2025 Critical Care Education Day - November 5, 2025

November 5, 2025

2025 Critical Care Education Day - November 5, 2025

Contact: Jessica Lincoln

Target Audience

Registered Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate EKG rhythm interpretation and appropriate action based on rhythm
  • Demonstrate correct application of restraints
  • Follow policy for application, assessment, documentation and de-escalation of restraints.
  • Demonstrate correct set-up and troubleshooting of high-risk low volume medical equipment.
  • Discuss nursing care of patients with high-risk low volume medical equipment
  • Demonstrate correct reconstitution and use of high-risk medications
  • Discuss nursing quality indicators and best practices for prevention of CAUTI, CLABSI, HAPI, SSI, C dif and falls
  • Discuss nursing care of the critical ill patient based on recent system updates
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/05/2025
Course expires: 
12/05/2025
Event starts: 
11/05/2025 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/05/2025 - 12:00pm EST
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UPMC West Shore
Mechanicsburg, PA
United States

Karen Good, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACCNS-AG

Jessica Lincoln, MSN, RN, CCRN-K

Meagan Yeakle, BSN, RN;

Anthony Carricato, BSN, RN

Jennifer Albert, MSN, RN, CCRN  

Bryce Burfete, BSN, RN, PHRN

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
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