Attacking Anterior-wall Myocardial Infarction in Time
Responding to a dangerous myocardial infarction is all about time.
Make sure you have the skill and knowledge you need to beat the clock.
By Rose M. Coughlin, MSN, RN, APRN-BC
Expiration Date: December 31, 2009. No CE contact hours (CH) will be given after this date.
Purpose: To provide registered nurses with evidence-based information on the latest strategies for identifying and managing the patient with anterior-wall MI.
Objectives:
- Describe the signs and symptoms of anterior-wall myocardial infarction (MI).
- Recall the diagnostic techniques used to detect anterior-wall MI.
- Describe the medical management of anterior-wall MI.
- Discuss the nursing management of anterior-wall MI.
Description:In the United States, between 1.2 and 1.5 million people suffer a myocardial infarction (MI) every year. And among MIs, anterior-wall MIs are the most serious and have the worst prognosis. Preventing death from MI is a matter of time. The patient needs to seek treatment quickly, and you need to act fast to recognize the signs and symptoms and intervene appropriately.
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Rose M. Coughlin, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist on the Cardiothoracic Stepdown Units at the Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic. The author has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial companies providing support for this continuing nursing education activity.
1.5 contact hours, are provided by ANA.
The American Nurses Association Center for Continuing Education and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP6178.
