Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HCEHEART
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall the pathophysiology and staging for heart failure, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis.
Identify clinical findings and documentation practices that support hospice clinical eligibility for people with heart failure, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis.
Recognize the LCD guidelines for hospice eligibility for heart disease and pulmonary disease.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Nurse’s Role
Make the System Work for Your Patients
Section 3: Heart Disease and Heart Failure
Pathophysiology
Classification and Staging
Review
Summary
Section 4: Hospice Eligibility and Documentation for Heart Disease
Advanced Heart Failure and Prognostication
LCD Guidelines for Heart Disease
Review
Summary
Section 5: Pulmonary Diseases
Pathophysiology of COPD
Staging COPD
Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Staging Pulmonary Fibrosis
Review
Summary
Section 6: Hospice Eligibility and Documentation for Pulmonary Disease
LCD Guidelines for Pulmonary Disease
Document Signs and Symptoms
Review
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Instructor: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.