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Simulated Critical Care Emergencies: Enhancing Patient Safety

The purpose of the program is to enhance patient safety by increasing the participant's skill, awareness, and knowledge of teamwork principles and management of medical emergencies. Critical care nurses participate in two videotaped simulated scenarios followed by a debriefing which focuses on the clinical and behavioral aspects of performance.
Eligible nurses include MGH nurses working in one of the following units: Burn ICU, Cardiac ICU, Cardiac surgical ICU, Medical ICU, Neuroscience ICU, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Surgical ICU, and Transplant ICU. 2.0 Contact hours will be awarded.

Contact Hours:

Massachusetts General Hospital (OH-239/10-1-08) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OSN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Criteria for successful completion include attendance at the entire event and submission of a completed evaluation form.

Pre-Registration Required.

Call The Norman Knight Nursing Center for Clinical and Professional Development - 617-726-3111

Course open to MGH nurses only, no fee.

The Norman Knight Nursing Center does not accept credit card payments for registration of programs.  
Public transportation is strongly recommended  to attend continuing education programs. Garages in the vicinity of MGH generally charge approximately $ 40  per day. MGH does not reimburse for parking.

Scheduled Offerings

DATE

TIME

LOCATION

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Tuesday April 8th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

7:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Thursday June 12th, 2008

7:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

7:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Professional Office Building

Room 448