Archived Publications High-Quality CPR: Breathing New Life into Your Tra

Staff With Physical Limitations Can Be Successful With HeartCode Voice-Assisted Manikins ® Alyssa R Graham, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM Senior Education Specialist TriHealth Donna Haynes, MSN, RN-C, CNE Resuscitation Coach HealthStream Kim Link-Albers, BSN Corporate Education Specialist TriHealth There is much discussion amongst clinical educators about how to increase awareness within Education Departments of healthcare organizations for staff with physical limitations. Particularly about whether or not they are capable of practicing excellent patient care or can perform every skills required using the techniques that are typically used. These same educators generally express concerns about how to best support staff and students with physical limitations to meet the competencies of their work settings (Ashcroft & Lutfiyya, 2013). An added concern is that the nursing workforce is aging and will continue to do so. According to Neal-Boylan, Marks, and McCulloch in the American Journal of Nursing (2015), older workers are more likely to have chronic health conditions and disabilities. Employers and educators will need to provide those with disabilities reasonable accommodations, as stipulated by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 2008. In doing so, educators must be open to alternative ways of performing traditional patient care skills such as cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). HealthStream.com/contact • 800.521.0574 • 17

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