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1. Identify strategies to avoid adverse drug events.
2. Analyze the major classes of cardiovascular drugs.
3. Recognize potential drug-to-drug interactions in the patient taking anticoagulants.
4. Discuss critical side effects for the patient taking statins.
5. Formulate a plan of care for the patient receiving blood transfusions.
6. Prioritize interventions for the patient who has overdosed on opioids.

• Cardiac
• The Spectrum of Coronary Artery Disease
• The ABCDs of the Cardiac Medicine Cabinet
• ACEs/ARBs
• Beta Blockers
• Calcium Channel Blockers
• Diuretics
• MONA vs. FONA: Which is the Best Treatment
• Drug Priorities for Ischemic Injury & Heart Failure
• Must Know Side Effects of Alpha Blockers
• Antiarrhythmic Options
• Maintaining Electrolyte Balance with Diuretics
• Cardiac Benefits of Statins Beyond Treating Dyslipidemia
• Strategies to Avoid Rhabdo
• Endocrine
• The Newest Oral Hypoglycemics
• Short- & Long-Acting Insulins
• Ace Inhibitors & the Diabetic Patient
• Vasopressin for Diabetes Insipidus
• Acute Hyperglycemic States: DKA, HHS
• Insulin Drips
• Gastrointestinal
• Anticholinergics: Impact on the GI System
• Anti-emetics & How They Work to Guide Your Selection
• Understanding H2 Blockers & Proton Pump
• Inhibitors
• Upper & Lower GI Bleeds: Ulcers, Varices, Diverticulitis
• Protonix, Vasopressin, Octreotide
• Fluid Resuscitation & Blood Products: Avoiding & Treating TACO & TRALI
• Pulmonary
• Corticosteroids for the Airway
• Avoiding Complications
• Bronchodilators: MDIs vs. Nebulizers
• The Beta Blocker & Asthma Connection
• Pulmonary Embolus: From Thrombolytics to Interventional Radiology
• Anticoagulation Goals
• Exploring the 5 Categories of Anticoagulants:
• Coumarins
• Factor 10a Inhibitors
• Heparins
• Thrombin Inhibitors
• Anti-Platelets
• The New Reversal Agents
• Pain Control
• NSAIDS/Acetaminophen/Aspirin
• New Concerns with Opioids
• Medical Marijuana: What has Research Taught Us?
• Reversal Agents
• Managing Overdose

Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for nearly 30 years specializing in intensive care. She earned her legal nurse consultant training through the Vickie Milazzo Institute in 2008 and has worked on nearly 250 cases for various boards of nursing. She has worked with attorneys on pre-corrective action and with nurses to meet consultation requirements to fulfill corrective action guidelines.

Additionally, Cyndi has worked as a legal nurse consultant responsible to analyze medical records, determine merit, assist with client interviews, attend medical appointments, locate testing experts, complete chronologies, review billing for accuracy, provide deposition/jury question development, and assist in court strategy development. Cyndi is a renowned national seminar speaker having spoken for numerous companies since 2008, including her own, Clinical Review Consultants. She works for Mayo Clinic in Minnesota continuing her passion for bedside nursing in critical care. 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 and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $9.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). 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 are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**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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Cardiovascular Technology Professionals
Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) recognizes programs and providers approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This self-study package will qualify for 6.3 contact hour.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 3/9/2021
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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Pharmacology Nurse Practitioners
This self-study program offers 380 instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for 6.0 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement.

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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, Physician Assistants, Cardiovascular Technicians