Article C25122
Author(s): Diane Horabik, MSN, RN Migdalia Serrano-Smith, MSN, RN, VA-BC Rachel Wood, MSN, RN, CCRN Stephanie Sobeck, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN Lee Anne Siegmund, PhD, RN, ACSM-CEP
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Education
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
Emergency resternotomy procedures are high risk, low-frequency events. According to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the health care team needs to perform a resternotomy within minutes after cardiac arrest in a patient who has undergone cardiothoracic surgery if team members suspect a surgical complication such as hemorrhage or cardiac tamponade. If nurses do not recognize cardiac tamponade, the 5-minute metric might not be met. Additionally, critical care nurses need experience with the procedures and equipment used for emergency sternotomy. To address this practice gap, we conducted a nurse-led process improvement project designed to improve nurses’ response time for emergency sternotomy. In coordination with key stakeholders, the nursing professional development specialist created a 4-hour (increased to 8 hours in 2023) multimodal education program that included classroom engagement, deliberate practice, and a high-fidelity simulation with detailed pre-briefing and debriefing.Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
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