Heart to Heart Nurses

Mar 18 2025 118 ep. 19 mins 21
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Heart to Heart Nurses is brought to you by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. Each episode will provide you with knowledge and tools you can apply to the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease across the lifespan. 

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Improving Heart and Brain Health

Mar 18 2025 9 mins  
What's good for the heart is good for the brain. Guest Brittany Butts, PhD, RN, describes helping patients understand this connection and implement actions to decrease their risk for both cardiovascular and cognitive declines. MMSE: https://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/micro/m-PT-OT/OT/Mini-Mental-State-Exam-%28MMSE%29.pdf MOCA: https://mocacognition.com/paper (official sit

Triglyceride Management Matters

Mar 04 2025 12 mins  
Jan McAlister, DNP, APRN, CLS, describes the links between triglycerides, diet, obesity, and A1C, and the role of triglycerides in atherosclerosis. PCNA Patient Ed Sheet: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/patient-handouts/triglyceride-tools-and-handouts/ 2021 ACC consensus statement: https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/ten-points-to-remember/2021/07/27/21/04/2021-ACC

Beyond Bloodwork: Genetic Testing and Counseling

Feb 18 2025 15 mins  
Current President of the Family Heart Foundation, Dr. Seth Baum explores the importance of cascade screening with FH patients. Learn how to navigate difficult conversations with your patients and connect with resources to help your patients cope with their diagnosis. Relevant PCNA Resources: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/patient-handouts/familial-hypercholesterolemia-pat

HoFH is a Family Affair

Feb 18 2025 10 mins  
Dive into the genetics of the rare Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia or HoFH. Guest Ruth Schneider emphasizes the role family or cascade screening can play in this rare genetic condition. Relevant PCNA Resources: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/patient-handouts/familial-hypercholesterolemia-patient-education-fact-sheet/ Family Heart Foundation Resources: https:/

Finding Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Feb 18 2025 16 mins  
Explore the two different types of familial hypercholesterolemia: Homozygous and Heterozygous. Guest Kathy Byrne walks listeners through different signs and symptoms along with diagnostic tools to explore a diagnosis for your patients. National Heart Blood and Lung Screening Guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26343208/#:~:text=Identification%20of%20hetFH%20is%20key,;

Lifestyle Medicine: Big Impacts by Doing 'Just One Thing'

Feb 04 2025 13 mins  
Doing 'just one thing' has big benefits for cardiovascular health. Guest Karen Laing, RN, MSN, discusses the tenets of lifestyle medicine: the six pillars, leading by example, shared medical appointments, and related resources. American College of Lifestyle Medicine: lifestylemedicine.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://

Safety in the Healthcare Workplace

Jan 21 2025 16 mins  
Workplace safety impacts healthcare employees, patients and family members. Guest Mark Kincaid, BA EM, CSS, CPI/NCII, describes strategies including de-escalation that can be applied in any setting. OSHA Healthcare Workplace Safety Resources: https://www.osha.gov/hospitals See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac

Perioperative Management of Patients for Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries

Jan 07 2025 6 mins  
Preparing a patient for cardiac surgery entails a individualized and coordinated effort to optimize medical therapy while simultaneously minimizing surgical, thrombotic, and bleeding risk. Guest Jane Linderbaum, ARNP, CNP, describes how to help prepare patients and help them understand details such as specific dates to stop taking medications. Related PCNA Professional Developm

Clinical Research: Engaging with the Community

Dec 23 2024 12 mins  
Effective clinical research is a true partnership with individuals, their families, and communities. Guest Jo-Ann Eastwood, PhD, RN , CNS, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN, describes her research in reducing heart disease in premenopausal women in vulnerable populations. Learn how to apply strategies such as relationship-building and utilization of technology, as well as the importance o

Clinical Trial Enrollment Strategies

Dec 17 2024 33 mins  
Nurses are posed to make a huge impact on clinical enrollment to combat the ongoing underrepresention of patients due to race, gender, abilities, and geographic regions. Guests [NAMES, creds] address these and other issues such as trial eligibility, access to study sites, lack of health care provider knowledge, and overall distrust in medicine. www.clinicaltrials.gov All of