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1. Analyze case scenarios to determine acuity and prioritization.
2. Differentiate between common rashes and those that require immediate intervention.
3. Interpret lab values and quickly identify potential causes of abnormal values.
4. Determine the unique pediatric needs during presentation of respiratory distress or failure.
5. Assess for causes of neurological deterioration in pediatric patients.
6. Perform sample medication calculations.
7. Discuss nursing responsibilities during the use of moderate sedation.
8. Differentiate between clinical characteristics of acute abdominal diagnoses.

Abdominal Pain: Appendicitis and Beyond

• Gastorenteritis
• Intussusception/Volvulus
• Pyloric stenosis
• Testicular torsion/Epididymitis
• Diaphragmatic hernia
• Gastroschisis

The Pediatric Airway

• Recognizing the child in distress
• Unique characteristics of the pediatric airway
• Urgent respiratory conditions
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula
  • Asthma
  • RSV / Bronchiolitis
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Chest Trauma

ALTE vs. BRUE

• Clinical manifestations Management

Risky Business: Street Drugs, Tattoos and More

• What’s trending
  • Amphetamines
  • Cocaine
  • K2, Spice, Molly
• Implications & interventions

Fever in the Neonate

• Sepsis workup & when?
• Antibiotics for neonate vs. infant

Head Injuries

• ICP assessment
• Skull fractures
• Concussion/Contusion/TBI

Bruises & Fractures

• Does the story fit - or is it maltreatment?

When a Rash Becomes a Risk

• Varicella
• Measles & More

Lab Values & Blood Gases

• What impacts the numbers: Identifying potential causes
• Blood gases simplified
• Blood glucose, DKA, & insulin protocols

Hematologic & Coagulation Disorders

• Sickle cell anemia
• Hemophilia

Procedural Sedation

• Medications and equipment
• The nurse’s responsibilities
• Prevention and management of complications

Pediatric Code Blue: Know What to Do

• A, B, Cs
• Arrhythmias
• Med calculations

Robin Gilbert, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, has over 25 years’ experience in emergency nursing. She is both a certified emergency nurse and certified pediatric emergency nurse. Robin has experience as an emergency department manager, manager of cardiac & pulmonary rehabilitation and currently as the regional manager for staff development at Central Main Medical Center. She instructs the NCLEX review class for Kaplan and tutors nursing students online for a local college of nursing. Her experience also includes having been an item writer for the Board Certification of Emergency Nursing and a former chairperson. In her current role, Robin is able to remain up to date in the trends and best practice standards for care in emergency nursing. Robin received her BSN from Curry College, Massachusetts and her MSN from Saint Joseph’s College, Maine. Robin is an active member of the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and is a reviewer for the ANCC’s Pathway to Excellence.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Robin Gilbert has employment relationships with EBSCO, Central Maine Medical Center, Rumford Hospital, Pathway to Excellence, and Kaplan University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Robin Gilbert is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and the Emergency Nurses Association.

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 12/14/2020
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Other Professions
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**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
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Nurses, Physician Assistants, and other Healthcare Professionals