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Duration:
120 minutes including a Q&A
Presenter:
Holly Feist, RN, BN, MN, ACCN
Includes:
• A certificate of completion
• The on-demand recording to watch at your convenience
• A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing
Objectives:
At the end of the session, participants will:
1. Be able to differentiate between the stable and unstable patient
2. Recognize clinical indications of the “pre-code blue” patient
3. Understand the bedside role of the acute care nurse prior to the code team arrival
4. Understand the bedside role of the acute care nurse once the code team arrives
5. Summarize the bedside role of the acute care nurse once the code team departs
6. Discuss the importance of incorporating ongoing unit routines and other ideas to maintain staff skills in a Code Blue situation.
Description:
Of the many patients you have today, one seems unstable. Would you recognize a “pre-code” state? If you suddenly you have a code blue on your hands, do you know what to do till the code team arrives? It’s been estimated to take 3 to 5 minutes before the code team arrives at the bedside. Because those minutes are critical to the patient’s survival, staff on acute care units need to be proficient at responding to a code blue. This webinar reviews the appropriate actions and interventions that staff in non-critical units must perform during a code blue, with a focus on the nurse’s role before, during and after the code team arrives. Join Holly Feist RN BN MN ACCN for this presentation and have all your critical questions answered.
• Staff Nurses, Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Clinicians in all Acute Care settings
• Acute Care Educators and Managers
• Nurses planning to seek positions in Acute or Critical Care settings
• Respiratory Therapists, EMT’s
Holly Feist, RN BN, MN, ACCN
Holly has spent much of her career in the Calgary area, primarily working in emergency departments and intensive care units at the Foothills Medical Centre (Level 1 trauma centre for Southern Alberta). She also served as a clinical nurse specialist in the pediatric intensive care unit at Alberta Children’s Hospital.
When not working shifts in the ED, Holly is an associate professor and course coordinator in the Advanced Studies for Critical Care Nursing (ACCN) Program – Emergency Stream at Mount Royal University (MRU) in Calgary. Additionally, she serves as a fellow in simulation with the Health Simulation Learning Centre (HSLC) at MRU.
Holly’s graduate research focused on educating acute care nurses about the phenomenon of urgency in relation to rapid response systems (RRS) and deteriorating patients. She was instrumental in piloting the first documented introduction of a RRS that responds to ED calls and has presented on this topic worldwide. Her current research interests include teaching and learning, simulation, and exploring nurses’ intent to remain in critical care environments. Holly is passionate about engaging with others on their experiences in the ED and ICU and welcomes contact at hfeist@mtroyal.ca.
In her spare time, Holly enjoys reading, making handmade cards, walking her dogs, teasing her nephew, and travelling the world.
