How to empower students to perform CPR with competence and confidence? Dr.Oermann explains
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RQI® For Nursing Education
Resuscitation Quality Improvement® for Nursing Education
Competency-based education – Transforming Resuscitation for Life
Studies show that resuscitation skill degradation occurs as soon as three months after completing a traditional 2-year resuscitation certification training1 which decreases the chance of survival of patients.
For over 10 years, the Resuscitation Quality Improvement® (RQI®) program has been delivering quarterly high-quality resuscitation skills training in +2,000 hospitals as well as nursing programs. Students with RQI certification demonstrate stronger resuscitation competency going into the workforce which gives them an employment advantage.
1 Oermann MH, et al. Effects of monthly practice on nursing students’ CPR psychomotor skill performance. Resuscitation (2011)
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Developing competency of nursing students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation using Resuscitation Quality Improvement technology
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"The station gave me great feedback. I have been a nurse and working in critical care doing CPR on a regular basis – I still had things to improve on myself. I believe this is amazing and I look forward to these students staying competent and doing good CPR when it is needed. The best CPR class ever. Much better than any live course I attended."
Joseph Chamness, DNP, NP-C, CNE, Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
"As a nurse myself I saw my CPR skills improved by using RQI, and as a teacher, I saw students in their 4th semester of the nursing program that were not comfortable with compressions want to expand into other programs at the college, as well as faculty. 1st semester students are now required to use RQI."
Jennifer Smith Director of Nursing, Harper College
"Transforming the community by being competent healthcare leaders - RQI resonates with our mission."
Dr. Yolanda VanRiel, Nursing Department Chair, NC Central University
"Our clinical partners are more likely to take our students over other students. They are confident that our students will be prepared for clinicals."
Avril Anders, Instructional Technologist, Ursuline College
"RQI has been very beneficial to our program because it has helped prevent workload issues with faculty having to teach BLS, ACLS, and PALS to our students themselves. If our faculty were to have done this instead of utilizing the RQI product it would have taken extensive training and time from our faculty. By utilizing RQI, our program can offload this, and the students have more flexibility to learn at their own pace. We have utilized RQI for two years, and we plan to continue using it."
Dr. Marie Patterson, Director, Physician Assistant Studies, M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
A Commitment to Excellence in Nursing
RQI® for Nursing Education is powered by the American Heart Association's grounded educational research and science, and Laerdal's simulation technology with real-time audio and video feedback. Nursing Education Partners committed to excellence in nursing have validated the need to integrate low-dose high-frequency Resuscitation learning in nursing and allied health programs.
Laerdal, American Heart Association, RQI Partners, and the National League for Nursing (NLN) partnered to encourage nursing programs to adopt the RQI for Nursing Education program.
Watch the video to see how 12 NLN member schools have revolutionized their High-Quality CPR training by adopting RQI® for Nursing Education.
Empower and Equip Learners For Success
Competency-based education
True Adaptive™ Learning helps tailor assessments and learnings to the needs of each student.
- Initial Baseline Clinical Skills assessments
- Detailed Clinical Skills coaching and refinement
- Comprehensive analytics along with eLearning Cognitive Assessment Activities
Low-dose, high-frequency learning
Frequent (every three months) but short training sessions build muscle memory while fine-tuning skill sets.
This method is proven to increase knowledge retention and aid the development of psychomotor skills necessary to administer high-quality Resuscitation.
As the program can be completed from the station, this also provides students continued access to complete training on their own time.
"Low dose, High Frequency" Learning - The Gold Standard for Resuscitation Competency
Discover the impact of Resuscitation Quality Improvement® at Michigan State University Leavitt School of Health.
"Quarterly, deliberate practice of resuscitation skills provides the competence nurses need to be able to effectively deliver CPR."
- Kathleen Poindexter, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ANEF
Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Nursing, Michigan State University, College of Nursing & Chair Elect, National League for Nursing