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Mastering The Physical Assessment Video Series
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Details:
Multi-disc DVD recording (2 hours, 58 minutes) with electronic manual and instructions.
Pocket Guide: 3-1/4” x 5-1/2”, Full color, 60 pages
Author:
CYNDI ZARBANO, MSN-ED, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC
Publisher:
PESI HealthCare
Copyright:
9/20/2013
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RVKIT075480
Objectives
[+] [-] 075485 - Mastering Neurological Assessment
  1. Analyze the primary causes of acute mental status changes.
  2. Apply 3 tests that assess proprioception and cerebellar function.
  3. Detect patients at risk for delirium and learn how to respond to it.

[+] [-] 075490 - Mastering the Cardiac Assessment
  1. Identify the importance of listening over all four heart valves every time doing a cardiac assessment.
  2. Recognize the significance of S3 and S4 heart sounds.
  3. Distinguish between systolic and diastolic murmurs.

[+] [-] 075495 - Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment
  1. Understand the purpose and use of a Peak Flow Meter.
  2. Identify adventitious breath sounds and recognize the significance of each.
  3. Recognize the 3 sounds one may auscultate in a patient with pneumonia.

Outline
[+] [-] 075485 - Mastering Neurological Assessment
  1. Anatomical Factors
    1. How they drive changes expected on assessment
  2. Six Areas of a Thorough Neurological Exam
    1. Mental Status Exam
    2. Cranial Nerves
    3. Proprioception and Cerebellar Function
    4. Motor Strength
    5. Sensory Function
    6. Deep tendon reflexes and Babinski
  3. Glascow Coma Scale
  4. 3 Mnemonics for Common Causes of Acute Mental Status Changes
  5. Understanding delirium and how it impacts patient outcomes
  6. Meningeal Signs - different tools for different ages!
    1. Kernig’s Sign
    2. Brudzinski’s Sign
    3. Nuchal Rigidity

[+] [-] 075490 - Mastering the Cardiac Assessment
  1. Cardiac Assessment
    1. Correct auscultation of heart tones & location of heart valves
    2. Abnormal and extra heart tones - discuss and listen to examples!
      1. Differentiate between normal and abnormal tones
      2. S3
      3. S4
      4. Summation Gallop
      5. Pericardial rub
      6. Clicks
      7. Murmurs
        1. Classification of murmurs
        2. Systolic murmurs
        3. Diastolic murmurs
        4. Continuous murmurs
    3. Heart failure - recognizing the assessment changes expected with each
      1. Right-sided heart failure
      2. Left-sided heart failure
      3. Mixed heart failure.
      4. Cor Pulmonale
      5. Learn what diagnosis just moved into second place for cause!
    4. Assessing chest pain
      1. Many thing that aren't heart can cause chest pain
      2. What clues during your assessment can help you decide what is this patients symptom origin?

[+] [-] 075495 - Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment
  1. Respiratory Assessment Steps
  2. Common Adventitious Breath Sounds and the clues they are giving you!
    1. What are the causes, when are they heard and what interventions can we take?
      1. Crackles/Rales - grasp the difference between wet and dry crackles
      2. Wheezes - not always airway obstruction!
      3. Rhonchi - learn how to tell coarse crackles from rhonchi
      4. Stridor - rapid treatment for this emergency!
      5. Pleural Friction Rub - What is this loud obnoxious sound telling you?
    2. Transmitted Voice Sounds - Advanced Assessment Skills
      1. Hear Real Life Examples
      2. Bronchophony
      3. Whispered Pectoriloquy
      4. Egophony
    3. Commonly dealt with Lung Diseases
      1. Asthma - use of the peak flow meter to guide the plan
      2. Bronchitis - acute or chronic? How do we know?
      3. Emphysema - changes on chest x-ray and determining if a patient is a CO2 retainer
      4. Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Understanding the long term consequences of noncompliance!

Author

CYNDI ZARBANO, MSN-ED, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC

CYNDI ZARBANO, MSN-ED, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for 29 years working in the intensive care, emergency department and flight nursing settings. For much of her career she has also served as an open-heart nurse working with both valve replacements and coronary artery bypass graft patients.

She has been a legal nurse consultant since 2008, working with over 200 cases for both plaintiff, defense, and numerous boards of nursing cases. In addition to her legal work, Cyndi currently works as an intensive care nurse for Mayo in Minnesota.

Having spoken nationally and internationally, Cyndi has earned the reputation of keeping attendees engaged with the use of current clinical knowledge, evidence-based practice, fascinating nursing experiences, the injection of humor to keep learning fun, and utilizing learning tools to encourage knowledge retention. Cyndi is a veteran of the US Navy having served ten years and leaving service as a Lieutenant Commander. 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.
Continuing Education Credits Awarded for Completion of Entire Package
[+] [-] Combined Continuing Education Credit From All Components
Breakdown of Continuing Education Credits by Components
[+] [-] 074500 - Clinical Nursing Assessment Skills Pocket Guide
[+] [-] 075485 - Mastering Neurological Assessment
[+] [-] 075490 - Mastering the Cardiac Assessment
[+] [-] 075495 - Mastering the Pulmonary Assessment
Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists