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It’s happened to every nurse in every hospital, nursing home, or clinical setting imaginable: a patient crashes and suddenly you’re in the middle of an emergency.

Even if you call an ambulance or have a rapid response team coming, you may still be taking care of that patient for up to 8 minutes or more.

With lives on the line — and when every second counts — are you confident you could help your patient through a crisis? Are there times in the past you wish you could have done more?

Stop worrying about the unknown and prepare yourself for the next patient emergency!

Our Rapid Response Certificate Course will provide new clinical insights and critical thinking skills, so you won’t spend another shift feeling uncertain, scared, or at risk!

This all-inclusive training course — designed to be completed on your own schedule — will:

  • Dramatically increase your confidence with advanced assessment and proactive rapid response skills
  • Teach you how to spot the early signs of a clinically deteriorating patient
  • Help you master medication updates
  • Provide hours of the BEST resuscitation and stabilization strategies
  • Legal advice to protect your patients AND yourself
  • And SO much more!

Plus, earn a displayable Rapid Response Certificate and up to 18.75 CE Hours at no additional cost to you!

Rapid Response Certificate Course:
Save Your Crashing Patients

Valued at $659.98
Yours today for just $149.99!
You’ll also earn up to 18.75 CE Hours! Click here for CE credit details.

BONUS! Once you’ve completed this intensive training course, you'll earn your Rapid Response Certificate —
proving to colleagues and employers you are someone to be trusted during an emergency.

This intensive online course will completely change the practice — and the lives — of anyone desiring those next-level skills necessary to proactively assess and intervene in the crashing critically ill patient!

RNs, RTs, NPs, and PAs from Medical-Surgical floors, along with Cardiology, Neurology, Critical Care, Emergency, Urgent Care, and Skilled Nursing Facilities are eligible for up to 18.75 CE Hours, including up to 6 pharmacology hours! Click here for CE credit details.

Just look at what your colleagues are saying about this one-of-a-kind training opportunity:

Rapid Response Certificate Course:
Save Your Crashing Patients

Valued at $659.98
Yours today for just $149.99!
You’ll also earn up to 18.75 CE Hours! Click here for CE credit details.

BONUS! Once you’ve completed this intensive training course, you’ll earn your Rapid Response Certificate —
proving to colleagues and employers you are someone to be trusted during an emergency.
What You Will Learn in this Course

Gain the knowledge you need to expertly assess, intervene, and advocate.

Emergency-medicine expert Sean Smith, MSc, FP-C, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric), will walk you through important topics, like:

Proactive Planning: Begin with the End in Mind

    Pre-Planning for the worst at every patient encounter
    • Mental strategies for success
    • Failure to rescue and how to avoid it
    • Proactive risk assessment of practice environment/patient populations
    • Clear coherent communication of high-risk information
    • Concise comprehensive management of the crashing patient: Before, during and after the code

Advanced Assessment: Next Level Connection of Form and Function

    Review of Major Systems (Neurologic, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Multisystem)
    • Integrated advanced laboratory medicine/Clinical implications
    • Differential diagnosis/ Consults/Follow up studies

Pathology: Priority Problems, Rapid Recognition and Rescue

    For each of the 25+ pathologies below, the following will be discussed:
    • Presentation: Rapid review of form and function
    • Pathophysiology: Complications/Comorbidities
    • Projected clinical course: Where are we going with this?
    • Palliation and pharmacology: Cutting-edge practice guidelines

    Neurology
    • Neuromuscular Disorders, Meningitis, Toxicology (Overdose), Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion, Stroke/TIA, Dementia/Delirium, Agitated/Combative Patients

    Cardiovascular
    • Dysrhythmias, Acute Coronary Syndrome, CHF, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies
    • Endocarditis, Pericarditis, Peripheral Vascular Disease

    Pulmonary
    • Asthma/Upper Respiratory, Anaphylaxis, Aspiration/Dysphagia, COPD, Pneumonia

    Metabolic/Endocrine Complex Comorbidities and Emergencies
    • Chronic/Acute Kidney Disease, Renal Calculi, Hypertension, Diabetes

    Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary
    • Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Infection (UTI, STI, etc.)

    Psychosocial
    • Screening for: Abuse, Neglect, Depression/Suicidal Ideation

    Shock States, Sepsis, and Trauma
    • Hypovolemic, Distributive, Obstructive
    • Multisystem Management of the Poly-trauma Patient

Legal Lessons: Protect Your Practice… Tips, Tricks, Pearls, and Pitfalls

  • Professional issues/Potential pitfalls (Delegation, Scope, EMTALA, etc)
  • Rapid risk assessment and analysis
  • Limit liability
  • Defensible documentation

Putting It All Together: Case-Based Review

    Identify Key Missed Moments, Lessons Learned and Best Practices
    • Assessment
    • Intervention
    • Documentation
PLUS, you’ll get instant, lifetime access to this FREE BONUS video (a $219.99 value)!
Managing Patient Emergencies: Critical Care Skills Every Nurse Must Know
with Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN

You have a patient admitted with pneumonia and right-sided heart failure. Twenty minutes after admission, she develops worsening dyspnea and hypotension.

  • Are you prepared to manage her unstable condition?
  • Do you know what respiratory measures are necessary?
  • Do you know the best way to manage her hypotension?

It is important to be able to rapidly assess and implement appropriate interventions.

Watch this bonus video to sharpen your skills and be prepared to identify and manage your next patient emergency.


Rapid Response Certificate Course:
Save Your Crashing Patients

Valued at $659.98
Yours today for just $149.99!

About the Experts

Sean Smith, MSc, FP-C, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric), routinely lectures at national and international conferences, has completed more than 50 medical missions (Dominican Republic, Honduras, Morocco, Liberia, and Haiti), and offers medical support to the NASA Space Shuttle Program.

Read Full Bio: Click here for information about Sean G. Smith


Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, draws on her expertise to teach her own hospital staff and experienced healthcare audiences throughout the country on a variety of critical care and emergency nursing topics.

Read Full Bio: Click here for information about Robin Gilbert


Rapid Response Certificate Course:
Save Your Crashing Patients

Valued at $659.98
Yours today for just $149.99!
You’ll also earn up to 18.75 CE Hours! Click here for CE credit details.

BONUS! Once you’ve completed this intensive training course, you’ll earn your Rapid Response Certificate —
proving to colleagues and employers you are someone to be trusted during an emergency.
The Next Steps in Advancing Your Practice
Watch your email for your order confirmation, and get instant access to all course materials, including the bonus materials. Click here for course objectives and outline.
Review the course materials at your own pace and at your convenience! You'll have unlimited access to all course videos and materials online forever. Plus, use the PESI Mobile app to access the course content on your phone or tablet. Choose video or audio-only versions of online courses from the world’s best instructors, and complete your CE requirements anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.
Instantly collaborate with other professionals on the course materials through interactive message boards. You'll be part of a community of hundreds of practitioners all focused on integrating the most effective trauma techniques, providing valuable opportunities to share insight and experiences and to build your professional network.
Complete your online CE tests and earn up to 18.75 CE Hours! Click here for CE credit details and credit details specific to your profession.
Print and display your Rapid Response Certificate — proving to colleagues and employers you are someone to be trusted during an emergency
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Register for this intensive training course without risk. If you're not completely satisfied, give us a call at 800-844-8260. We're that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.
Rapid Response Certificate Course:
Save Your Crashing Patients

Valued at $659.98
Yours today for just $149.99!
You’ll also earn up to 18.75 CE Hours! Click here for CE credit details.

BONUS! Once you’ve completed this intensive training course, you’ll earn your Rapid Response Certificate —
proving to colleagues and employers you are someone to be trusted during an emergency.

NOTE: No additional discounts or coupons may be applied to this course.
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