Stayin' Alive: Beyond the ACLS Algorithms

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Survival rate for in-hospital cardiac arrest is less than 20%, highlighting the importance of implementing evidence-based strategies during and post resuscitation. An APRN and a critical care clinical pharmacy specialist review evidence of when to administer epinephrine, monitoring end-tidal CO2 to guide resuscitation, implementation of prone CPR and mechanical compression devices, as well as help you determine if targeted temperature management is still cool.

Objectives

Describe evidence for resuscitating in-hospital cardiac arrest patients (eg, timing of epinephrine administration, achieving quality CPR).
Evaluate the evidence for prone CPR to help clinicians determine its effectiveness and implementation in the clinical setting.
Interpret the postresuscitation literature to guide the use of targeted temperature management.

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.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.