Pediatric Specialty CE Courses for Nursing Professionals

Course release date: 6/2/2020
Course expiration date: 6/2/2023

This course reviews the significance of pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT), also known as shaken baby syndrome, and its cause, pathophysiology, risk factors, identification, and care strategies. Children less than 2 years of age are at the highest risk for this preventable and irreversible injury. Knowledge of risk, case identification, and care strategies are important to good evaluation and treatment. 

Course release date: 10/7/2019
Course expiration date: 10/7/2022

This course will familiarize nurses with the current epidemic of vaping, including the types of chemical and drug exposures that may occur with vaping, health consequences, and strategies to curb the use of vaping. The course includes steps that have been taken to curb this epidemic and strategies the health care community can implement to safeguard against vaping.  

Course release date: 10/8/2019
Course expiration date: 10/8/2022

This course provides nurses with evidence-based approaches for identifying the nutritional requirements for school-aged children. Additionally, factors that contribute to pediatric nutritional issues with solutions for management are presented.

Course release date: 1/15/2020
Course expiration date: 1/15/2023

This course presents the most common types of abuse, characteristics of each type of abuse, signs and symptoms, risk factors, and management of abuse. An overview of policies in the United States toward abuse and mandated reporting of child abuse is presented. The course will help nurses recognize the signs of child abuse so they can intervene in a timely manner to help save a child’s life.

Course release date: 8/24/2018
Course expiration date: 8/31/2021

This course examines the complexities of assessing, preventing, and treating childhood obesity and includes nutritional recommendations across the pediatric age span and evidence-based treatment interventions.  With an emphasis on addressing children at highest risk and the variety of factors that can influence obesity, the course also reviews family relationships and their role in obesity, as well as the role of media and marketing.  Behavioral counseling and how it can be used to motivate patients and families to make changes is addressed.

Course release date: 12/20/2018
Course expiration date: 8/31/2021

This course provides nurses with a comprehensive overview of the scope, health effects, and approaches to treatment of childhood obesity. Assessments for obesity, associated medical conditions, and the challenges clinicians face when promoting prevention strategies are discussed.

Course release date: 11/19/2018
Course expiration date: 11/30/2021

This course reviews factors from the prenatal period through late adolescence that contribute to obesity. Provides nutritional information for children in each developmental stage. Discusses family food choices, modeling behaviors, and evidence-based treatment approaches.

Course release date: 11/14/2019
Course expiration date: 11/14/2022

This course provides an update on the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) diseases; immunizations; treatments; and prevention of spread.  Includes nursing interventions and teaching information for all nurses interacting with children and adults.

Course release date: 1/7/2020
Course expiration date: 1/7/2023

This course focuses on helping nurses expand their knowledge and improve patient care for those persons dealing with season-related disorders, outdoor disorders, and injuries.

Course release date: 8/1/2020
Course expiration date: 8/1/2023

This course presents the complex metabolic, developmental, emotional, and social implications for a child with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, and the family. The course discusses the unique considerations for this population to help the nurse provide supportive and flexible care. Also critically important is the nurse’s role in providing education to the parents or caregivers, as well as education appropriate to the child’s developmental level. 

Course expiration date: 9/7/2021

The integumentary system is the largest system in the body. Diseases of this system range from mildly annoying to serious and even life-threatening. It is imperative that nurses accurately assess the integumentary system, recognize diseases of the skin, and intervene to effectively facilitate treatment. This program will help nurses to improve their abilities in assessment, disease recognition, and treatment facilitation.

Course release date: 10/8/2019
Course expiration date: 10/8/2022

This course discusses the scope of human trafficking including risks, common characteristics, and signs and symptoms of human  trafficking.  Intervention approaches and resources that help prevent and advocate against human trafficking are also presented.

Course release date: 4/28/2020
Course expiration date: 4/28/2023

This course provides a sensitive review of the issue of abuse in human trafficking and how it affects patients and their families. The course presents an introduction into this complex crime, focusing on sex and labor trafficking, the common signs, symptoms, and conditions that occur in people who have been trafficked, and insights into the facts surrounding human trafficking and relevant health risks for individuals. 

Course release date: 8/20/2019
Course expiration date: 8/20/2022

This course is appropriate for all nurses and advanced practice nurses who have responsibility for managing or prescribing medications for select individuals.  The course addresses the history of brand versus generic drugs, the many controversies, the science behind the preparation differences, and the cost effectiveness of preventative care when using generic versus brand name drugs. 

Course release date: 10/3/2018
Course expiration date: 10/31/2021

This course provides an overview of common pediatric mental health issues, including descriptions of the signs and symptoms for particular conditions, indicators of a psychiatric emergency, and appropriate treatment interventions for each case presented. Early diagnosis and intervention can critically affect positive outcomes of pediatric mental health disorders, making the accurate and comprehensive assessment of the pediatric patient’s mental health a crucial component of each pediatric examination.

Course release date: 4/20/2021
Course expiration date: 4/20/2024

This course is designed for nurses who work with individuals with acute and chronic concussions and for healthcare providers who have a basic knowledge of concussion and concussion management. The course provides a comprehensive evidenced-based understanding of the complex nature of concussion; the pathophysiology of concussion; the physiologic dysfunction that may result; an understanding of the shift in recommended timelines for rest and return to activity; and the tools necessary for evidenced-based examination and treatment.

Course release date: 11/5/2019
Course expiration date: 11/5/2022

This course will help nurses who are experienced in pediatrics or are new to the pediatric population to identify those with serious or life-threatening causes or “red flags”.  The course describes signs and symptoms specific to children, distinguishes between different types of pediatric headaches, explores recurrent headaches in children and adolescents, and considers headache prevention strategies.  

Course release date: 2/18/2019
Course expiration date: 2/18/2022

This course provides a collection of information for a comprehensive, subjective pediatric health history, performing a systematic physical examination, and understanding common pediatric conditions.  The course not only provides an introduction to pediatric health assessment for nurses with limited pediatric experience, but also serves as a refresher course for nurses caring for children in a variety of healthcare settings.  

Course release date: 12/9/2019
Course expiration date: 12/9/2022

This course outlines normally functioning blood and lymphatic systems and how divergences from this process can lead to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of childhood cancer.  The course highlights the great progress made in understanding this disease and how to eradicate it and will provide an overview of the collateral damage that occurs with this disease from its pathology and its treatment.

Course release date: 1/13/2020
Course expiration date: 1/13/2023

This course provides a review of the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of asthma and discusses the causes, associated symptoms, and complications of this medical emergency.  The course also describes diagnostic measures and potential pharmacotherapeutic approaches to management. 

Course release date: 11/18/2019
Course expiration date: 11/18/2022

This course is intended for Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) who are responsible for the primary care of diabetics in their practice or who may encounter patients suffering from a diabetic emergency.  The course presents a background on diabetic emergencies that may occur as a result of this disease and outlines how to manage such patients. To best illustrate the seriousness of these situations, a series of case studies are presented to further characterize diabetic emergencies, their management, and potential complications. 

Course release date: 3/2/2020
Course expiration date: 3/2/2023

This course is designed to increase nurses’ knowledge of recommended pediatric immunizations in order to improve patient education and adherence to immunization schedules. Vaccine recommendations for children ages 18 years old and younger are discussed, including the diseases that vaccines prevent, the schedule for administration, safety, and effectiveness of vaccines.

Course release date: 3/11/2020
Course expiration date: 3/11/2023

Managing type 1 diabetes means that the nurse provides not only direct patient care, but also education for patients and families. The nurse should be familiar not only with the ways in which to treat diabetes at home, but also with the warning signs and reasons for bringing the child or teen to the hospital for immediate emergency care. This course covers the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, screenings, complications, and management of type 1 diabetes in the pediatric population.

Course release date: 3/11/2020
Course expiration date: 3/11/2023

Nurses, as well as other health care professionals, have a responsibility to understand the key components of diabetes management in children and teens.  This course will help nurses provide the direct patient care and education needed by patients and families. Nurses should be familiar, not only with the ways in which to manage diabetes, including diet, exercise, and medication, but also with the causes and complication risks if left untreated. The course covers the symptoms, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, complications and complication management, and management of type 2 diabetes in the pediatric population.