Continuing Education Web Course
Failure
to Rescue
Purpose:
This course will
discuss the definition of failure to rescue, what contributes to the
frequency of failure to rescue, and the role of medical emergency
teams.
Objectives:
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Define failure to rescue.
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Identify two contributing factors to failure to rescue.
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Describe the role of medical emergency teams related to failure to
rescue.
Target
Audience:
All nurses, particularly emergency and critical care nurses
Faculty: Zebuline Koran, D.N.P., R.N., is a clinical nurse
specialist with the emergency department at Sherman Hospital, Elgin,
Ill. Koran received her D.N.P. from the University of Kentucky College
of Nursing.
Cost: $10
Contact:
Melissa Bolin (859) 323-3851
or
melissa.bolin@uky.edu
Accreditation: The University of
Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited as a provider
of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
(ANCC).
The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approves
the University of Kentucky College of Nursing as a provider as
well. KBN and ANCC approval of an individual continuing nursing
education provider does not constitute endorsement of program
content for commercial support. This educational activity will
provide a maximum of 1.2 KBN (50 minute) contact hours and 1ANCC (60 minute) contact hours for nurses who attend the
entire program. Provider
#: 3-0008-7-07-074. A certificate will be issued to participants after the course.
