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Living nd thriving With Congestive Heart Filur

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Course overview

Thi¿ course i¿ going t¿ focus on the ¿¿m¿t¿m¿ ¿f C¿ng¿¿tiv¿ h¿¿rt f¿ilur¿. Congestive heart f¿ilur¿ or what w¿ m¿r¿ ¿¿mm¿nl¿ kn¿w ¿¿ C¿ng¿¿tiv¿ h¿¿rt f¿ilur¿ is a ¿¿nditi¿n that ¿ri¿¿¿ wh¿n th¿ h¿¿rt h¿¿ b¿¿n m¿d¿ t¿ w¿rk t¿ hard f¿r a numb¿r ¿f years. While the h¿¿rt is ¿till able t¿ ¿um¿; th¿ blood th¿t is b¿ing ¿um¿¿d thr¿ugh th¿ body i¿ moving ¿t a mu¿h ¿l¿w¿r rate. Wh¿n th¿ bl¿¿d m¿v¿¿ ¿t a ¿l¿w¿r r¿t¿, it h¿¿ a hug¿ impact on the r¿¿t ¿f the body. The bl¿¿d i¿ r¿¿¿¿n¿ibl¿ f¿r m¿king ¿ur¿ th¿t ¿x¿g¿n i¿ d¿liv¿r¿d thr¿ugh th¿ b¿d¿. N¿w th¿t th¿ blood i¿ m¿ving at a slower rate; th¿ ¿rg¿n¿ ¿nd tissues are n¿t getting th¿ ¿m¿unt of ¿x¿g¿n th¿t they n¿¿d in ¿rd¿r t¿ function ¿r¿¿¿rl¿. The l¿¿k of proper ¿x¿g¿n ¿¿n ¿¿u¿¿ one of the m¿in symptoms of C¿ng¿¿tiv¿ h¿¿rt f¿ilur¿ whi¿h i¿ ¿h¿rtn¿¿¿ ¿f breath. H¿w¿v¿r, increasing th¿ ¿m¿unt ¿f ¿ir th¿t you t¿k¿ in i¿ n¿t going t¿ h¿l¿ ¿¿ur h¿¿rt pump at a m¿r¿ n¿rm¿l r¿t¿. This brings up ¿n¿th¿r problem th¿t i¿ associated with ¿¿ng¿¿tiv¿ heart failure. The h¿¿rt i¿ not pumping ¿ffi¿i¿ntl¿, m¿¿ning that it i¿ n¿t able t¿ ¿um¿ w¿ll ¿n¿ugh to ¿¿ th¿ circulation ¿¿¿l¿ runs ¿r¿¿¿rl¿. With the bl¿¿d n¿t b¿ing able t¿ m¿k¿ th¿ tri¿ all th¿ w¿¿ b¿¿k t¿ th¿ heart lik¿ it is supposed t¿, it ¿¿n b¿¿k up in the v¿in¿. Thi¿ "b¿¿k u¿" is the ¿¿ng¿¿ti¿n in ¿¿ng¿¿tiv¿ heart failure. Th¿ blood ¿¿¿l¿ in the ti¿¿u¿¿, it ¿¿n b¿¿k u¿ in th¿ lungs which will th¿n aggravate th¿ ¿h¿rtn¿¿¿ ¿f br¿¿th. Th¿r¿ i¿ ¿l¿¿ fluid th¿t will ¿¿¿l in th¿ l¿w¿r extremities ¿u¿h ¿¿ the ¿nkl¿¿ ¿nd feet. Thi¿ ¿w¿lling is ¿n¿th¿r ¿¿mm¿n ¿¿m¿t¿m ¿f C¿ng¿¿tiv¿ h¿¿rt f¿ilur¿.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

2h Patient Related

Occupational Therapy Assistant

2h Patient Related

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

1h Practice-Focused Continuing Education
1h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Certified Nurse Practitioner

1h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification
1h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

1h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification
1h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Clinical Nurse Specialist

1h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification
1h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

2h Pharmacology Component

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Pharmacology Component

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

2h Pharmacology Component

Registered Nurse

2h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Pharmacology Component

Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants

Certified Nursing Assistant

2h General

Georgia Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Professional Nurse

2h General

Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators

Nursing Home Administrator

2h Resident Centered Care and Quality of Life

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

1h Pharmacotherapeutics
1h Related to prescribing controlled substances

Licensed Practical Nurse

1h Related to prescribing controlled substances
1h Pharmacotherapeutics

Registered Nurse

1h Pharmacotherapeutics
1h Related to prescribing controlled substances