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This guideline covers diagnosing and managing atrial fibrillation in adults. It aims to ensure that people receive the best management to help prevent harmful complications, in particular stroke and bleeding
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Our range of anticoagulation courses are designed for those working with patients receiving anticoagulants, providing practical and clinically-focused training based on current guidelines and existing research evidence.
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After completing this module you should:
- Understand the indications and contraindications of different anticoagulant drugs
- Be familiar with the starting doses of oral and injectable anticoagulant drugs and how to monitor these
- Know how to reverse the effects of anticoagulant drugs
- Appreciate the importance of giving patients adequate information about their proposed therapy and know what issues to cover.
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After completing this module you should better appreciate:
- The harms caused by warfarin and how to avoid them
- The pros and cons of different models of care for long term anticoagulation
- Best practice for dose adjustment and ongoing monitoring of anticoagulation
- The advantages of computerised dosing support systems
- Recommendations for patients undergoing cardioversion, dental treatment, endoscopy, or surgery
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A challenging module about AF from the well-respected BMJ Learning series.
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The RCN's online learning resource on VTE is intended for a nursing audience ranging from health care assistants with little or no prior medical training, to registered nursing staff who have completed a degree.
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This e-learning resource is designed to help nurses, pharmacists and junior doctors
understand quickly the concept of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism, how to prevent it and to identify which steps of the prevention pathway are necessary to audit
