Cardiac Intervention Nursing: Periprocedural Care and Complication Recognition

Course Purpose

This course supports nursing preparation, intraprocedural surveillance, access-site recovery, complication escalation, and transition planning for cardiac intervention patients. It emphasizes medication reconciliation, meaningful consent verification, contrast-risk communication, sedation surveillance, and continuity of the procedural plan.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

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

Overview

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Cardiac Intervention Nursing: Periprocedural Care and Complication Recognition.

Objectives

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

1. Identify unresolved preprocedure information and communicate the specific clarification needed from the procedural clinician.
2. Compare medication sources and distinguish listed therapy, reported use, verified administration, and clinician-directed changes.
3. Differentiate consent documentation from unresolved patient understanding and select an appropriate pre-sedation escalation.
4. Construct an escalation message linking respiratory, oxygenation, hemodynamic, or electrical changes with procedural and medication context.
5. Differentiate radial, femoral, and retained-support recovery responsibilities without independently selecting or operating a closure or support device.
6. Connect renal assessment, clinician-established contrast planning, exposure documentation, and ordered follow-up without prescribing preventive treatment.
7. Prioritize interdisciplinary assessment of evolving postprocedure concerns and identify the reassessment information needed after an authorized response.
8. Identify discharge-plan gaps involving antiplatelet instructions, access care, delayed complications, contact arrangements, and procedural handoff.

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 Cardiac Intervention Nursing: Periprocedural Care and Complication Recognition.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Course overview and learning objectives

2. 2

   Introduction

3. 3

   Cardiac catheterization pathway, roles and preprocedure assessment

4. 4

   Medication and bleeding-risk reconciliation before procedures

5. 5

   Consent verification, time-out and team communication

6. 6

   Intraprocedural nursing surveillance and safe escalation

7. 7

   Radial and femoral access recovery and bleeding recognition

8. 8

   Contrast exposure, renal risk and individualized prevention

9. 9

   Postprocedure complications and urgent interdisciplinary response

10. 10

    Discharge selection, antiplatelet adherence and procedural handoff

11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

12. 12

    Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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