Using an Escape Box in Continuing Nursing Education for Multidisciplinary Emergency Preparedness.

An escape room is a strategy that engages learners and allows them to participate actively in a lesson. This article describes the implementation of an escape box as an escape room lesson and teaching method during an inpatient nursing skills day with a multidisciplinary team. Participants totaled 75 and included nurses, respiratory therapists, and advanced practice nurses.

Multidisciplinary Review of Code Events in a Heart Center.

Objective: To identify a cause for clinical deterioration, examine resuscitation efforts, and identify and correct system issues (thus improving outcomes) via a multidisciplinary code-review process soon after cardiopulmonary arrest.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of code events in a tertiary pediatric heart center from September 2010 to December 2013 and review of surgical-cardiac data from January 2010 to December 2013.

Results: A multidisciplinary team reviewed 47 code events, 16 of which (34%) were deemed potentially preventable.

Increasing parental participation during rounds in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.

Background: Inviting parents of sick children to participate during the rounding process may reduce parents' anxiety and improve communication between the parents and the health care team.

Objectives: To increase the percentage of available parents invited to participate in morning rounds in a pediatric cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU).

Methods: Invitations to parents to participate in morning CTICU rounds were randomly audited from June 2012 to April 2014 (mean, 15 audits per month).

An Overview of Pulmonary Atresia and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries.

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (PA/VSD/MAPCAs) is a rare and complex congenital cardiac lesion that has historically carried a poor prognosis. With advancements in surgical management, we have seen an improvement in the outcomes for children affected by this disease. However, this population continues to present challenges due to the complex anatomy and physiology associated with PA/VSD/MAPCA.

Caregiver anxiety upon discharge for neonates with congenital heart disease.

Introduction:   Parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have been shown to be at an increased risk of having psychosocial morbidities including anxiety, depression, and somatization. Little is known about the anxiety level of these parents during the initial hospital course. The goal of this study was to evaluate the anxiety level of the parents at the time of hospital discharge and to determine if certain characteristics predict higher anxiety levels.