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Digital Seminar

Skills Every Nurse Needs to Manage Patient Emergencies


Speaker:
Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Sep 29, 2016
Product Code:
POS076005
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: Digital Seminar | DVD


Description

  • NEVER Miss the Subtle Changes in Your Patient That Could Lead to BIG Trouble
  • Rapid Assessment Skills that Improve Outcomes for Your MOST Critical Patients
  • The Best Interventions for Cardiac, Neurological, Endocrine & Respiratory Emergencies
  • Tools to Sharpen Your Crisis Management Strategies

No matter where you work, you have a daunting challenge of recognizing subtle changes in a patient’s condition that can lead to a medical emergency. Do you know what to do for the older woman who suddenly doesn’t know her name or the joint replacement patient who suddenly complains of chest pain? These are scary situations but you don’t have to panic! Attend this seminar to sharpen your skills in identification and management for a wide variety of nursing emergencies that can happen in any healthcare setting.

  • Cardiovascular
  • Neurological
  • Pulmonary
  • Psychosocial
  • Endocrine
  • Shock
  • Sepsis

Expert speaker, Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, will help you get the best tools and strategies for early identification and management of emergencies such as Stroke, Heart Attack, GI Bleed, ARDS and Shock. Leave this program more prepared than ever to identify and manage your next patient emergency!

OUTLINE

Identify the Red Flags

  • Triage Skills for Every Nurse
    • Identify Red Flags in Patient Presentation
    • Critical Thinking During a Crisis
    • Advanced Identification Skills
    • Prioritizing Patient Acuity
  • Rapid Assessment Techniques
    • Obtaining a Medical History in a Crisis
    • ABCD Assessment in Less Than 10 Seconds
    • The Importance of Asking the Right Questions
    • Critical Clues by System
      • Neurological
      • Cardiovascular
      • Pulmonary
      • Psychosocial

Neurological Emergencies

  • Intracranial Pressure
    • Concepts of Volume & Pressure
  • Malignant Headache
  • Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
  • Delirium
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia

Cardiac Emergencies

  • Prevention, Presentation, Action for:
  • “I’m Having Chest Pain…”
  • Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Ischemia: Stable vs Unstable
  • Non-STEMI
  • STEMI
  • Heart Failure

Pulmonary Emergencies

  • Respiratory Failure
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • COPD
  • Emphysema & Chronic Bronchitis
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Endocrine Emergencies

  • Prevention, Presentation, Action for:
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
  • Hypoglycemia

Fluid Imbalance/Circulatory Emergencies

  • Sepsis
  • SIRS to Septic Shock
  • Hemorrhage and Delayed Hemorrhage
  • Shock
  • GI Bleeds
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Compartment Syndromes

OBJECTIVES

  • Describe two types of rapid assessment techniques and how to employ them for the best results during a patient emergency.
  • Evaluate techniques for getting critical information during a rapid patient assessment.
  • Examine components of a quick but thorough patient assessment with emphasis on evaluation of neurological, cardiac, pulmonary and psychosocial systems.
  • Recognize EARLY assessment findings in clinical syndromes that may progress rapidly and cause life-threatening conditions.
  • Investigate volume and pressure concepts as they relate to intracranial pressure, linking these concepts to clinical correlates in patients with neurological emergencies.
  • Discuss hemodynamic concepts related to shock states.
  • Prioritize nursing actions for specific neurological, cardiac, respiratory, endocrine and fluid imbalance emergencies.
  • Explore the philosophy of patient- and family-centered care, and how this philosophy can be incorporated into care of the critically ill patient.

ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.

 

Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.

Credit


* Credit Note - **

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

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California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours. 

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

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Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 7.6 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.



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Speaker

Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN's Profile

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Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, has over 25 years’ experience in emergency nursing. She is both a certified emergency nurse and certified pediatric emergency nurse. Robin has experience as an emergency department manager, manager of cardiac & pulmonary rehabilitation and currently as the regional manager for staff development at Central Main Medical Center. She instructs the NCLEX review class for Kaplan and tutors nursing students online for a local college of nursing. Her experience also includes having been an item writer for the Board Certification of Emergency Nursing and a former chairperson. In her current role, Robin is able to remain up to date in the trends and best practice standards for care in emergency nursing. Robin received her BSN from Curry College, Massachusetts and her MSN from Saint Joseph’s College, Maine. Robin is an active member of the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and is a reviewer for the ANCC’s Pathway to Excellence.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Robin Gilbert has employment relationships with EBSCO, Central Maine Medical Center, Rumford Hospital, Pathway to Excellence, and Kaplan University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Robin Gilbert is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and the Emergency Nurses Association.


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Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Target Audience

Nurses

Reviews

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Overall:      5

Total Reviews: 3

Comments

COLLEEN S

"Good program, good length, equals CEU amount"

Katherine M

"I really liked the presentation and it was a great review of ESI and an overall review of that first look and how to quickly address sick patients "

Patricia C

"loved the presenter"

Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.

ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.

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