Improving Cardiogenic Shock Team Activation Through Nurse Education and Alert Implementation

Activity Summary

This article demonstrates how algorithms and protocols help guide the assessment and treatment of patients with cardiogenic shock. One approach is to use a shock team with protocols to facilitate and direct multidisciplinary team interactions. Deploying a multidisciplinary shock team following protocols improves clinical outcomes by providing timely diagnosis and reducing deviations from standard practice. Providing a systematic approach to activate the shock team is an evidence-based practice that improves teamwork coordination and clinical outcomes.

Objectives

Identify at least one factor contributing to cardiogenic shock mortality.
Describe the two nursing intervention strategies used to improve cardiogenic shock team activation.
Describe how shock team activation impacts the time of diagnosis of cardiogenic shock.

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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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The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

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