When something's off but you can't point to a number yet… a subtle shift in mentation, a breathing pattern that doesn't quite fit, a patient who just isn't right… your body is picking up on an instinct called bedside vigilance.
It's the single most critical factor in catching patient problems before they become a crisis – and the window to act is narrow.
Join Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, PCCN, CMSRN, LNC, NLCP— for a free one-hour live session that sharpens your clinical reasoning skills to detect early deterioration and act before a patient reaches crisis.
Earn up to 1 ANCC CE hour. Completely free. Our way of kicking off Nurses Month 2026.
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The Hour Before the Crisis:
A FREE Training on Trusting Your Clinical Instincts and Acting on Them
One week wasn't enough. We're celebrating you all May — here's everything we packed into it.
Every person who registers also gets:- A $50 off $100 discount code for PESI Healthcare training
- An automatic entry to win one of two $100 Visa gift cards
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- The early clinical signals that don't always trigger a monitor alarm — and what they mean
- A proven escalation approach for acting on early deterioration before crisis hits
- What patient outcome research says today about early nursing interventions to prevent impending patient declines
- Why Florence Nightingale's observational methodology still holds as evidence-based practice
- Real stories from the bedside: nursing vigilance in action
And about that free training — we didn't just pick just any speaker.

Cyndi brings 30 years of frontline nursing experience across intensive care, emergency, and flight nursing — and she continues to take patient assignments as an ICU nurse at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. That direct patient care isn't just background; it's the foundation of everything she teaches.
A sought-after speaker on national and international stages, Cyndi delivers evidence-based clinical content with the kind of real-world perspective and genuine humor that makes learning stick. She's currently pursuing her third master's degree — this one in leadership.
Since 2008, Cyndi has served as a legal nurse consultant on more than 200 cases spanning plaintiff, defense, and boards of nursing matters. A 10-year U.S. Navy veteran who left service as a Lieutenant Commander, she carries that same precision, discipline, and commitment into every room she enters.
The Hour Before the Crisis:
A FREE Training on Trusting Your Clinical Instincts and Acting on Them
Everyone who registers for the free CE and gift card drawing ALSO receives a promo code.
Use it at checkout to save $50 off any purchase of $100 or more on select online courses and digital seminars. Offer expires May 31st, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central.
Every registration is automatically entered to win one of two $100 Visa gift cards. Once the giveaway ends, winners will be contacted via email and their names posted on this page on June 1, 2026. Those not selected as winners will not be contacted.
No purchase necessary to enter. Chances of winning do not increase with a purchase. Entry closes on Saturday, May 31 at 11:59 PM Central.
Please note you would need to watch the presentation as it is presented live in order to receive live credit. Self-study credit is not available for the archive recording of the live training.

