Target audience: Nurses new to intermediate care.

For questions or more information about the program, contact Lynn Morris via email at Lynn.Morris@Baystatehealth.org

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Discuss basic pharmacology concepts.
2. Describe the most frequently used medications in intermediate care.
3. Identify the most common cardiovascular diagnoses found in the intermediate care population.
4. Discuss the treatments typically used in most common cardiovascular diagnoses.
5. Explain the care needs of patients with multisystem dysfunction.

Faculty

Marsha Chappel, MSN, CCRN
Educator PCU
Baystate Medical Center 

Megan Meyers, BSN, RN, HNB-BC
Educator D5A
Baystate Medical Center 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 contact hour(s).
Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.