Pediatric Specialty CE Courses for Nursing Professionals
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ADHD Throughout the Lifespan, 3rd Edition – N1814
Course expiration date: 3/31/2021
This course provides nurses in any setting with a strong understanding of relevant content related to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to become more competent and confident in their ability to recognize, manage, and effectively intervene when caring for persons affected by ADHD. The course presents information that may be new or furthers the understanding of learned concepts related to ADHD research, diagnosis, and treatment across the lifespan.
An Epidemic: Vaping and E-Cigarette Use in Teens and Young Adults
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.
Assessment of Pain in Special Populations
Course expiration date: 6/30/2021
This course provides the learner with knowledge about pain and nursing care for premature infants, older adults, and patients with developmental delays. The course also presents the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of acute and chronic pain for patients in these special populations. With this knowledge, the learner will be able to educate diverse patient groups about pain and advocate for safe and effective pain treatment based upon scientific evidence.
Back to School: Nutritional Requirements for School Age Children
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.
Care, Compassion, and End-of-Life Issues
Course expiration date: 4/9/2023
The principles of end-of-life care focus on providing the best possible care and emotional support for patients and families with compassion and respect for the dignity of the patient. This course presents information regarding standards and competencies of palliative nursing practice, body changes as death nears, physical comfort measures at the end-of-life, factors relating to advance directives, and cultural considerations when providing end-of-life care.
Child Abuse: Identification, Management, and Reporting
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.
Childhood Obesity, 2nd Edition – N1759
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.
Childhood Obesity: Health Effects and Approaches to Treatment, 2nd Edition
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.
Childhood Obesity: Prevention and Treatment from Conception to Adolescence, 2nd Edition
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.
Clinical Update: Measles, Mumps and Rubella
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.
Common Outdoor-Related Issues
Course expiration date: 1/2/2023
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.
Communication in Healthcare
Course expiration date: 6/30/2021
This course discusses the fundamentals of communication science, impediments to effective communication in healthcare settings, and evidence-based strategies to improve communication with patients. The course also presents nurses with evidence-based strategies to improve the effectiveness of their communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
Diabetes in Children, 4th Edition
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.
Diseases and Disorders of the Integumentary System
Course expiration date: 9/7/2021
The integumentary system is the largest system in the body. Diseasesof 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 facilitatetreatment. This program will help nurses to improve their abilities inassessment, disease recognition, and treatment facilitation.
Documentation for Nurses, 3rd Edition – N1882
Course expiration date: 10/31/2021
This course explores the underlying purposes of documentation, professional and regulatory requirements and processes, and best practices for adequate documentation to accurately reflect the patient’s severity of illness and transition for care.
Fundamentals of Telehealth: Registered Nursing Practice in the Virtual Care Environment
Course expiration date: 5/13/2023
This course explores the basic telehealth concepts and technology applicable to the registered nursing telehealth arena, examining the role of the telehealth nurse, paying attention to legal and regulatory concerns, and temporary changes to regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The course discusses how telehealth can be used in disasters, emergencies, epidemics, and pandemics and concludes with a review of the competencies for nursing telehealth practice so nurses can be knowledgeable and effective.
Human Trafficking
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.
Human Trafficking in the United States
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.
Infection Control: Front and Center
This course focuses on helping nurses increase their knowledge of infection control practices and to use that knowledge to improve patient care and decrease infection incidence.
Initial Physical Assessment of the Newborn, 2nd Edition
Course expiration date: 6/30/2021
This course provides current evidence-based recommendations on how to perform an initial assessment of the newborn.
Management of Drug Challenges: Generic vs. Branded Drugs
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.
Mental Health Assessment of the Pediatric Patient, 2nd Edition
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.
Patient Safety: A Critical Practice Concern
Course expiration date: 12/17/2021
Safety comes first in patient care and inhealth-care environments. However, despite the focus on safety in health-careliterature and within health-care organizations, medical errors are the thirdleading cause of death in the United States. In fact, it is estimated that morethan 250,000 deaths per year are due to medical errors. It is imperative thatnurses and their interdisciplinary colleagues work together to establish a viableculture of safety in their organizations. This course presents the latestNational Patient Safety Goals as well as strategies to improve the safety ofhealth-care organizations.
Pediatric Headaches: Recognizing the Warning Signs
Course expiration date: 11/4/2022
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.