Distinguished Research Lecture - Hospital Based ECG Monitoring - the Good the Bad and the Unending Possibilities: A Research Journey

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

In this presentation, I share my thirty-plus year journey in critical and progressive care nursing that has taken me from the bedside to academia at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, where I am Associate Professor and Director of the ECG Monitoring Research Lab. Foundational research focused on hospital-based ECG monitoring, both positive and negative, is discussed. Attendees learn about building a program of clinical research as a Nurse Scientist.

Objectives

Describe one advantage of using ECG monitoring and one challenge associated with this technology.
Identify one impact of alarm fatigue on nurses, patients and families.
List two strategies that could be used on your unit to reduce unnecessary ECG alarms.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

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

Accreditation

The 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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