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Overview
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Overview
Overview
Cardiovascular disease kills about a half million women in the U.S. annually, claiming about one life per minute. Little is known about cardiovascular physiology and treatment in women because, traditionally, researchers have not included them in clinical trials. Some health professionals and the public still harbor the misconception that women do not get heart disease. However, an emerging body of knowledge indicates that heart disease is not only present but different in women than in men — from presenting symptoms and the age at which they first appear to the response to diagnostic testing and need for intervention.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this continuing education module is to update nurses’ knowledge of women and heart disease. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • Describe the differences in cardiovascular disease between women and men
  • Name two areas related to cardiac disease for which research for women is needed
  • Describe three ways in which clinicians can help identify and care for women with cardiovascular disease
Details
Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 3/10/1997

CE143-60

Course Author

Kathleen C. Ashton

PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.