Clinical Simulation

Yes

• Create a systematic, focused list of differential diagnoses and the appropriate interventions for a deteriorating LVAD patient utilizing VAD parameters.
• Decide appropriately when and how to escalate care and/or activate the Rapid Response Team.
• Identify signs, symptoms, and LVAD device findings that indicate a stable patient.
• Identify signs, symptoms, and LVAD device findings that indicate an unstable patient.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team involved in the collaborative care of LVAD patients.
• Integrate a team-based approach in the care of LVAD patients.
• Perform an appropriate, focused physical exam and identify pertinent positives and negatives of the LVAD-focused physical exam.
• Select the appropriate diagnostic tests to evaluate an unstable LVAD patient and correctly interpret the diagnostic test results.

CE-ANY CE-NURSE CE-PHYS CE-PHYS-ASSIST CE-Physician CE-PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CE-RN simops

Free

Mark Hofmeyer

Patricia Filomena
RayQuall Hutchinson
Luis Calderon
Tonya Elliott
Carla Neustadt
David De Leon
Jordan Perkins
Samuel Rodriguez
Kimberly Benson

MedStar Medical Group