Impact of a Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Coach on Pediatric Intensive Care

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Many children who sustain an in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest do not survive. When resuscitation teams rely on visual assessment to determine the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), they overestimate chest compression rate, depth, and proportion of time in the target range. Emerging evidence has shown that adherence to American Heart Association (AHA) CPR quality metrics improves during simulated arrests when resuscitation teams incorporate a feedback device and a quality CPR coach.

Objectives

Describe the role of a Quality CPR Coach on resuscitation teams.
Identify the internal data metrics and data sources that indicate high-quality CPR delivery.
Identify the external data metrics and data sources that indicate high-quality CPR delivery.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

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Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.