Before the Crash: Recognizing and Responding to the Hidden Clues of Patient Deterioration

Author(s): Sarah M Lorenzini, MSN, RN, CCRN, CEN; Christian Guzman, MS, CCRN, ACNPC-AG, APRN

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP A 1.00

Expires Dec 31, 2028

Topics: Monitoring, Decision-making

Population: Adult

Role: Staff

Fees
Member: Free
NonMember: $10.00

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Activity Summary

Before you Begin

1. Reflect on the following question: What new knowledge or perspective do you hope to gain from this activity?

2. Review: Implicit Bias and its Impact on Patient Outcomes (License requirement for California)

Description

This case-based session walks participants through the early signs of patient decompensation across shock types, focusing on subtle assessment findings which indicate impaired perfusion before hypotension occurs. Grounded in current evidence and designed to mimic real-life bedside encounters both within the ICU and beyond during rapid response situations, this session emphasizes the nurse’s role in pattern recognition, clinical judgment, timely intervention and strategies to effectively advocate for escalation of care in time-critical situations.

Objectives

  • Identify early, evidence-based indicators of shock that precede hypotension in clinical case scenarios.
  • Analyze trending assessment data and clinical findings to differentiate compensated shock from other causes of deterioration.
  • Construct an evidence-informed plan of action to escalate care during the compensated phase of shock.

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.