Post-operative Cardiac Assessment and Common Complications
Learn about important nursing considerations for the post-operative cardiac patient.
Learning Objectives
Discuss postoperative management of the pediatric cardiac patient.
Identify the key components of the postoperative physical exam.
Identify postoperative cardiac risks.
Describe the various postoperative factors affecting cardiac output.
Author(s)
Dorothy (Dot) M. Beke, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC, FAAN
Nurse Practice Specialist & Mechanical Circulatory Support Nursing Resource, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU); Bereavement Coordinator, Heart Center' Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Preoperative Clinic | Boston Children’s Hospital
Citation
Beke D, Wolbrink TA. Post-operative Cardiac Assessment and Common Complications. 6/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3136/post-operative-cardiac-assessment-and-common-complications.