For questions, please contact ARLENE KRUZEL via email at Arlene.Kruzel@baystatehealth.org

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1| Identify and discuss cardiac structures and anatomical landmarks.
2| Discuss the steps involved with a comprehensive cardiovascular assessment. 
3| Identify and describe common cardiac disorders and the appropriate nursing care, interventions, diagnostic testing, and pharmacology.
4| Summarize additional resources available at Baystate Health.

Faculty

Diane Kos-Ditto, MSN, RN
Nurse Educator, S1400 and S1500
Nursing Professional Practice Department
Baystate Medical Center 

Traci Leary, MSN, RN
Nurse Educator Wesson 3, Wesson 4 and Hemodialysis
Nursing Professional Practice Department
Baystate Medical Center 

Kimberly Gagne, MSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Educator D6A and Flex Team
Nursing Professional Practice Department
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 2.5 contact hour(s).
Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.