Heart to Heart Nurses

Workplace safety impacts healthcare employees, patients and family members. Guest Mark Kincaid, BA EM, CSS, CPI/NCII, describes strategies including de-escalation that can be applied in any setting.OSHA Healthcare Workplace Safety Resources: https://www.osha.gov/hospitalsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Preparing a patient for cardiac surgery entails a individualized and coordinated effort to optimize medical therapy while simultaneously minimizing surgical, thrombotic, and bleeding risk. Guest Jane Linderbaum, ARNP, CNP, describes how to help prepare patients and help them understand details such as specific dates to stop taking medications.Related PCNA Professional Development: CVD Diagnostics: Demystifying which, when and why? https://pcna.net/online-course/cvd-diagnostics-demystifying-which-when-and-why/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Effective clinical research is a true partnership with individuals, their families, and communities. Guest Jo-Ann Eastwood, PhD, RN , CNS, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN, describes her research in reducing heart disease in premenopausal women in vulnerable populations. Learn how to apply strategies such as relationship-building and utilization of technology, as well as the importance of preceptorship in nursing education.Research Study: Kathuria-Prakash N, Moser DK, Alshurafa N. Watson K, Eastwood JA. Young African American women's participation in an m-Health study in cardiovascular risk reduction: Feasibility , benefits, and barriers. Eur J Cadiovasc Nurs. 2019 Oct;18(7):569-576. doi: 10.1177/1474515119850009. Epub 2019 May 15.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nurses are posed to make a huge impact on clinical enrollment to combat the ongoing underrepresention of patients due to race, gender, abilities, and geographic regions. Guests [NAMES, creds] address these and other issues such as trial eligibility, access to study sites, lack of health care provider knowledge, and overall distrust in medicine.www.clinicaltrials.govAll of Us Research Programhttps://allofus.nih.gov/Nurses Health Studyhttps://nurseshealthstudy.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Underrepresentation among participants in clinical trials leads to inaccurate and unbalanced data of drug and device efficacy. Guests (NAMES, CREDS) discuss how nurses are posed to increase diversity among populations enrolled in trials.Life's Essential Eighthttps://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/lifes-essential-8Research Goes Red For Womenhttps://www.goredforwomen.org/en/get-involved/research-goes-redSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sleep quality and cardiovascular health are closely intertwined. Guest Virend Somers, MD, PhD, describes the connections and provides sleep hygiene tips that can be used by healthcare professionals as well as your patients to improve sleep.The Nurses Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11458281/ PCNA CE course: https://pcna.net/online-course/identification-and-management-of-sleep-apnea-to-reduce-cvd-risk/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest Lola Coke, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN, describes the impacts on smoking and peripheral aretry disease, as well as how to help patients with behavior change strategies for tobacco cessation. Resources:Stages of Change Theory: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556005/ PCNA Behavior Change Mini-Certificate: https://pcna.net/online-course/behavior-change-mini-certificate/PCNA Heart Healthy Toolbox: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/patient-handouts/heart-healthy-toolbox/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear from the Director of Federal Advocacy for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) about the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023.Jessica walks listeners through the importance of this bill, how it expands upon the previously approved Cardiac Rehab Bill (in 2018), and why it is important for our patients.CDC Million Hearts: https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/index.htmlNurse Practitioners: A Solution to America’s Primary Care Crisis Study: https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/nurse-practitioners-a-solution-to-americas-primary-care-crisis/cMedPAC Health Care Spending and the Mediare Program Study: https://www.medpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July2024_MedPAC_DataBook_SEC.pdfAANP Action Center for Cardiac Rehab: https://www.votervoice.net/AANP/1/Campaigns/104006/RespondPCNA Advocacy Training Course: https://pcna.net/online-course/from-care-to-action-basics-of-nurse-advocacy/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You may know of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but are you familiar with the fact that it is one of the largest pieces of healthcare legislation in the past few decades?!Join Ryan Gough, Executive Director of the Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health (PACH) as he walks us through the benefits and unintended consequences of the IRA for our patients.Could the Inflation Reduction Act Maximum Fair Price Hurt Patients? Popovian Study: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.26.24309544v1IRA Drug Price Negotiation Impact on Cardiovascular Drugs, Avalere Study: https://avalere.com/insights/ira-drug-price-negotiation-impact-on-cardiovascular-drugsMedicare Opt-In: https://www.cms.gov/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/part-d-improvements/medicare-prescription-payment-planPCNA Advocacy Training Course: https://pcna.net/online-course/from-care-to-action-basics-of-nurse-advocacy/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.