Cardiovascular Essentials for Ambulatory Nurses – Foundations-Video: Cardiovascular Pharmacologic and Device Therapies

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In this video, Jenny Kennedy, VP of Care Transformation, discusses pharmacology and device therapies in cardiovascular nursing. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the patient's goals of care and improving their quality of life. Kennedy highlights the need for accurate medication history and encourages patients to bring in their pill bottles for confirmation of doses and frequencies. She also reminds viewers to consider over-the-counter medications, as well as generic and brand names for prescriptions. Kennedy provides an overview of different medication classes, including lipid management drugs, antihypertensive medications, antiplatelets, anticoagulants, and heart failure diuretics. She explains how these medications work and discusses contraindications, side effects, and monitoring parameters for each class. Kennedy also briefly touches on shared decision-making, permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and external defibrillators. She concludes with considerations for patients with pacemakers and ICDs, such as post-implant precautions and avoiding interference with devices. Overall, the video provides a comprehensive overview of pharmacological and device therapies in cardiovascular nursing. (No credits were mentioned in the video)

Keywords

cardiovascular nursing

pharmacology

device therapies

medication management

shared decision-making

pacemakers

implantable cardioverter-defibrillators