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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Build nursing skills to assess cardiovascular risk, support evidence-based prevention, monitor therapy, and teach patients how to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk.

A registered nurse reviews blood pressure, lipid results, and cardiovascular risk factors with an adult patient during a preventive care visit.
Contact hours
3
Format
Self-paced, online
Last reviewed
Sep 19, 2026

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$5 per contact hour · 3 contact hours

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Course Purpose

Build nursing skills to assess cardiovascular risk, support evidence-based prevention, monitor therapy, and teach patients how to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

This course prepares nurses to recognize atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk, collect accurate assessment data, and apply current prevention recommendations in collaboration with the patient and prescribing clinician. After completing the course, the nurse will be able to support lifestyle change, monitor lipid-lowering and antiplatelet therapy, identify adverse effects, and communicate findings that require treatment or urgent evaluation.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

  1. Differentiate atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, and clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
  2. Assess modifiable and nonmodifiable cardiovascular risk factors using accurate clinical measurements and a focused history.
  3. Interpret estimated cardiovascular risk within the limits of the selected risk calculator.
  4. Implement evidence-based nursing interventions for tobacco use, nutrition, physical activity, weight, blood pressure, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.
  5. Monitor the effectiveness and safety of statin and nonstatin lipid-lowering therapy.
  6. Distinguish appropriate primary-prevention and secondary-prevention uses of antiplatelet therapy.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com. This course should be used for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose, treat, prescribe, recommend, or initiate therapies or treatments in any setting. This course is copyrighted by Fast CE For Less, Inc. and may not be replicated, copied, or dispersed without written consent.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.

Course outline

6 sections · finish in any order across devices

  1. 1

    Introduction

  2. 2

    Assessment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk

  3. 3

    Estimating the Risk of Developing Atherosclerotic Heart Disease

  4. 4

    Statin Treatment Recommendations

  5. 5

    Antiplatelet Therapy

  6. 6

    Conclusion

References

The full reference list is included inside the course, after the Conclusion.

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