Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Hemodynamic Monitoring

Course overview

In this activity, using audio presentations and case reviews, we cover heart failure syndrome and pulmonary edema as well as treatment options/interventions and nursing assessment/interventions; we also review diagnostic testing and arterial lines. After completing this activity, nurses should be able to: formulate the appropriate treatment and interventions for patients presenting with heart failure; analyze the appropriate assessment and diagnostic testing for patients presenting with symptoms of heart failure; and examine the principles of hemodynamic blood pressure monitoring