Treat the Beat to the Third Power - the New Science of ACLS and Postresuscitation Care with Ethical Considerations

Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. In preparation for AHA and AAP classes of: BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP. Awards 30 CE's upon completion. Intended for: all nurses Upon competition of Treat the Beat and Beyond, the learner will be able to recognize and select appropriate drugs for the following rhythms: * Ventricular Fibrillation * PEA * Asystole * Sinus Bradycardia * 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree blocks * Paced rhythm * Monomorphic VT * Polymorphic VT * Supraventricular...
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Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. In preparation for AHA and AAP classes of: BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP. Awards 30 CE's upon completion. Intended for: all nurses Upon competition of Treat the Beat and Beyond, the learner will be able to recognize and select appropriate drugs for the following rhythms: * Ventricular Fibrillation * PEA * Asystole * Sinus Bradycardia * 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree blocks * Paced rhythm * Monomorphic VT * Polymorphic VT * Supraventricular Tachycardia * Torsades de Pointes Upon the completion of Treat the Beat and Beyond, the learner will be able to: * State the reason to call the code * State three ways to open the airway * State three ways to ventilate the patient * State three ways to provide high quality CPR * State the four universal steps of using the AED * State four ways to provide the best chance of survival with the use of the AED * State three goals of high quality CPR Upon the completion of Treat the Beat and Beyond, the learner will be able to: * State four team dynamics of a Team Leader * State four tasks that need to be assigned for a code call * Describe the difference between monophasic and biphasic defibrillation * State four ways of confirming ET tube placement * State four drugs used in a resuscitative event * State four possible causes of a PEA * State four interventions for a Asystole * State four types of bradycardias * State step in preparing and using a TCP * State one reason for cardioversion of a Tachycardia * State steps in preparing for cardioversion * Describe the difference between defibrillation and cardioversion * Describe how to determine the medication for a stable tachycardia * Identify the adjunctive therapies for ACS * Verbalize the steps to determine an ischemic stroke * Verbalize the time frame required to initiate stroke interventions