Mastering Inpatient Assessment and Escalation

Mastering Inpatient Assessment and Escalation is a practical continuing education course designed for new and transitioning Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who need confident, real-world performance in acute care. Through focused case-based learning, you’ll strengthen your inpatient assessment workflow, recognize time-sensitive deterioration, and make clear escalation decisions for cross-cover and rapid response situations. By the end of the course, you will be able to conduct structured, repeatable initial and ongoing assessments; prioritize differential diagnoses using targeted data; select evidence-informed treatment actions within your scope; and communicate effectively with nurses, specialists, and hospital teams when escalation is required.