Perfusion Nursing Course
This course equips nurses with essential skills for supporting cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures, from setup and monitoring to crisis management and post-operative care, enhancing patient safety and interdisciplinary collaboration in cardiac surgery.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Perfusion Nursing Course provides focused, practical training for safe, effective cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic valve replacement support. Learn circuit anatomy, BSA and priming calculations, anticoagulation management, pre-bypass checklists, initiation steps, real-time monitoring, crisis response, weaning, decannulation, and structured ICU handover to improve outcomes and team communication.
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Develop skills
- CPB setup & initiation: perform safe priming, cannulation, and heparin management.
- Intraoperative monitoring: interpret ABGs, ACTs, flows, MAP, and temperature on CPB.
- Crisis response on bypass: manage hypotension, low return, air, and equipment failure.
- Weaning from CPB: assist flow tapering, TEE checks, decannulation, and protamine use.
- Post-bypass care: track bleeding, chest tubes, arrhythmias, and ICU handoff data.
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