Module 6: Managing Patient Emergencies: Critical Care Skills Every Nurse Must Know

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Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS Related seminars and products

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Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and physicians.

Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely, and provide participants with numerous case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of infectious disease and multi-system organ failure patients.

His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer highly practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paul Langlois has employment relationships with Cook County Hospital and Emergency Care Consultants. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Paul Langlois is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

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1. Develop two types of rapid assessment techniques and how to employ them for the best results during a patient emergency.
2. Evaluate techniques for getting critical information during a rapid patient assessment.
3. Investigate EARLY assessment findings in clinical syndromes that may progress rapidly and cause life-threatening conditions.
4. Prioritize nursing actions for specific neurological, cardiac, respiratory and endocrine emergencies.
5. Assess care of the diabetic patient in diabetic ketoacidosis versus HHNK/HHS.
6. Analyze heart failure with regards to left- and right-sided failure.
7. Determine patient populations who are at high-risk for bedside emergencies.
8. Devise how to integrate assessment data and critical lab findings into the plan of care for a patient experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
9. Design a strategic approach in evaluating abdominal pain for the most accurate assessment.
10. Contrast the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in both symptoms and treatment priorities.
11. Determine the most common causes of arterial blood gas abnormalities.
12. Analyze pain management and sedation options for the patient experiencing an acute illness. 

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