Critical Situations for Non-Critical Care Personnel

Description

Inpatient hospital care is comprised of a wide variety of clinical personnel with varying degrees of clinical training and experience. When an emergency situation develops, the outcome, or rather, the patient's survival can be directly influenced by healthcare personnel's abilities to recognize and respond appropriately to the situation. Hospitals should have an emergency response team dedicated to the rapid delivery of advanced life support. Situations often arise that stretch the limited resources of personnel and supplies. Staff may be asked to perform in a role that is foreign to them.

This course is designed to give licensed and non-licensed staff, assessment tools that can be used to help identify eminently critical situations. It describes key principals and fundamental skills necessary to respond appropriately in a critical situation. Methods of instruction include case studies/scenario instruction that emphasizes triage skills as they apply to bedside care, discussion and skill stations where hospital specific equipment is utilized.

Acute Care Education Associates, Inc. consultants will provide this four-hour course divided into a two-hour lecture session followed by a two-hour hands-on skill station. A hospital/unit specific post-test to evaluate the participant's knowledge will be provided. The optimal number of participants per session is no more than 8-10 per instructor to enhance the learning potential and participant comfort level.

Objectives

Upon completion of Critical Situations for Non-Critical Care Personnel, the learner will:

  • Discuss the principles of resuscitation.
  • Identify critical situations in case based scenarios.
  • Identify and prioritize role specific critical actions in emergency situations.
  • Demonstrate critical action skills in a practical setting.

Course Outline

  • Principals of Resuscitation
  • Critical Situations: The skill of identification ·
  • Goals and Priorities
  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Case Studies
  • Skills stations

Total Contact Hours - 4.0

Speaker: Devorah Overbay, MSN, RN, CNS

Speaker: Susan E. Thornton, MN, RN

Acute Care Education Associates, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

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