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Cardiac Medications: IV Furosemide & Glyceryl Trinitrate

CPD Listening Time:	8 Mins
Conference:	Basic High Dependency Nursing
Date Recorded:	17 Apr 2010
Location:	Melbourne, Australia

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Cardiac Medications: IV Furosemide & Glyceryl Trinitrate

This session provides a review and an update on the therapeutic use of intravenous furosemide (Lasix or frusemide) and glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) in the care of a patient with a cardiac condition. Pathophysiological theory is applied to the nursing care of a patient receiving intravenous furosemide and glyceryl trinitrate. A problem solving approach is used in analysing a case study. This is a brief and highly informative session.

The main concepts explored in this session are:

Intravenous furosemide (Lasix)
Use of IV diuretics
Intravenous glyceryl trinitrate (GTN)
Anatomy and physiology of the cardiac system
Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system

James McVeigh is an authorised nurse practitioner in high dependency nursing. Jim is the coordinator of the Heart Failure Service at the Prince of Wales hospital, Sydney, Australia. He was a founding member of the Australian Nurse Practitioner Association. Jim is the Chair of the Cardiac Nurses Working Group within the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Jim’s postgraduate qualifications are: Coronary Care Certificate, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) and a Master of Clinical Nursing.

Speaker name: James McVeigh
Recorded: 17 Apr 2010
Listening time: 8 Mins
Conference: Basic High Dependency Nursing
Session in Conference: Pharmacology
State: Melbourne, Australia

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