CONTINUING EDUCATION:
RN, NP:  .92 CE Credit

Recorded Date:  April 10, 2015 (as part of the 2015 PCNA annual symposium in Anaheim)
Original Posting Date: March 3, 2016
Content Review Date: January 2017

COURSE OVERVIEW:

This session will review the latest research on wireless PA pressure monitoring and mechanical circulatory support.

AUDIENCE:
Nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.

FACULTY DISCLOSURES:
Consultant/Advisory Board: St. Jude Medical

COST:
This online educational activity is offered free of charge.

PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY AND RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT:
View the course materials; complete the post-test (you can take the post-test more than once if needed to achieve a passing score of 75%) and online evaluation form at the end of the activity, and print your CE certificate.

ACCREDITOR:
This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as an approved provider of Nurse Practitioner continuing education, provider number 030602. 

Please note that if you received credit for attending the 2015 PCNA Annual Symposium in Anaheim, you will be unable to claim credit for the on-demand sessions that were recorded there.  

List the device indications for LVADs as destination therapy
Summarize the impact of the wireless PA pressure monitor on both readmission rates and quality of life in the patient with heart failure (HF)