See if Cardiac Confidence is Right For You
Let's face it: Hearts are scary.
Nursing school just doesn’t prepare you for what it actually feels like to care for cardiac patients.
Here you are, about to care for your first CABG and you don't want to accidentally kill anyone.
You wonder how everyone else seems to have it all figured out.
Did I miss a lecture?
Was there a secret meeting where everyone got a crash course on cardiac care and I didn't get invited?
Am I going to hurt someone?
Everyone told you it was totally fine to hop into cardiac without experience... and now you’re not so sure.
There are so many things you don’t know yet, and hearts are pretty vital to sustaining life. 😅
Is it EKG or ECG?
Why does sodium matter so much?
What do I actually do during a code?
What do I say to the family after?
And when am I gonna stop feeling so incompetent?
You’re not supposed to know everything yet.
But there’s a whole lot you can learn now that will make the stuff happening around you start to make a lot more sense.
But what happens when the cardiac stuff starts clicking?
Your patient comes back from the cath lab and you actually understand what happened down there, and what you need to watch now.
They have a chest tube, an arterial line, or a fresh sternotomy and you’re not staring at everything like it’s written in another language.
The provider starts talking about cardiac output, Afib RVR, or a complication you’ve heard of but never actually seen, and your brain doesn’t immediately leave the building.
You’re still new.
You’re still going to ask questions.
But now you have enough context to understand what’s going on and what deserves your attention.
With Cardiac Confidence, here’s what you’ll learn:
Cardiac patients + Procedures
- Cardiac A&P without the unnecessary textbook rabbit holes
- What actually happens in the cath lab, and what to watch for afterward
- CABG, valve surgery, CEA, AAA, and other common procedures
- What the heck things like pericardial effusion, empyema, pleurisy, and thoracotomy actually mean
Equipment + Interventions
- Arterial lines, chest tubes, tracheostomies, and other equipment you’ll be responsible for
- Thoracentesis, paracentesis, pacemakers, pleurodesis, and more
- What the equipment/intervention is doing, how to prep your patient, and what can go wrong
- The bedside nursing responsibilities that don’t always get explained clearly
When things get spicy
- What to do when your patient flips into Afib with RVR
- Which changes actually deserve your attention
- What to watch for after cardiac procedures and surgeries
- How to explain what’s happening to your patient without sounding like you swallowed a cardiology textbook
And yes, there’s plenty more inside. This is the need-to-know cardiac stuff that helps the whole picture start making sense at the bedside.
Here’s what you get inside Cardiac Confidence:
- 30 videos covering the cardiac patients, procedures, equipment, complications, and bedside situations you’re most likely to run into
- Audio versions of the lessons so you can listen like a podcast when sitting down to study is not happening
- Transcripts of the skills videos so you can read along or come back to something quickly
- 10 mini quizzes to help you check what’s actually sticking
- Multiple PDF downloads and reference tools you can come back to later
- Teaching from experienced nurses who know what it feels like to be new to cardiac, and what information actually helps when a real patient is in front of you
Hear what some of our learners have to say about Cardiac Confidence!
Cardiac Confidence Curriculum
Click on the CABG module for a free preview!
- Pacemakers
- Arterial Lines (14:37)
- Sheaths (9:31)
- Chest Tubes (26:39)
- Drains - Pericardial, Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac (5:50)
- Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) (34:39)
- CVP Monitoring
- Cardiac Output Monitoring
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Code Cool
- Lumbar Drainage Catheter
- Respiratory Equipment (12:23)
- Tracheostomies (27:52)
- Impellas
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
- Equipment Quiz
Looking for an in-depth ECG review too?
Cardiac Confidence focuses on caring for the cardiac patient, so we talk about rhythms where they matter clinically but we do not do a full ECG interpretation deep-dive. Our full ECG Rhythm Master course is included inside FreshRN All-Access.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have access?
Once purchased, you have lifetime access to this course. You can watch the videos as many times as you want, and there are unlimited logins.
What if I don’t like it?
We would never want you to be unhappy! You can request a full refund within 14 days of purchase. The only refund requirements are: The refund must be requested and issued within 14 days of purchase (please allow 2-3 business days for refunds to be processed), and less than 50% of the course must be completed.
When does it start?
Whenever you want! Cardiac Confidence is self-paced, so you can start immediately and move through the lessons on your own schedule.
Do I have to be a registered nurse to enroll?
No. Cardiac Confidence was created primarily for nurses who are new to cardiac care, but there are no enrollment requirements.
Does this course include contact hours?
No. Cardiac Confidence was previously approved for contact hours, but we chose not to renew them because very few learners actually claimed them.
Do you cover ECGs?
While we mention heart rhythms, we do not go over ECGs in-depth. If you want a deeper rhythm review, ECG Rhythm Master is included inside FreshRN All-Access.
You’re allowed to be new.
You just don’t have to stay completely lost.
Cardiac nursing gets a whole lot less intimidating when the procedures, equipment, medications, and complications around you finally start making sense.
Give yourself a head start before you’re trying to figure it all out in the middle of a busy shift.
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