Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Nursing Curriculum
The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Nursing Curriculum consists of 41 video lectures covering material relevant to nurses working in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Units. The lectures range in topic from development, to congenital cardiac defects, to post-operative assessment and care for cardiac patients. The curriculum also includes many instructional animations and illustrations to augment the lectures.
Learning Objectives
Describe normal cardiac anatomy and physiology both in fetal development and post-natally
Identify best practices in the assessment and monitoring of pediatric patients with cardiac disease
Review common presentations of congenital heart disease, including the anatomical features, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management
Identify basic principles of post-operative care and management for pediatric cardiac surgery patients
Recognize common arrhythmias and management approach in both medical and surgical pediatric cardiac patients
Review pediatric advanced life support (PALS) algorithms and management of cardiac emergencies, both medical and surgical
Develop a framework for teamwork and event management in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit
Lessons
Cardiac Development
Fetal Circulation
Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
Cardiac Output
Cardiovascular Assessment
Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring
Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring
Transducers in Invasive Pressure Monitoring
Interpreting Arterial Pressure Waveforms
Interpreting Central Venous Pressure Waveforms
Children's Hospital Early Warning Scoring (CHEWS) System
Clinical Presentation of Congenital Heart Disease
Causes of Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Cardiac Defects with Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Congenital Cardiac Defects with Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Congenital Cardiac Defects with Obstruction to Systemic Blood Flow
Case Study: Congenital Heart Defects
Post-operative Cardiac Assessment and Common Complications
Post-Operative Invasive Cardiac Monitoring
Optimizing Cardiac Output After Surgery
Emergency Situations in the Pediatric Cardiac Patient
Event Management in Emergency Situations
Arrhythmias: Disturbances of AV Conduction
Introduction to Arrhythmias
AV Nodal Arrhythmias
Ventricular Arrhythmias
Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Case Study: Arrhythmias
Introduction to Defibrillation
Introduction to Cardioversion
Introduction to Transcutaneous Pacing
Pathophysiology of Pain
Pain and Sedation Assessment and Management
Pain Assessment
Pain Pharmacotherapy
Non-Pharmacologic Pain Strategies
Case Study: Pain Management
Enteral Nutrition
Nasogastric Tube Placement
Post-Pyloric Tube Placement
Case Study: Enteral Nutrition
Author(s)
Lisa McCabe, RN, MS, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiovascular Program | Boston Children’s Hospital
Nancy Braudis, MS, RN, CPNP, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Brienne Johnson, RN, BSN, CPON, CCRN
Staff Nurse II, Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit | Boston Children's Hospital
Nursing Science Research Fellow | Boston Children's Hospital
James A. DiNardo, MD, FAAP
Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Mary McLellan, MPH, BSN, RN, CPN, CPH
Staff Nurse III | Boston Children's Hosptial
Clinical Inquiry Coordinator, Acute Cardiac Care Unit in the Bendersen Family Heart Center | Boston Children's HospitalMary McLellan, BSN, RN, CPN
Patricia Lincoln, RN, MS, CCRN, CNS-BC
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Thomas Kulik, MD
Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Attending, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Inpatient Unit | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Associate in Cardiology | Harvard Medical School
Dorothy M. Beke, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC, FAAN
Nurse Practice Specialist & Mechanical Circulatory Support Nursing Resource, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Bereavement Coordinator Heart Center' Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Preoperative Clinic | Boston Children's Hospital
Annette Imprescia, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Christine LaGrasta, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC
Nurse Practitioner, Inpatient Cardiology | Department of Cardiac Surgery | Boston Children's Hospital
Mjaye Leslie Mazwi, MD, MBChB
Fellow, Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Division Head, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine;
Co-Director, Heart Center | Seattle Children's Hospital
Catherine Dowling, RN, MS, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Critical Intenisve Care Unit | Boston Children's Hospital
Susan Hamilton, RN, MS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Surgery | Boston Children's Hospital
Dorothy M. Beke, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC, FAAN
Nurse Practice Specialist & Mechanical Circulatory Support Nursing Resource, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Bereavement Coordinator Heart Center' Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Preoperative Clinic | Boston Children's Hospital
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Course Director(s)
Annette Imprescia, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Dorothy M. Beke, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC, FAAN
Nurse Practice Specialist & Mechanical Circulatory Support Nursing Resource, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Bereavement Coordinator Heart Center' Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Preoperative Clinic | Boston Children's Hospital
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School