Digital Seminar

2-Day: Rapid Response: Master the Critical Signs and Symptoms that Patients Provide

Faculty:: Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant, Ph.D., MS, LHRM, CCRN-K
Duration:: 12 Hours 07 Minutes
Format:: Audio and Video
Copyright:: Dec 04, 2017
Product Code:: POS077570
Media Type:: Digital Seminar - Also available: DVD

Price
$439.99 - Standard

$29.99 - Additional Participant CE Test What's this?

Description

Confidently identify the early warning signs of clinical deterioration
The latest evidence to guide clinical management strategies
Solutions to your biggest challenges documenting a patient crisis
Secrets to early detection of change in patient condition
Validate your interpretation of signs/symptoms and subsequent actions - using real patient crisis scenarios
Bonus material: Rapid Response Quick Reference Cards

You walk into your patient’s room. There is a sick feeling that something just isn’t right. Do you dismiss this internal radar? OR… do you listen to your intuition and begin investigating? Recognizing early signs and symptoms of something going wrong is your best defense legally and your best response clinically to prevent a poor outcome for your patient. The better you understand how and why the body responds to “things not working right”, the earlier you can take the steps to intervene and possibly prevent the progression leading to an unfavorable outcome that may include death. Yes! Patients have died because of failure to rescue when the signs and symptoms were clear in the medical record.

This two-day intensive educational event will provide numerous clinical situations that represent all body systems that can and have led to poor outcomes because the signs and symptoms either were not recognized or were not treated appropriately. You will also learn from an expert in documentation how to chart when something goes wrong with your patient. Documentation is just as important as the care you provide and you will learn how to do just that as well.

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California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

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Handouts/Brochure

	Manual ZNM077570 (10.38 MB)	144 Pages	Available after Purchase

Faculty

Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant, Ph.D., MS, LHRM, CCRN-K Related seminars and products

Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant, Ph.D., MS, LHRM, CCRN-K, is a Healthcare Risk Manager, practiced as an inpatient clinical nurse specialist, earned her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration and owns a legal consulting business, Medical Legal Concepts, LLC. She is an expert in the healthcare industry with 38 years of clinical, consulting, and testifying experience.

Rachel has taught more than 75,000 healthcare professionals throughout her travels. She understands that connecting with the audience is the magic that separates good seminars from memorable ones. Through her humor and her vast real-life experiences, she breaks down critical legal content so that you have the strategies needed to practice safely.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant is the Owner of Medical Legal Concepts, LLC. She is an Adjunct Instructor for the School of Nursing at Palm Beach State College. Ms. Cartwright-Vanzant receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Nonfinancial: Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.

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Outline

Immunology/Hematology: DIC | HIT | Transfusion reactions

Bleeding usually stops quickly. How do you know when to be concerned?
Demystify the complex web of clotting
Most transfusion reactions are minor.

What if the reaction is immediate/major?
Do you know what to do?

Calculate pulse pressure in a case study
Recognize audibly and identify anatomic locations for valvular dysfunction (sound examples)
List key urgent steps to take when you recognize ACS
My back hurts! My foot is numb! My chest hurts again!
When is a BP “too” high? Every patient is different…
Your MVA patient on a M/S floor may look OK on the outside - but inside can be another thing!

Endocrine: SIADH | DI | Ketoacidosis and HHS | Hypoglycemia

Too much water, too little water. What does it all mean?
Too much insulin, too little insulin. Can’t keep it straight?

Gastrointestinal: GI bleed | Acute pancreatitis | Liver failure and encephalopathy | Abdominal trauma | Bowel infarction, obstruction and perforation

5 tips to correctly identify significant nonspecific abdominal pain
When confusion is not just getting old!
All backed up and nowhere to go, can kill your patient. Don’t miss key findings that can save them

Behavioral / Psychosocial: Delirium | Dementia | Suicide | Substance withdrawal

Nurses can affect the double “Ds”
Would you recognize suicide intent in your patient?
The substance your patient abuses affects the presenting symptoms of withdrawal

5 clues to encephalopathy
Embolic vs. ischemic stroke
When the brain swells, the skull leaves no room for guessing. Early s/s of neuro problems
Seizures may come about suddenly – and sometimes they don’t stop

Renal: Acute renal failure | Life-threatening electrolyte imbalance

What the kidneys do with all those electrolytes. Why it matters

Early detection that enough oxygen is not getting to the blood stream
Toxic substances interfering with oxygen exchange
Rapid detection of a pneumothorax and hemothorax

Multisystem: Hypovolemic, Hemorrhagic, SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic shock | Anaphylactic shock

5 tips to recognizing s/s of early shock and possible etiologies
Support failing compensatory mechanisms in a deteriorating patient

Target Audience

Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals

Objectives

Point out critical anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology concerns of nine body systems that could present a patient crisis.
Specify differentials for selected clinical crises.
Decide at least 5 actions that improve patient outcome if initiated early.
Analyze real patient crises to identify early signs of clinical deterioration.
Integrate labs, radiology, medications and other findings into your plan of care for a patient in crisis.
Select indicators for the implementation of the Rapid Response System.
Explain steps to follow to determine severity of patient condition and priority setting.
Choose appropriate assessment parameters critical for accurate clinical diagnosis.
Distinguish between a change in patient condition and a change in patient condition that warrants a rapid response team.
Demonstrate key strategies to avoid future risk when documenting a patient crisis.
Formulate personal solutions to your biggest documentation concerns.
Integrate current evidence-based clinical management strategies for patient crisis.
Plan for the most high-risk populations for in-patient emergencies.

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