This Membership Community is designed to serve Critical Care Nurses! Whether you are working in an ICU or Progressive Care Unit, you will receive monthly accredited continuing education and clinical resources to download, The monthly content will serve the needs of both the entry-level nurse as well as veteran nurses!
This Membership Community is for you if:
  • You are new to critical care nursing
  • You work in an ICU or Progressive Care setting and would like to advance your knowledge and critical thinking skills
  • You are CCRN or PCCN Certified and are in need on Continuing Education Hours to renew
  • You are a 'Veteran' Critical Care/Progressive Care Nurse who wants to prepare for national certification
  • You would benefit by the support offered by other nurses in the critical care community

Your Basic Membership Includes....




  •  Accredited Continuing Education Courses complete with notetaking guides, worksheets, and quizzes
  • Easy access to audio podcasts and YouTube videos created by Kay
  • Downloadable resources that can be used at the bedside for clinical decision-making
  • Drastic discounts on the CCRN and PCCN online programs

Meet Your Presenter!


Kay Hoppe MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, PCCN has been a Critical Care Nurse, CNS, and Educational Consultant for 40 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. As a staff nurse, she worked in various ICU, CCU, Burn, and Trauma settings. She has been a national speaker in critical care for over thirty years. Kay has been teaching in the university setting for the past two years.

When she is not teaching, Kay loves to spend time with her daughters, Jenna and Olivia, as well as spending time outside in her flower gardens.






Here's What Nurses Are Saying About Kay...


"Kay presented great content, applicable to my everyday practice as well as the CCRN Exam. She broke down difficult concepts into the easy to understand pieces. Lecture methods were interesting and certainly drew my attention."

"I ACED the CCRN using her review course! I love that I will have lifelong access to the content. I precept new-grads and appreciate having a resource that allows me to brush up on these topics. Thank you!!!"

"Overall EXCELLENT course! The brief reviews of anatomy before certain sections really helped me pull back some of that knowledge from wayyyyy back in nursing school so I could better apply content later on in the course!"



Choose a Pricing Option - You Can Cancel at Any Time


VASOPRESSORS

(1.5 CE Hours)

Content incudes indications, mechanism of action, titration & monitoring considerations of the following drugs::

  • Norepinephrine (Levophed)
  • Vasopressin
  • Epinephrine
  • Dopamine
  • Phenylephrine (Neosynephrine)
  • Combined Therapy with Inotropes & Antidysrhythmics





VASODILATORS

(2 CE Hours)

Content incudes indications, mechanism of action, titration & monitoring considerations of the following drugs::

  • Nitrates
  • Nitroprusside
  • Beta Blockers
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Combined Infusions





INOTROPES

(1 CE Hour)


Content incudes indications, mechanism of action, titration & monitoring considerations of the following drugs::


  • Beta1 Agonists: Dobutamine (Dobutrex)
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors: Milrinone (Primacor)




ANTIARRHYTHMICS

(2 CE Hours)

  • Class Ia: Procainamide
  • Class 1b: Lidocaine
  • Class 1c: Flecainide & Sotalol
  • Class II: Beta Blockers
  • Class III: Amiodarone, Ibutilide (Corvert), Dofetilide (Tykisin)
  • Class IV: Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Others: Digoxin & Adenosine


BASIC HEMODYNAMIC CONCEPTS

(2 CE Hours)

In this session, we are going to 'lay the foundation' for hemodynamic monitoring. Here's what's covered:

  • Pertinent anatomy & physiology
  • Commonly used terms such as: Cardiac Output, Cardiac Index, SVR, PVR, preload, afterload, Mixed venous saturation and more!
  • Normal hemodynamic values and causes for abnormalities
  • Ongoing application to the patients we see in the critical care setting


HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING: SYSTEM SETUP & TROUBLESHOOTING
(2 CE Hours)


In this session, we are going to review the pressure tubing system set-up. We'll talk about the components of the pressure monitoring sytem, the importance of proper positioning at the phlebostatic axis, square wave testing, and zeroing to atmospheric pressure. We will also talk about common problems associated with the pressure tubing set-up and waveforms, along with recommended trouble shooting measures.









PA CATHETER INSERTION & WAVEFORM ANALYSIS

(3.5 CE Hours)

Here's what's covered:

  • Indications for Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC) Insertion
  • Function & structure of the PAC - What are all those ports for?
  • Specialized PA catheters
  • Waveform analysis during catheter insertion
  • Normal chamber pressures and causes of abnormalities
  • Correlation of the ECG waveform with the waveforms generated by the PAC (including abnormalities)
  • Accuracy in pressure measurements
  • Cardiac Output Determination