Implementing Mock Codes on Mother Baby Unit Western Governors University

Implementing Mock Codes on Mother Baby Unit Professional Practice Description The practice that needs to be changed on a Mother Baby unit in a medium size hospital in Indiana is the implementation of regular mock codes for both mothers and babies. The current practice in this unit is to do no mock codes. Nurses recertify biannually in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP). Currently, no mock codes are held on the unit or in the simulation lab except during CPR and NRP recertifications. The practice of not holding mock codes needs to change because research states that healthcare providers begin losing skills within two weeks of completing a training course (Herbers...