HMTW Principles of Advanced Cardiovascular Nursing- Critical Care- December 16, 2025

The Woodlands, TX US
December 16, 2025

Description: The purpose of this course is to orient ICU nurses to the best practices related to the recovery of the postoperative cardiovascular patient and may also serve as a refresher for nurses who currently care for this dynamic patient population.

Target Audience

HMTW ICU Registered Nurses

Learning Objectives

  • Knowledge: 80% of the learners will self report and increase in knowledge related to the care and management of postoperative cardiac patients.
    Practice: 80% of the learners will self-report an intent to change practice.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 Attendance
  • 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 7.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

Course opens: 
10/28/2024
Course expires: 
12/16/2025
Event starts: 
12/16/2025 - 9:00am CST
Event ends: 
12/16/2025 - 5:10pm CST
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HMTW Principles of Advance Cardiovascular Nursing- Critical Care


 

Time

Topic

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Welcome, Introductions, ANCC CNE disclosure

9:15 am – 9:30 am

Anatomy & Pathophysiology of Heart

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Hemodynamics, Interpretation, Tools Utilized in Critical Care for Monitoring

10:00 am- 10:30 am

Preoperative Care of the CV Patient

10:30am – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am – 11:15 am

Coronary Bypass Surgery: Types, Complications

11:15 am – 11:45 am

Cardiac Valve Surgery: Types, Complications

11:45am – 12:15 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Nursing Interventions/ Indications of Compromised Hemodynamics

12:15 pm- 12:30 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Pharmacokinetics

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Valve Surgery

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Dysrhythmias

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Fluid/ Electrolyte Imbalances

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Break

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Pulmonary Management

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: GI Complications

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Pain Management

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Infection Prevention

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Neurological Complications

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Emergency Protocols

4:30pm- 5:00 pm

Immediate Postoperative Period: Aneurysm Repair

5:00pm- 5:10pm 

Evaluation

Houston Methodist The Woodlands
17201 I-45 South
The Woodlands, TX 77384
United States

Cindi S. Thomas, MSN, BSN, RN, CVRN-BC

 

The activity's Nurse Planner has determined that no one who has the ability to control the content of this CNE activity - planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers - has a conflict of interest. Please send any questions to HMHNursePlanners@HoustonMethodist.org.

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

 

 To be awarded 7.00 continuing professional development hours, the participant must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation tool.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 Attendance
  • 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 7.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

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