• Course Format

    Live Webinar/Virtual

  • Interactive

    Q&A & Polling

  • Course Length

    7:00 AM - 3:30 PM PST

  • Study Guide

    Downloadable PDF Study Guide

  • Contact Hours

    7.5

  • Certificate of Completion

    Printable CE Certificate

Description

The live webinar Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC®) Review Course is designed to follow the AACN Certification test plan for the CSC® exam. This review will assist nurses working with acutely/critically ill adult cardiac patients to obtain this subspecialty certification.

Nicole makes the course fun & interactive with live polling of practice test questions and provides numerous opportunities for nurses to ask questions!

The entire webinar will be recorded, if you need extra review on certain topics, you can view the recording on-demand later!

December 17, 2024

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM PST (10:00 AM - 6:30 PM EST)

Course Agenda

07:00 – 08:30     Exam Overview & Hemodynamic Monitoring
08:30 – 08:40     Break
08:40 – 10:00     Hemodynamic Monitoring & Vasoactive Medications
10:00 – 10:10     Break
10:10 – 11:30     Complications of Cardiac Surgery Part 1
11:30 – 11:40     Break
11:40 – 12:30     Complications of Cardiac Surgery Part 2
12:30 – 13:00     Lunch
13:00 – 14:30     Valve Dysfunction & Valvular Procedures
14:30 – 14:40     Break
14:40 – 15:30     Aneurysms

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About the Study Guide

Ace the CSC®!: You Can Do It! Study Guide was designed to serve as a succinct guide following AACN’s test blueprint for the CSC® examination. Updated in 2022, the Second Edition was purposely written using only bullet points containing key information. This book includes over 180 practice questions with answers and rationale! The key to success is not only having the core knowledge in Cardiac Surgery, but also practicing as many questions as possible. Understanding rationale for correct and incorrect answers will enhance test taking strategies.

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Learning Objectives

At the completion of this eLearning, participants should be able to:

Exam & Cardiac Surgery Overview

  • Discuss normal blood flow through the myocardium

  • Review coronary perfusion and walls each coronary artery supplies

  • Discuss the difference between on and off pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Hemodynamic Monitoring

  • Discuss the use of the pulmonary artery catheter & interventions to manage complications

  • Discuss the hemodynamic findings of different shock states (Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, Vasoplegic)

  • Describe vasoactive infusions including vasopressors, positive & negative inotropes and vasodilators and the effects on hemodynamics

  • Discuss the use of mechanical circulatory support post-surgery

Complications of Cardiac Surgery

  • Discuss strategies for bleeding reversal & transfusions

  • Describe post operative MI, cardiogenic shock, cardiac tamponade, heart failure, dysrhythmias & other complications

  • Discuss the differences between inferior, right ventricular, anterior, lateral & posterior wall MIs + pharmacology utilized with ACS

Valve Dysfunctions & Procedures

  • Differentiate valvular regurgitation (insufficiency) and stenosis

  • Discuss treatment modalities, including transcatheter & surgical options for aortic, mitral & tricuspid valve dysfunction

Other Topics

  • Describe management of aortic dissections and Type A & B Aortic Aneurysms

  • Discuss post operative vascular complications

  • Discuss post operative glucose, airway & respiratory management

  • Describe post cardiac arrest temperature management & side effects of therapy

What Nurses Are Saying About This Live Webinar Course

"I would recommend this course to nurses who are planning on taking the CMC exam. I found it very thorough and with great examples to retain the material. Love it!"

"Nicole did an excellent job with the course! She was very knowledgeable and was a great teacher! She was easy to follow, easy to understand, and make this study experience a great one. I feel so prepared to take the CMC and I attribute my readiness to Nicole Kupchik and her team! Thanks so much!"

"This course was such a nice refresher for me! It was very informative and thorough. It has helped me build my confidence around cardiac related issues and treatments that will help me in my everyday practice."

"Excellent course! Nicole is my "go-to" for advancing my clinical knowledge and career at the bedside."

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Live Webinar CSC Certification Review

    • Read First: How To Navigate This Course

    • Download Course Handouts Here!

  • 2

    CSC Certification Review Course

    • December 17 I 7:00 am - 12:30 pm PST: Live Webinar

    • December 17 I 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST: Live Webinar

  • 3

    Session Recordings

    • AM & PM Recording Links

  • 4

    Course Completion Acknowledgement

    • Course Completion Acknowledgement

  • 5

    Course Evaluation

    • Course Evaluation

Instructor

MN, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, PCCN

Nicole Kupchik

Nicole Kupchik has been a critical care nurse for over 25 years. Originally from Northwest Indiana, she worked as a traveling nurse and settled in Seattle, WA in 1998. She graduated from Purdue University in 1993 and in 2008 obtained a Master of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from the University of Washington.

After moving to Seattle, Nicole took great interest in Resuscitation while working at Harborview Medical Center. She was part of a team who wrote one of the first protocols in the US for Therapeutic Hypothermia after cardiac arrest and has published numerous papers on the topic. In 2009, she led a team that launched an award-winning Sepsis Alert System.

In 2013, Nicole founded Nicole Kupchik Consulting, Inc. She has taught CCRN® & PCCN® Certification Review courses for over 10 years and has helped thousands of nurses achieve certification! She strongly believes every nurse can and should be board certified in their specialty!

In 2017, Nicole published "Ace the CCRN®: You Can Do It" Study Guide and Practice Question Book as well as well as "Ace the PCCN®: You Can Do It" Study Guide and Practice Question Book. In 2018, she published "Ace the CMC®: You Can Do It" Study Guide. "Ace the CSC®: You Can Do It!" Study Guide for the Cardiac Surgery Certification was published in March 2019. Her latest book, Critical Care Survival Guide was published in April 2023.

Accreditation

Nicole Kupchik Consulting, Inc. is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number 16363. Approved for 7.5 CE Contract Hours.

Course Refund Policy

Cancelation refund requests must be received via email to [email protected] & will not be given if it is less than 7 days prior to the course.

Booklet Shipping

The webinar includes a printed booklet with all the presentation slides (6 slides per page) and it will be shipped starting the week of October 21st!