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HTRSD.ORG

HTRSD is a provider of continuing education training focused on human trafficking and other social disparities for health care providers, as well as courses that address nurses' health and well-being and under-served topics in advanced critical care.

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Class Accreditation

All states (with the exception of Hawaii) recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.
This course is accredited by the following boards:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.
Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia , South Carolina, West Virginia and New Mexico through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

What Others are Saying

"I was very impressed with the class, information covered and content."

V.H. LPN Firth, NE

"I liked the detailed review of the bones."

C.A. RN – Dayton, OH

"It was a very educational class."

C.A. - TX

"A very informational class."

M.T. LVN – TX

"What a great online learning site. I am from Australia and online inotrope short courses are extremely rare. This is great for my practice. Thank you."

R.J. RN - Figtree, Australia

Mistakes Happen: Creating A Culture Of Safety In The ICU

Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00

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Mistakes Happen: Creating A Culture Of Safety In The ICU

This course is designed for nurses who treat patients in critical or intensive care units. Providing nursing care to patients experiencing life-threatening conditions presents unique challenges. This course will explore creating and engaging in a supportive environment, how to communicate, how to ensure standards of care and protocols are followed, engaging patients in their care, ways to learn from mistakes, and methods to decrease the second victim syndrome occurrence. The nurse learner will become knowledgeable about the unique challenges that nurses are faced with in providing safe care to patients with critical needs and intense care regimens. The nurse will learn the components needed for a team culture of safety and error prevention and identify ways to integrate communication that prevents error occurrence. The nurse will learn about how to outline the needed steps to manage errors, prevent future errors, and support nurses when an error occurs.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Express the unique challenges that nurses are faced with in providing safe care to patients with critical needs and intense care regimens.
Detail the components needed for a team culture of safety and error prevention.
Identify ways to integrate communication that prevents error occurrence.
Examine ways to ensure professional standards are routinely used in busy, high-stress settings.
Explain how to enlist the patient as a partner in their care and safety.
Outline the needed steps to manage errors, prevent future errors, and support nurses when an error occurs.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction - Mistakes happen

Why Mistakes Happen
The Quaid Twins: A study in Mishaps
The Josie King Story: An exemplar of a preventable death
Acknowledging the Risks
Intuition
Creating a Team Culture
Ways to Reduce the Cognitive Burden

Chapter 2: Collaboration and Communication

Communication
Collaboration
Communication gaps
Best Practice for Communication

Chapter 3: Effective Error Management

Effective Error Management
Blameless Environment
Second Victim Syndrome
Debriefing

Chapter 4: References

References
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