Full Course Description

Master the Adult MegaCode: An Emergency Certificate Course

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Practice with Psychological Safety and Just Culture for dynamic improvement in high performance resuscitation. 

  1. Apply clinical strategies and evidence-based assessments to identify patients at risk for cardio-pulmonary arrest. 

  1. Evaluate early recognition and management strategies for acute coronary syndrome, including appropriate disposition. 

  1. Determine bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or a complicate resuscitation outcome. 

  1. Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome. 

  1. Choose effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team. 

  1. Analyze the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance. 

  1. Manage reversible causes of cardiac or respiratory arrest. 

  1. Perform targeted temperature management. 

  1. Demonstrate best practice management of opioid overdose. 

  1. Assess the impact of prompt, high-quality BLS on hemodynamics and cerebrovascular perfusion. 

  1. Conduct early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care. 

  1. Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team. 

Outline

The Patient is Trying to Die

  • Cardiac output
  • Coronary perfusion pressure
  • Presentation/pathophysiology/palliation
  • Rule out reversible causes
  • Sepsis pathways
  • Pressure and volume explained
  • 21 ways a patient could code

Major NEW 2020 AHA Guideline Changes

  • Opioid associated emergency algorithms
  • Post-cardiac arrest care algorithm
  • Neuro prognostication diagramming
  • Cardiac arrest in pregnancy algorithm
  • CPR best practices
  • Stable vs. unstable threats to life

Post-Resuscitation Care Guidelines

  • Targeted temperature management
  • Stroke volume – AFTERload, cardiogenic shock, distributive shocks
  • Optimize volume status
  • End goal of the code
  • Trauma triad of death
  • 4 key pain pathway considerations

Pre and Post-Arrest Pearls

  • Pro-actively anticipate lab changes
  • What is the EKG telling you
  • Imagery needed ASAP
  • Oxygenation and ventilation -> homeostasis
  • Case studies to test your knowledge
  • Additional resources to keep learning

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Medical Students and Residents
  • Physicians
  • Paramedics
  • Respiratory Therapists

Copyright : 01/12/2021

Master the Pediatric MegaCode: An Emergency Certificate Course

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Practice with Psychological Safety and Just Culture for dynamic improvement in high performance resuscitation. 

  1. Apply clinical strategies and evidence-based assessments to identify patients at risk for cardio-pulmonary arrest. 

  1. Develop a family centered approach to neonatal and pediatric resuscitation. 

  1. Analyze bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate the resuscitation outcome. 

  1. Choose effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team. 

  1. Analyze the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance. 

  1. Manage reversible causes of cardiac or respiratory arrest, including hemodynamic instability. 

  1. Perform targeted temperature management. 

  1. Demonstrate best practice management of opioid overdose in neonatal and pediatric patients 

  1. Assess the impact of prompt, high-quality BLS on hemodynamics and cerebrovascular perfusion. 

  1. Conduct early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care. 

  1. Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team. 

Outline

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

  • PALS 2020 – cardiac, shock, respiratory
  • Wiggers diagram for cardiac physiology
  • Surviving sepsis pediatric
  • Resuscitation algorithm for children
  • Task offloading for a high performing team
  • Rule out reversible causes
  • Return of spontaneous circulation – and beyond
  • Quality CPR strategies
  • Stroke volume – Prime, force, resistance
  • Termination of resuscitation

Pediatric Best Practice Tips

  • Pulseless VT/VF explained
  • Shock states – key pathology differences
  • etCO2: the 12 lead of the lungs
  • Bag-valve mask ventilation positioning
  • Tube management for airway and breathing
  • Disordered control of breathing
  • Lower and upper airway pearls
  • Ventilator strategies
  • Law of lab values – Production, metabolism, elimination

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Medical Students and Residents
  • Physicians
  • Paramedics
  • Respiratory Therapists

Copyright : 01/14/2021

Recognize Lethal ECG Rhythms: Conquer the Patient Clues

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Determine how pathological events can explain abnormalities on a 12 lead ECG.
  2. Practice an advanced step by step process to interpret ECG abnormalities.
  3. Evaluate the intricate placement of chest leads and limb leads.
  4. Apply criteria to distinguish heart blocks.
  5. Devise a treatment plan based on the type of arrhythmia.
  6. Analyze actual rhythm strips and 12 lead ECG’s.

Outline

Cardiovascular: A & P Basics

  • Cardiac conduction system
  • Conduction system and waveforms

Tips and Strategies

  • 12-Lead vs. 15-Lead - and why
  • Explaining limb leads and precordial leads
  • Contiguous leads
  • 5 step process for interpreting ECG’s
  • Assessment tips

Axis Deviation

  • Why, how, and significance
  • Quick approach for determining axis

Blocks

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd Degree 
  • Bundle branch blocks in a nutshell
  • Causes and complications

STEMI, NON-STEMI, Unstable Angina

  • Initial presentation
  • ECG’s changes
  • Interventions

How Common Are These?

  • Brugada syndrome
  • Wolf-Parkinson-White
  • Long QT syndrome

Confidence in ACLS Emergencies

  • Treatment for wide vs. narrow complex tachycardias
  • Cardiac pacing
  • Asystole/PEA
  • VT/VF

What Critical Concern is Behind the Disguise?

  • Pericarditis
  • Myocarditis
  • Heart Failure
  • Tako Subo
  • COPD
  • Electrolytes
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Subdural Hemorrhage
  • Aortic Aneurysm

Upcoming Attractions

  • Assist devices
  • ECPR
  • REBOA

Let’s Wrap It Up

  • ECG and Rhythm Strip Practice
  • Case presentations

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Nurse Educators
  • Physician Assistants

Copyright : 08/26/2020

Call One - Adult MegaCode

The newest AHA Guidelines are out, and healthcare professionals have been flooding my inbox ahead of their ACLS certification exam with questions. Get YOUR questions answered in a FREE live Q&A call and walk away with shortcuts you need right now to ace the ACLS exam! 

Join me, rapid response and emergency care expert Sean Smith, C-EFM, C-NPT, FP-C, RNC-NIC, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric),…  

… on Thursday, July 8th at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST for your chance to ask your ACLS exam questions and prepare to master the mega code in any setting.  

 

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Copyright : 07/08/2021

Call Two - Pediatric MegaCode

Copyright : 08/05/2021