Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PSMGT
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify clinical indications, risks, clinical practice guidelines, and evidence-based practice for suctioning in pediatric patients.
Identify clinical indications, risks, clinical practice guidelines, and evidence-based practice for the use of normal saline in pediatric patients.
Identify clinical indications, risks, clinical practice guidelines, and evidence-based practice for manual chest physiotherapies in pediatric patients.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Suctioning in Pediatric Patients
Case Scenario
Clinical Indications
Risks and Contraindications
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence-Based Practice
Section 3: Normal Saline Installation
Clinical Indications
Risks and Contraindications
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence-Based Practice
Section 4: Manual Chest Physiotherapies (CPT)
Clinical Indications
Risks and Contraindications
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence-Based Practice
Section 4: Clinical Vignette
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Stephanie M. Smith MS, BSN, RN, CPN
Stephanie was educated and trained in New York State as a Licensed Practical Nurse where she practiced pediatric hematology/oncology nursing at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. She earned her Associate in Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Leadership and Administration from Excelsior College in New York. Stephanie is a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, and a former PALS instructor. She has over 25 years of clinical nursing experience with expertise in acute pediatric medical surgical nursing and case management for children with medical complexity. She most recently worked at Duke Children’s Hospital as a Nurse Clinician before coming to Relias.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.