RSS Coordinator(s):

• Arlene Kruzel, MSN, RN -  [email protected]

Series Overview

The Emergency Response in the Hospital Setting (ERHS) series provides novice nurses with limited emergency response experience the education needed to apply best practice for responding to rapidly decompensating patients. Provides education about the signs and symptoms of decompensation as well as interventions prior to emergency response. Class will demonstrate proper process for Code Blue/RRT activation, CPR, and utilizing AED and preparing equipment for emergent intubation.

Intended Audience

Registered Nurses, License Practical Nurses, Respiratory Therapists

Planning Committee

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
 

Credit Designation Statements

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR DISCLOSURE

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Series location: 
Baystate Health Education Center
361 Whitney Ave
Holyoke, MA  01040

RSS Format: 
Live

Global Objectives: 

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Recognize early signs of respiratory decompensation.
2. Recognize early signs of cardiac decompensation.
3. Demonstrate and build confidence in activating the code blue and RRT response team for situations in the hospital.
4. Summarize their role during code blude and rapid response scenarios.
5. Discuss and prioritize interventions for patients with a respiratory and/or cardiac decompensation.

Interprofessional RSS:
No

Intended Audience: 
Nurse

Specialty: 
Nursing

Credits Available: [From application]
ANCC Contact Hours
BCIPE (Instructional)