Cardiac Transplantation: Candidate Identification, Evaluation, and Management

Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To familiarize the registered professional nurse with identifying potential candidates for cardiac transplant and how patients are evaluated and managed while awaiting transplantation.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

1. List 3 patient selection criteria that are used when identifying potential candidates for cardiac transplant.
2. Explain how patients are evaluated and managed while awaiting transplantation.

Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • KY-BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.





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Test Code: CCNQ0708
Published: July/September 2008
Expires: 12/31/2026
Sources: Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Required Passing Score: 14/20 (70%)
Authors: Vicki McCalmont MS, ANP, APRN-BC, CNS, CCTC, Linda Ohler MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN
Categories: Cardiovascular
Specialties: Surgery