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ForwardCritical Care Education Day 2024
Critical care nursing requires a high level of knowledge and skillset to care for critically ill and a variety of complex patients. The area of opportunity includes high risk low volume situations and equipment, hands-on skill practice to develop muscle memory, knowledge/skill verification based on quality measures and incident reports, and important updates in how we provide care.
Mock code participation allows nursing staff to practice performing in a role as an ACLS provider and member of the interdisciplinary team. This simulation focuses on closed-loop communication and following set protocols as a member of a team, as well as anticipation of the roles of the interprofessional healthcare team (example: need for credentialed provider or anesthesia to intubate post-ROSC). Other activities focus on the role of the nurse specifically.
Target Audience
Registered Nurse
LPN
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate ACLS guidelines during a mock cardiac arrest simulation and debrief
- Demonstrate correct use of LifePak
- Demonstrate safe use of mobility equipment and assessment of mobility for ICU patients
- 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 patient 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.diff, and falls.
- Discuss nursing care of the critically ill patient based on recent system updates
Additional Information
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Critical care nursing requires a high level of knowledge and skillset to care for critically ill and a variety of complex patients. The area of opportunity includes high risk low volume situations and equipment, hands-on skill practice to develop muscle memory, knowledge/skill verification based on quality measures and incident reports, and important updates in how we provide care.
Mock code participation allows nursing staff to practice performing in a role as an ACLS provider and member of the interdisciplinary team. This simulation focuses on closed-loop communication and following set protocols as a member of a team, as well as anticipation of the roles of the interprofessional healthcare team (example: need for credentialed provider or anesthesia to intubate post-ROSC). Other activities focus on the role of the nurse specifically.
- Karen Good, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACCNS-AG;
- Jessica Lincoln, MSN, RN, CCRN-K;
- Jennifer Hammond, BSN, RN, CCRN;
- Meagan Yeakle, BSN, RN;
- Kara Seaman, BSN, RN;
- Sarah Good, BSN, RN;
- Anthony Carricato, BSN, RN;
- Ashley Zeiders, RN;
- Dawn Hippensteel, MS, RB, GCNS-BC;
- Eric MacMillen;
- Maryalyce McCormick, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, ONC, CNRN, SCRN;
- Jennifer Albert, MSN, RN, CCRN
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
- 8.00 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.
- 8.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 8.00 Attendance