKG interpretation, the heart in detail, hemodynamic monitoring, basic and advanced arrhythmia, pulmonary diseases and IABP therapy. Additionally, Cathy is a Training Center Faculty member for the American Heart Association in the disciplines of Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Cathy is also a former co-owner of an educational healthcare company.

Cathy’s teaching style is dynamic and high-energy while remaining informal and easy to understand. Attending this seminar will enhance your learning experience, improve your long-term retention of key concepts and provide more effective patient care. Cathy’s teaching style indeed personifies that learning can be fun and informative. Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: M. Cathy Lockett is an independent contractor and receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: M. Cathy Lockett has no relevant non-financial relationships.

For U.S. and Canadian customers, CE is available for $20 USD per participant. International CE rates may vary; please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion will be emailed, faxed or mailed to participants completing the post-test/evaluation and paying the CE fee.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 5/23/2017
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.3 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Paramedics, Physician Assistants, EKG Technicians, Telemetry Technicians