NTI Recorded Session NTI23247

High Strain, High Stakes: Easing the Challenge of Patient and Family Engagement in High-Acuity Care

Author(s): Renee Twibell, Jacquelyn McCrobie

Contact Hours 1.25

CERP B 1.25

Expires Dec 31, 2025

Topics: Communication, Family-Centered Care

Role: Staff

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Family and patient engagement in care improves crucial clinical outcomes during high-acuity illness. However, the escalating mandate for patient/family engagement often strains the resources of nurses on short-staffed units. In this foundational session, participants analyze a video case study, design realistic engagement strategies, and explore ways to balance patient and family needs. Attendees gain communication tips and timely, evidence-based tools to support patient/family engagement.

Objectives

  • Summarize trends and research evidence on the benefits, barriers and challenges to patient and family engagement during acute illness
  • Examine realistic, innovative strategies for integrating patients and families into complex care situations as part of the ABCDEF bundle.
  • Evaluate specific family challenges and exemplary solutions from the perspective of clinical nurses, managers and senior leadership.

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.

Disclosures

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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Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.