Course curriculum

  • 1

    About This Course: Start Here

  • 2

    Introduction

    • Introduction - [Title]

    • Heart Failure: Introduction - [ Video]

    • Heart Failure: Introduction

    • Heart Failure - [Etiology]
  • 3

    SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

    • Signs & Symptoms: [Title]

    • Signs & Symptoms: Video

    • Signs & Symptoms

    • Signs & Symptoms: Shortness of Breath

    • Signs & Symptoms: Fatigue

    • Signs & Symptoms: Coughing and Wheezing

    • Signs & Symptoms: Rapid Weight Change

    • Signs & Symptoms: Swelling of Lower Extremities

    • Signs & Symptoms: Loss of Appetite

    • Signs & Symptoms: Frequent Nocturia

    • Signs & Symptoms: Irregular or Rapid Heartbeat

    • Signs & Symptoms: Confusion or Impaired Thinking
  • 4

    Classifications of Severity

    • Classifications: [Title]

    • Two Essential Classifications

    • The New York Heart Association's Classification of Heart Failure

    • American Heart Association's Heart Failure Classification
  • 5

    Nursing Goals

    • Nursing Goals: [Title]

    • Nursing Goals - [Video]

    • Nursing Goals
  • 6

    Assessment, Treatment, and Interventions

    • Assessment, Treatment, and Interventions - [Title]

    • Assessment, Treatment, and Interventions: [Video]

    • Assessment, Treatment, and Interventions

    • Assessment

    • Monitoring Vital Signs

    • Laboratory Tests That Need to be Ordered

    • Medications - [Video]

    • Administration of Medications

    • Medications: Diuretics

    • Medications: ACE Inhibitors

    • Medications: Beta Blockers
  • 7

    Preventative Practices for Heart Failure

    • Preventative Practices for Heart Failure - [Title]

    • Preventative Practices for Heart Failure: Overview

    • Diet - [Video]

    • Diet, Pt. 1

    • Diet, Pt. 2

    • Diet, Pt. 3

    • Diet and Weight Monitoring

    • Exercise - [Video]

    • Exercise

    • Smoking - [Video]

    • Smoking
  • 8

    Other Treatments

    • Other Treatments - [Title]

    • Other Treatments - [Video]

    • Other Treatments: Oxygen Therapy and Immunizations
  • 9

    Heart Failure: Summary

    • Summary

    • References
  • 10

    Quiz & Survey

    • Heart Failure Quiz

    • Survey [Intro]

    • Survey: [We value your feedback]

    • Next Up - [Download Your Certificate & Take Action]