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Failure to Rescue: Replace Fear with Courage and Action

Failure to Rescue: Replace Fear with Courage and Action

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“Failure to Rescue: Replacing Fear with Courage and Action” is designed for healthcare Rapid Response Teams. Focusing on empowered teams in emergency situations, the presentation unpacks primal responses, the crucial role of in-patient responders, patient acuity, and early warning systems. Attendees will learn about the Visual Acuity Scale application, self-efficacy rescue drills, tricks to teaching proper use of emergency equipment, and the significance of teamwork in high-performance resuscitation. You will cultivate a readiness mindset and gain the transformative power of courage and action to enhance patient outcomes.

Here's What You'll Learn


The Primal Fear Response
  • Define the fight, flight, or freeze response
  • Discuss its impact on healthcare professionals in emergencies
  • Importance of training to mitigate these responses
Vital Contribution of In-Patient Responders
  • Explore the in-patient responders’ role in ‘critical’ situations
  • The role of the Basic Life Support (BLS) RRT
  • Case studies to illustrate the real-world application
Patient Acuity: Bridging the Perception Gap between In-Patient and Critical Care Teams
  • Patient acuity concept: Identifying sick vs. not sick
  • Differing perceptions and the need for harmonization
Lead the Change: The Role of Rapid Response Teams
  • Mindset differences between in-patient and critical care teams
  • Strategies to bridge the gap: Empower non-critical care teams
  • Leadership of rapid response teams in this transformation
Develop High-Performance Readiness through Recognition
  • Timely recognition and response in patient survival
  • Function of early warning systems in rapid response situations
  • Use the Visual Acuity Scale to detect early deterioration
Master Emergency Equipment: Defibrillators and More
  • Importance of equipment familiarity in emergencies
  • Explore defibrillator functions and features through a non-critical care lens
  • Tips and tricks for quick and effective ways to create a defibrillator comfort zone
Create a Highly Effective Basic Life Support (BLS) Rapid Response Team
  • Role definition and responsibilities within a BLS rapid response team
  • Coordinated teamwork in successful patient outcomes
  • Case study: Implement the ‘red carpet’ approach
Empower Teams through Unit-Based Rescue Drills
  • The significance of hands-on practice for confidence building
  • Foster a culture of ownership and excellence
  • Demonstrate real-world impact – Cardiac arrest case study
Assemble a High-Performance Resuscitation Approach
  • The ‘pit crew’ approach: Emphasizing teamwork and coordination
  • Assign roles and expectations for each team member
  • The collective impact of an entire community/culture/system in life-saving
Encourage Confidence and Action for Effective Emergency Response
  • Role of confidence and self-efficacy in survival rates
  • The goal: High-performance rapid response teams trained in BLS/ACLS
  • The critical connection between confidence, ACTION, and survival rates

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Meet Your Experts


Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, EMT-P

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Dr. Susan Davis, a DNP, MSN, RN, EMT-P, has dedicated her career to promoting excellence in life-saving resuscitation practices, drawing from her extensive experience in the American Heart Association, US hospitals, simulation and rescue response programs. Through her work, she and her team have trained over 50,000 healthcare professionals in basic, advanced, and pediatric resuscitation response, improving code blue team performance.

Dr. Davis is the creator of CodePRep™, a program that provides rapid and efficient code blue training from Rapid Response Teams (RRT), simulation centers, nurses and healthcare professionals, aimed at enhancing Basic Life Support (BLS) – empowered resuscitation performance.

Her goal is to create a national network of high-performance resuscitation communities, businesses, schools, and healthcare organizations that offer continuous code blue team training, encouraging and empowering everyone to respond with utmost confidence and proficiency. Because if you have a heart, you’re already qualified!

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Susan Davis is the founder and CEO for CodePRep and has an employment relationship with Lee Health. She is a consultant with Bracco Diagnostics Inc. Susan Davis receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Susan Davis has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059634
Duration:
1 hour, 3 minutes
Copyright:
Nov 09, 2023
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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