Nursing School Course
From perfusion mechanisms to the rhythm strip and the cardiac emergency in front of you.
Cardiovascular and peripheral vascular assessment, the pathophysiology of perfusion and heart failure, coronary, valvular, vascular and hypertensive disease, a systematic ECG method covering sinus, atrial, junctional, ventricular and conduction-block rhythms, ischemia and infarction patterns, pacemakers, cardiovascular and anticoagulant medications, and cardiac emergencies with hemodynamic monitoring.
Module 1
Heart sounds, pulses, perfusion and edema.
9 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 2
Perfusion, atherosclerosis, heart failure and shock states.
70 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 3
Coronary, heart failure, valvular, vascular and hypertensive disease.
189 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 4
Conduction, waveforms, intervals, lead placement and a repeatable method for every strip.
5 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 5
Sinus rhythms and dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, flutter, SVT and pre-excitation.
5 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 6
PVCs, VT, VF, torsades, asystole, PEA, AV blocks and bundle branch blocks.
12 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 7
ST changes, localisation and the evolution of infarction.
10 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 8
Paced rhythms, failure to pace, capture or sense, and ECG changes from electrolytes and drugs.
10 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 9
Antihypertensives, antianginals, antidysrhythmics, heart-failure drugs and anticoagulation.
39 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 10
ACS, cardiogenic shock, arrest, mechanical support, arterial lines, CVP and cardiac output.
28 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Lesson titles are drawn from the published library for your program; the full list appears inside the course.
Every lesson has a Full view that teaches the complete topic and a certified Cram view for high-yield review. Cram never adds facts that are not in Full.
Clinical lessons move from introduction and pathophysiology through risk factors, manifestations, assessment, diagnostics, management, nursing considerations, complications, teaching and exam takeaways.
Lesson practice and assessments draw from NurseNest's published question bank for your exam scope — single-best-answer and select-all-that-apply items with rationales for every option, a takeaway and a hint.
Module assessments (20 questions), cumulative reviews (30) and a final (60); passing mark 80%. Missed items link back to the lesson, Cram and flashcards.
