Pediatric Curriculum

Price will vary based on the cost of each program delivery.
Please call Pediatric Outreach for details.

There’s A Snake In My Boot!
Poisonous snakebites are medical emergencies that can be deadly if not treated quickly. Children are at higher risk for death or serious complications because of their smaller body size. However, the right anti-venom can save a victim’s life. This program includes identification of poisonous snakes common in South Texas, toxic effects of their bites and antivenin treatment.
2.2 contact hours
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Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies

Airway and breathing difficulties are among the most frequent causes of severe pediatric illness. Prompt recognition and treatment of respiratory distress is critical for the child’s well-being. This activity will provide the nurse with assessment and intervention strategies to use while caring for pediatric patients who have
respiratory distress.
2.5 contact hours
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Care of the Pediatric Patient with Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance

Fluid imbalance in the child can develop quickly, especially in infants and toddlers. Derangement affects many organ systems. This activity will provide the nurse with assessment skills and nursing intervention strategies to use while caring for pediatric patients who have potential or actual fluid and electrolyte imbalances to improve
patient outcomes.
1.7 contact hours
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Neurological Emergencies in the Pediatric Patient

Children are at increased risk for seizures with about eight percent of all people having at least one seizure in their lifetime. Due to their large head size, children are also at risk for traumatic head injuries. This program will discuss current information on systematic assessment, recognition and appropriate interventions of neurological emergencies in planning care for improved pediatric patient outcomes.
3.0 contact hours
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Wheezes & Sneezes—Train the Trainer

Asthma is a disease that, for most, can be controlled resulting in improved patient outcome and client satisfaction. Yet, it continues to be among the top conditions for which children seek emergency treatment. The purpose of this activity is to assist the learner in developing an education program for children with asthma. Content will include changes in the standards for diagnoses and care as defined by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program and the recently developed Joint Commission test measure for children’s asthma care. Utilizing these, attendees will be able to effectively develop programs that will teach children with asthma to better recognize triggers and self-manage their asthma to reduce the number of exacerbations over a period of time.
4.0 contact hours
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Asthma Goes to School

Asthma accounts for 12.8 million missed school days per year. The purpose of this activity is to provide updated education regarding the recognition and treatment of asthma in the school-aged child. Information will be based on updated goals from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Content will emphasize prevention, early recognition of symptoms and management of asthma through action plans.
3.5 contact hours
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Pediatric Transport Stabilization (PST)

Kids are delightful...full of curiosity, unpredictable, fun. However, when a child is sick or injured, especially seriously, fun isn’t quite what comes to mind. Critically ill or injured children present special challenges that, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), are best met by specialized pediatric facilities. Transport teams collaborate with the referring facility in an effort to detect and correct life-threatening conditions so that the child can be transported in the safest manner possible. This full-day course, designed for health care workers who care for children in urgent or acute care settings, includes:

  • Recognition of conditions that require transport
  • Legal considerations for transport
  • Elements of stabilization for the child awaiting transport
  • Recognition and considerations for non-accidental trauma (NAT)
  • A hands-on stabilization skills workshop
  • A case-based resuscitation team workshop
  • Discussion of family/cultural considerations.

It is facilitated by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and a medical social worker.
7.0 contact hours
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Fever & Sepsis Update: Management of Infectious Complications in the Pediatric/Neonatal Patient

Severe sepsis is a significant health problem in children associated with extensive use of health care resources amounting to over $2 billion annually. Failure to recognize severe sepsis and implement early, goal-directed strategies can result in significant organ damage leading to death. The purpose of this activity is to update the provider regarding new trends in recognition and management of fever and sepsis in the newborn and pediatric patient.
2.0 contact hours
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Pediatric Code Blue

This case-based program helps the health care team identify and address priorities for the child with cardiopulmonary compromise or arrest. A hands-on workshop helps learners gain comfort with their roles as members of the resuscitation team.
2.0 contact hours
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Care of the Medically Complex Child Outside of the Hospital Environment: A Skills Workshop

Advances in technology over the past 20 years have made it possible to save children who might previously not have survived. The result is an increase in the number of children who have special health care needs or who are dependent upon technology to live. The purpose of this activity is to familiarize caregivers with potentially emergent conditions likely to be seen in medically complex children outside of the hospital environment. Prevention, recognition and appropriate management of these conditions in the pre-hospital environment should result in improved outcomes for this population.
2.5 contact hours
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Playground & Sports Emergencies

The purpose of this activity is to provide the necessary information for initial management of injuries sustained in the school environment. This activity will enable the health care professional to plan for care and implement appropriate initial treatment for improved patient outcomes.
3.0 contact hours
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Critical Care Medications: What to Give and Why

The purpose of this activity is to update the nurse on safe administration of current medications for the critically ill child. Safe medication administration and prompt recognition of adverse reactions will improve outcome for the critically ill or injured
child.
2.0 contact hours
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Procedural Sedation for Kids

The purpose of the activity is to provide the professional nurse with assessment skills and nursing intervention strategies for the pediatric patient who requires
procedural sedation.
2.0 contact hours
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Obesity in the Child

The purpose of this activity is to inform nurses about current trends in childhood obesity and provide them with information/tools to help children and families maintain or obtain a healthy weight and lifestyle.
1.0 contact hour
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Physical Assessment of the Pediatric Patient

This program reviews pediatric assessment using the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course CIAMPEDS approach to pediatric assessment as well as the Pediatric Assessment Triangle. It also discusses anatomic and physiologic differences encountered in the pediatric patient.
0 contact hours
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Medication Administration for Pediatric Patients

Due to their smaller size and differences in physiology, children are at additional risk for medication administration and dosing errors. This program discusses physiologic differences in the pediatric patient as well as strategies for improving the safety of medication administration.
0 contact hours
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Pediatric Vascular Access Training

Vascular access in the child can be challenging and intimidating, especially for the practitioner that does not normally care for children. This lecture and skills workshop reviews techniques for vascular access in the child. It includes a hands-on skills session for pediatric IV start and intraosseous line insertion.
0 contact hours
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Non-Accidental Trauma/Forensics

The purpose of this activity is to help the health care provider recognize physical and sexual abuse in the child, provide supportive care and preserve potential evidence in abuse cases. Early recognition of abuse situations and attention to legal considerations will help improve outcomes for the child and family.
2.5 contact hours
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Pediatric Splinting Workshop

The purpose of this hands-on activity is to help the health care provider properly stabilize and splint fractures in the child. Proper stabilization of fractures reduces complications encountered between the injury and the orthopedic evaluation resulting in improved outcomes.
4.0 contact hours
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Leaping Leopards!!—Look at those Spots!!

The purpose of this activity is to provide the health care professional with the necessary information to recognize selected purpuric illnesses in the child and to implement emergent/urgent interventions for diagnosis and treatment of these illnesses. Recognition and treatment of life threatening purpuric conditions will result in improved outcomes for pediatric patients.
1.0 contact hour
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Keeping the Beat—Recognition and Management of Pediatric Arrhythmias

The purpose of this activity is to provide the health care professional with the necessary information to plan for and implement systematic assessment and appropriate interventions for the pediatric patient with cardiac arrhythmia. Anticipation and preparation of cardiac arrhythmia will result in improved outcomes for pediatric patients.
2.0 contact hours
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Diabetes in the Child

The purpose of this activity is to provide the health care professional with the necessary information to plan for and implement systematic assessment and appropriate emergent/urgent interventions for the pediatric patient with diabetes. Anticipation and appropriate intervention for children with diabetes and its complications will result in improved outcomes for pediatric patients.
2.0 contact hours
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PALS

The goal of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is to aid the pediatric health care provider in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically ill infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes. Skills taught include recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; the systematic approach to pediatric assessment; effective respiratory management; defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion; intraosseous access and fluid bolus administration; and effective resuscitation team dynamics.
13.5 contact hours
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PALS Instructor

The purpose of this activity is to prepare the qualified PALS provider with the tools necessary to be designated as Instructor for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program. Content includes adult learning concepts, small group dynamics and providing effective feedback/remediation as well as updated American Heart Association PALS Course content. Well-prepared instructors improve learning and satisfaction for provider course participants.
5.0 contact hours
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