Coronary Stent Placement Beginners Guide

Contact Hours: 2

Author(s):

Keith Wemple RN, BSN, CCRN-CMC, SRNA

Course Overview

This course will serve as your beginner’s guide to coronary stent placement. Many, if not all, of us have cared for patients with coronary artery disease and patients with coronary stents. But what exactly are stents? And what does it mean to nurses? We will cover all of that and more in this course! Don’t be afraid, cardiac nursing really isn’t that scary!

Course Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Coronary Stent Placement
  3. Coronary Anatomy
  4. How Stents are Placed
  5. Pre-Procedure Considerations
  6. Post-Procedure Considerations
  7. Potential Complications
  8. When Stents are Placed
  9. Conditions Requiring Stent Placement
  10. Recovery
  11. Nursing Implications
  12. Conclusion

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

  1. Explain the procedure of coronary stent placement.
  2. Describe potential complications of coronary stent placement.
  3. Discuss pre-procedure requirements for coronary stent placement.
  4. Describe post-procedure requirements for coronary stent placement.
  5. List conditions requiring coronary stent placement.

Accreditations and Approvals

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  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
  • California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
  • Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
  • Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
  • Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
  • Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
  • Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
  • Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
  • Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)

Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

It will take the average learner 120 minutes to complete and awards 2 contact hours of continuing education.

Written For

  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirements for Completion

  1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
  2. Read and learn all course materials
  3. Complete the course evaluation
  4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.