Pam Collins – Critical Skills for Managing a Patient in Crisis

You have a daunting challenge of recognizing subtle changes in a patient’s condition that can lead to a medical emergency.

Pam Collins – Critical Skills for Managing a Patient in Crisis

Identification & Management of Crisis

High-Risk Populations
Impending Doom: Recognizing the Red Flags
Critical Thinking During a Crisis
Accurate Interpretation of Vital Signs & Oxygenation
Fluid & Electrolyte Disturbances

Neurological Emergencies

Neuro Assessment: Critical Indicators
Stroke Emergencies: TIA vs. Ischemic vs. Hemorrhagic
Symptoms & Recognition
Management: Emergent vs. Non-emergent
Early Signs of Increased Intracranial Pressure

Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Abdominal Assessment: Critical Clues
Abdominal Pain: What does it really mean?
Acute Abdomen
Ileus/Small Bowel Obstruction
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Acute Pancreatitis

Cardiac Emergencies

Action for, “I’m having chest pain”
Acute Coronary Syndromes

Angina vs. Myocardial Infarction
Recognition & Management

6 Fail-Proof Steps to Rhythm Interpretation
The Dynamics of Shock

Hypovolemic
Cardiogenic
Septic

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

SIRS Criteria
Presentation & Management

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Tools to Sharpen Your Crisis Management Strategies
6 Fail-Proof Steps to Rhythm Interpretation
ABG Analysis Made Easy
Critical Actions for “I’m Having Chest Pain!”
Abdominal Pain: What is it REALLY Telling You?
Prevention, Presentation and Action for the Most Common Nursing Emergencies

You have a daunting challenge of recognizing subtle changes in a patient’s condition that can lead to a medical emergency. Do you know what to do for the older woman who suddenly doesn’t know her name or the joint replacement patient who suddenly complains of chest pain? These are scary situations, but you don’t have to panic! Attend this seminar to sharpen your skills in identification and management for a wide variety of bedside nursing emergencies.
Cardiovascular, Neurological, Respiratory, Post-operative Emergencies, GI, Shock, Sepsis and More!
Expert speaker, Pam Collins, MSN, CMSRN, RN-BC, will help you get the best tools and strategies for early identification and management of emergencies such as Stroke, Heart Attack, GI Bleed, ARDS and Shock. Leave this program more prepared than ever to identify and manage your next patient emergency!