Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Assess the patients cardiovascular status in an organized and comprehensive manner.
2. Analyze heart sounds.
3. Distinguish the various components of those sounds as they relate to a cardiac assessment.
4. Assess patient's respiratory status in an organized and comprehensive manner.
5. Demonstrate the use of various oxygen devices.

Registration is limited to H&V Tele RNs and via email ONLY to Carol.Lynn@baystatehealth.org

Faculty

Diane Kos-Ditto   MSN RN
H&V Telemetry Nurse Educator
Baystate Medical Center

Carol Lynn  MSN RN-BC
H&V Telemetry Nurse Educator
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.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.