Heart Failure

COURSE OVERVIEW

Learning That Fits Your Schedule

Work through the lessons, required activities and knowledge checks. Your saved place lets you return between sessions. Complete the final assessment and evaluation to receive a learning completion record.

Online coursework does not replace supervised hands-on competency. Follow your scope of practice, local protocols and medical direction.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

What You’ll Learn

• Explain heart failure, the limits of historical ejection fraction and the distinction between congestion and perfusion.
• Identify a useful timeline, possible precipitants and current respiratory and circulatory deterioration.
• Compare competing causes and use diagnostic information, oxygen and noninvasive-support selection appropriately.
• Reassess treatment safety and failure while coordinating escalation, individualized transport and an accurate handoff.
• Develop and audit written acute-heart-failure plans and identify the separate practical, professional and approval requirements.

YOUR LEARNING PATH

Inside the Course