Education

This 2-hour course is designed to increase staff feelings of competency in decision-making and effectiveness while responding to a code.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize emergency situations.
• Perform the essential measures to treat the patient.
• Utilize the Chain of Group Dynamics Model in code training.
• Define their role in a code situation.
• Demonstrate the ability to clearly provide effective hand-off communication to other healthcare team members.

Pre-requisites

• ACLS certification for medical residents
• BLS/BCLS certification for nurses and ancillary healthcare staff
• Review West Penn Hospital Blue Alert Policy
• Review West Penn Hospital Yellow Alert Policy
• Review Mock Code participant guide (for AGH) (for WPH)
• Take the course presurvey (for AGH) (for WPH)

Audience

• Healthcare professionals at AGH or WPH