Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PEMA
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 10/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall the functions of the heart.
Review basic pacemaker function.
Recall patient education, emergencies, and other interventions for pacemakers.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Heart Overview
Meet Lori
Background
The Heart
Practice Session with Lori
Conduction System
Practice Session with Lori
Summary
Section 3: Pacemaker
Pacemaker Overview
Before Surgery
Results
Meet Patient Andrea
After Surgery Pacemaker Education
Practice Session with Lori
Practice Session with Lori
Summary
Section 4: Battery Life, Emergencies, and Interrogation
Battery
Knowledge Check
Emergencies
Malfunctioning Pacemaker
Pacemaker Interrogation
Practice Session with Lori
Pacemakers and End of Life
Summary
Section 5: Clinical Vignette
Finishing The Day with Lori
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Certified Medical Assistants; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.