Title: Care of the Patient with Cardiac Diseases/Disorders
Course: PRN 0092 Practical Nursing II > Section: Nursing Care of Clients with Cardiovascular Disorders

Introduction

This module will help students build upon previous knowledge to develop understanding and acquire nursing skills which will assist clients with cardiovascular disease/disorders. The student will recognize how dysfunction of this system negatively impacts other body systems. Topics covered will be angina, dysrhythmias, myocardial infarction, heart failure, endocarditis, and valvular disorders.  Diet modification and consideration for the elderly are integral components of this unit.  Assignments are correlated with clinical experiences to enable the student to apply principles in the clinical environment.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

Identify signs and symptoms of cardiac disease/disorders.
Identify diagnostic tests used in the treatment of cardiac diseases/disorders.
Identify medications used in the treatment of cardiac diseases/disorders.
Discuss nursing interventions for the care of patients with cardiac diseases/disorders.

Standards

This module maps to the following standards:

38.0   Provide care for medical/surgical/oncology patients, utilizing nursing principles–T he student will be able to:
38.01 Identify signs and symptoms of disease/disorders of the body systems.
38.02 Identify diagnostic tests used in the treatment of diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.03 Identify medications used in the treatment of diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.04 Identify nutritional needs of patients with diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.07 Provide care for the patient with cardiovascular disease/disorder

Readings & Resources

Christensen, Kockrow. Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition.  Chapter 8

Additional Resources

Review cardiovascular system at freenursetutor ( http://freenursetutor.com/) and also view Myocardial Infraction on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_1hxz8XxVk)