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3 Months. One Powerful Certification.

Level up your response skills for the emergent and critical moments that matter most! Experience high-stake patient scenarios to reshape clinical best practices.

Hesitation can't exist. Transform clinical instincts into confident lifesaving interventions with 14 experts guiding you through:

  • Updated med protocols for arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and sepsis
  • New EBP interventions to stabilize respiratory distress patients
  • Own the code blue — life support pharmacology, hemodynamic decisions, ACLS algorithms
  • Prevent survival threat due to cardiovascular collapse
  • Trauma response done right — airway emergencies, anticoagulation decisions, blood loss-related resuscitation
  • Flexible learning — everything you need in one online course!

Also yours: 3 live Q&A sessions for answers to your toughest questions, flexible, self-paced video learning, free Rapid Response Certification, and up to 26.5 CE hours, including up to 9.0 pharmacology CE hours.

Join emergency, critical care, and rapid response colleagues from across the country who will start this cohort training together, beginning January 12, 2026. You'll progress through the training with RNs, NPs, APRNs, PAs, and MDs — sharing cases, discussing challenges, and learning from each other's experiences.

This is the boldest step you can take to sharpen your edge, avoid critical errors, and save lives — shift after shift.

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Rapid Response Certification
Join the ONLY 2026 cohort and earn your Rapid Response certification in just 3 months.
$2,229.81 Value
Save with exclusive early bird pricing available now!
$399.99 - REGISTER TODAY!
Earn up to 26.5 CE Hours, including up to 9.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
Expert-Led Q&A Calls | Case Studies | FREE Certification

Here's How It Works:

📆 Monthly Content Releases

  • New modules drop each month (approximately 9 hours/month) filled with new EBP guidelines, clinical reasoning, and updated medication protocols that prepare you for real patient crises.

💬 3 Live Expert Q&A Sessions

  • Bring your toughest questions. Discuss actual cases. Get direct feedback from 14 in-the-trench experts who understand your challenges - and learn from what your peers are asking too.

🎓 Official Certification + 26.5 CE Hours + 9.0 Pharmacology CE Hours

  • Walk away with Rapid Response certification recognized across disciplines. Update your credentials and market yourself as a specialist in your area.

See What Your Colleagues are Saying about this Course
"Useful, current & helpful! Worth more than the CE credits given." — Amanda, RN
"Dr. Langlois gave an outstanding presentation. I am both inspired and intimidated by his breadth and depth of knowledge--mostly inspired, though!" — Margaret, NP
"Excellent content that very well reflected the real-world situations I see in our hospital setting." — David, RN
"The best course on 12 lead EKG interpretation I've ever had, really! Really, really great!! Thank you!" — Matthew, NP
This Training Includes Everything You Need to Succeed
• Up to 26.5 Hours of CE Credit • Rapid Response Certification • Lifetime Access to Materials • Plus: 3 Live Q & A Sessions with the Best in the Field Clinicians
$2,229.81 Value — Just $399.99 Today!
SECURE YOUR SPOT
YOUR 3-MONTH RAPID RESPONSE CERTIFICATION ROADMAP
Begins January 2026

Stay Sharp. Act Fast. Prepare to learn updated protocols and EBP tools for fearless, life-saving decisions.

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PART 1: FAILURE TO RESCUE, IMMINENT CLINICAL DETERIORATION, RESPIRATORY DISTRESS CALLS
Available January 12, 2026
Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, EMT-P
Failure to Rescue: Replace Fear with Courage and Action

Featuring Susan Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, EMT-P, a critical care nurse, resuscitation educator, and the founder of CodePRep and RescueRN. Dr. Davis has dedicated her career to promoting excellence in life-saving resuscitation practices.
  • Unpack patient acuity and early warning systems
  • Advance your skills with Visual Acuity Scale application, self-efficacy rescue drills, tricks to teaching proper use of emergency equipment, and the significance of teamwork in high-performance resuscitation
  • Cultivate a readiness mindset and instill the transformative power of courage and action to enhance patient outcomes
 Click here for information about Susan Davis
Paul Langlois, APN, PHD, CCRN, CCNS
Triage for Rapid Response Teams: Evidence-based Pearls and Pitfalls

Paul Langlois, APN, PHD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the Surgical, Medical, Neuro, CCU, and Trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 30 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians.
  • Identify three physical assessment methods used to effectively triage an RRT patient
  • Avoid triage process pitfalls that adversely affect the patient outcome
  • Initial treatment modalities for the most common causes behind an RRT activation
 Click here for information about Paul Langlois
Douglas J. Stephens, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC
Rapid Response for Imminent Clinical Deterioration

Douglas J. Stephens, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, is an assistant professor and the Lead faculty for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) track at Jacksonville State University. He is nationally certified as an Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) with clinical practice in critical care medicine. He continues to pursue opportunities to improve patient outcomes with the effectiveness of responses for imminent declining patients.
  • Roles and benefits of different rapid response models of care
  • Criteria to activate a rapid response system
  • Quickly recognize the warning signs of acutely deteriorating patients
  • Initiate Goals of Care Discussions as part of the rapid response
 Click here for information about Douglas Stephens
Andrea Pifher, DHSc., RRT-ACCS, RCP
High Flow Nasal Cannula Use in Rapid Response Respiratory Distress Calls

Andrea Pifher, DHSc., RRT-ACCS, RCP, has been an associate professor in the Allied Health Department at Columbus State Community College since 2013. Andrea serves as the program coordinator for the Respiratory Care Program. Prior to coming to CSCC, she worked full-time in the hospital as a registered respiratory therapist and adult critical care specialist for 8 years in the ICU at hospitals in Columbus, Ohio, and Springfield, Ohio.
  • What patient scenarios benefit from high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) use?
  • Develop initiation and titration strategies for a patient on HFNC
  • Apply the ROX index when assessing a patient for HFNC therapy
  • Does the data support HFNC to be routine for RRTs treating respiratory distressed patients
 Click here for information about Andrea Pifher
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC
Limit Legal Liability: Protect Yourself & Your License During a Rapid Response

Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, practices at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN as an ICU nurse. Through her 25 years of clinical practice, she has drawn expertise from a variety of intensive care/critical care/flight nurse roles. Her insights have been sought in legal cases for the past 12 years. Cyndi has been a requested presenter, speaking to diverse healthcare audiences throughout the country.
  • Strategies to minimize legal risk during high-stakes rapid response events
  • Best practices for documentation and decision-making under pressure
  • How to safeguard your license while delivering critical care
Click here for information about Cyndi Zarbano
Question & Answer Call #1
When: Thursday, February 12, 2026 2:00 — 3:00 pm Central Time
Hosted by: Susan Davis DNP, MSN, RN, EMT-P
Focus: Overcoming fear, optimizing rapid response performance, refining team dynamics during crises
Bring: Your toughest questions and content clarifications
Become the Rapid Response Clinician Your Peers Respect
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Earn up to 26.5 CE Hours, including up to 9.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
PART 2: TRAUMA RESUSCITATION, PHARMACOTHERAPY UPDATES, LIFE SUPPORT CHALLENGES
Available February 16, 2026
John R. Lunde, DNP, AGACNP/FNP-BC, CCRN, TCRN, FCCM
When the Rapid Response is a Trauma Patient

John R. Lunde, DNP, AGACNP/FNP-BC, CCRN, TCRN, FCCM, has over 30 years of experience in the care of critical care and trauma patients, including work as a paramedic, critical care/trauma resuscitation nurse, critical care flight nurse, nurse practitioner (advanced practice provider), and trauma program director. He currently works as a critical care nurse practitioner within a rapid response team, is a journal reviewer for a nursing trauma journal, and provides trauma education to advanced practice providers, nursing, allied health, and medical residents. Topics covered:
  • Airway Emergencies in Trauma
  • Resuscitation of the Bleeding Trauma Patient
  • Anticoagulation Considerations in Trauma
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Andrea Sikora, PharmD, MSCR, BCCCP, FCCM
Rapid Response Pharmacotherapy - Updates & Pearls

Andrea Sikora, PharmD, MSCR, BCCCP, FCCM, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and a practicing critical care pharmacist at Augusta University Medical Center. Dr. Sikora completed two years of post-graduate residency training at The University of North Carolina Medical Center, where she specialized in critical care. She earned her Master of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University. Dr. Sikora is a federally funded researcher studying how to apply artificial intelligence to optimize outcomes of ICU medications. Topics covered:
  • The role of medications in rapid response scenarios, including: bradycardia, tachycardia, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and sepsis
  • Best practices for safe medication practices
  • Current guidelines for medication use, as well as late-breaking literature
 Click here for information about Andrea Sikora
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
Code Blue Training: Life Support Challenges

Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the Surgical, Medical, Neuro, CCU, and Trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 30 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians.
  • Prevent cardiovascular collapse as an immediate threat to patient survival following resuscitation
  • Address multiple complex problems as you manage the post-cardiac arrest patient
  • Master pharmacological interventions in real-world code blue events
 Click here for information about Paul Langlois
Patrick Heagey, MPAS, PA-C
Wake Up the Surgeon! Acute Abdominal Pain Can't Miss Diagnoses

Patrick Heagey, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor at West Chester University in the Physician Assistant Program. His specialty is Trauma Surgery/Surgical Critical Care.
  • Pertinent physical exam findings related to an acute surgical abdomen
  • Formulate a plan for potential life-threatening surgical abdominal emergencies
  • Pitfalls in the management of acute abdominal pain in the geriatric population
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Ebonye Green, MNSc, ACNPC-AG, CNRN, SCRN, APRN, FNCS
Neurocritical Care Medication Update

Ebonye Green, MNSc, ACNPC-AG, CNRN, SCRN, APRN, FNCS, has been an inpatient Advanced Practice Registered Nurse for the College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences since 2013. She previously worked as a staff nurse and as a travel nurse, working in some of the country's top neurosurgical intensive units and Gamma Knife, including Washington Hospital Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Topics covered:
  • Hyperosmolar therapy
  • Antiseizure medications
  • Anticoagulant reversal and hemostatic agents
  • Antishivering agents
  • Neuromuscular blocking agents
  • Antihypertensive agents
  • Sedation and analgesia
  • Vasopressors and inotropes
 Click here for information about Ebonye Green
Question & Answer Call #2
When: Thursday, March 19, 2026 2:00 — 3:00 pm Central Time
Hosted by: John Lunde DNP, AGACNP/FNP-BC, CCRN, TCRN, FCCM
Focus: Advanced trauma, pharmacology decisions, own the code blue
Bring: Your toughest questions and content clarifications
3 Months. One Powerful Certification.
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PART 3: CARDIAC CRISES, SURVIVING SEPSIS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Available March 23, 2026
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC
Deciphering Challenging Cardiac Cases to Prevent a Crisis

Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, has extensive experience as a bedside critical care nurse and a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. And as a prehospital ambulance nurse. As CNS, she helped develop the rapid response team and protocols at her institution and was chairman of the RRT committee to analyze and improve outcomes. She is a popular presenter at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) NTI and was honored with the AACN Circle of Excellence - Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award. Topics covered:
  • Quick Intervention Skills for a Cardiac Rapid Response Patient
  • Diagnostics and Vital Analysis on a Deteriorating Cardiac Patient
  • Management Strategies for Life-Threatening Cardiac Scenarios
Click here for information about Cheryl Herrmann
Christa A. Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Sepsis and Septic Shock

Christa A. Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is a clinical nurse scientist at Cooper University Health Care. Dr. Schorr has more than 25 years of clinical, quality improvement, and research experience in critical care. She has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and invited book chapters. Dr. Schorr was the group head for the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Long-Term Outcomes and Goals of Care Section. Topics covered:
  • Assessment criteria
  • Most recent SSC guidelines
  • Implications for nursing practice
  • Long-term outcomes for survivors of sepsis
 Click here for information about Christa A. Schorr
Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CCRN, CDCES, CNE
Life-Threatening Diabetic Emergencies

Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CCRN, CDCES, CNE, has worked in endocrinology, critical care, and primary care, earning degrees from Brigham Young University, Purdue University, and UNLV. Dr. Long is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, has developed diabetes education programs, and teaches a diabetes educator certification course. Topics covered:
  • Recognize and initiate lifesaving diabetic care for hypoglycemia, DKA, and HNKS
  • Diagnostic tests and presentations for the three diabetic emergencies
  • Medical treatment and management protocols for each diabetic emergency
 Click here for information about Tracey Long
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN-FPA, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC
Subtle and High Risk Signs on 12 Lead EKG

Join Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN-FPA, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, to confidently analyze "must know" EKGs. As a cardiac expert, Cheryl will dramatically increase your confidence to discern high-risk signs for cardiac arrest and time-sensitive signs on EKG. She will share practical tips and tools to identify EKG signs that you may have previously missed. Take away powerful insights to master dangerous EKGs and become a resource on EKG interpretation for your team. Topics covered:
  • Determine subtle EKG changes and high-risk EKG signs on the 12-lead
  • Develop critical thinking skills to quickly intervene for dangerous EKGs
  • Analyze the pathophysiology behind EKG changes
  • Discern high-risk signs for cardiac arrest and time-sensitive signs on EKG
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Kelly Counts, PhD (c), APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-C, ENP-C
When Resuscitation Will Not Change the Outcomes: The Difficult Conversations

Kelly Counts, PhD (c), APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-C, ENP-C, has been practicing in healthcare for the past 30 years and for the past 18 years, worked as an Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner. Her career emphasis has always been focused on emergency medicine, flight nursing, and critical care. Throughout her accumulated experiences, she has mastered crisis management, time-critical decision-making, and encountered many difficult situations and conversations. She is currently pursuing my Ph.D. at UMKC with an emphasis on palliative care in the emergency department.
  • Ensure advanced care planning follows the patient through their hospitalization
  • Determine new communication techniques to approach difficult conversations
  • Patients get scared and change their minds
  • Families and caregivers get scared and have a realization of a crisis
 Click here for information about Kelly Counts
Question & Answer Call #3
When: Thursday, April 23, 2026 2:00 — 3:00 pm Central Time
Hosted by: Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CCRN, CDCES, CNE
Focus: Cardiac, Sepsis, and Diabetes Cases
Bring: Your toughest questions and content clarifications
When Every Second Counts. Preparation is Key.
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UNLOCK CAREER GROWTH WHEN YOU GET CERTIFIED IN RAPID RESPONSE
Evergreen Certifications CRRP Badge

In just three easy steps, you will become a Certified Rapid Response Healthcare Professional (CRRP)*:

  • Step 1: Watch the specified virtual sessions in your portal.
  • Step 2: Complete the CE tests and instantly print your certificates of completion.
  • Step 3: Submit your application included in this training to Evergreen Certifications, and we'll cover the cost of your certification for 2 years (a $249.99 value!).*

That's it! No hidden fees. No catch. Just certification made EASY.

*Professional and clinical experience standards apply.
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Frequently Asked Questions

As a Rapid Response Healthcare Professional, you serve as a vital bridge between routine patient care and the need for life-saving interventions. This Rapid Response Certification training covers all necessary information needed to become a certified rapid responder, including:
  • Patient Triage - Get sure-fire, rapid assessment techniques to identify high-risk populations, time-sensitive issues, and subtle changes. Know which critical questions to ask (and when!) and how to spot altered mental status.
  • Intervention - Discover interventions for sepsis, neurological, cardiac, respiratory, endocrine, and oncologic emergencies, plus feel confident knowing how to prioritize actions and react urgently.
  • Pharmacology - Walk away with the latest pharmacology practice guidelines for emergency situations.
  • Professional considerations - Protect yourself and your practice with a thorough understanding of documentation, legal risks (including scope of practice), and ethical considerations.
Don't wait until an emergency to WISH you were better prepared. Get the expert knowledge you need to lead your team through crisis and save lives!

Upon your enrollment, a confirmation email will be delivered to your registration email address. It contains details on how to access the course, but you are always encouraged to contact our team with any further questions.

Your access to this course is unlimited for as long as you have your account.

The archive recordings from each live Q&A call will be uploaded to the cohort within 7-10 business days of each call. Registrants will receive a notification when each archive recording is made available.

YES! Your satisfaction is always guaranteed. With over 26.5 hours of online video training, insightful commentary, the latest interventions, and real-world examples, you will have expert rapid response skills to put into action by your very next shift. We encourage you to take the time to fully absorb everything. Watch the videos. Read the materials. Get your CE hours!

But, if you review all of the course materials and are still not satisfied, call us at 800-844-8260. Our customer service team is standing by to make things right.

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Rapid Response Certification
Join the ONLY 2026 cohort and earn your Rapid Response certification in just 3 months.
$2,229.81 Value — Now just $399.99!
REGISTER TODAY
Earn up to 26.5 CE Hours, including up to 9.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
Expert-Led Q&A Calls | Case Studies | FREE Certification
 
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