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The goal of this activity is to enhance staff nurses’ knowledge, confidence, and skills in caring for pediatric trauma patients. The target audience needs to improve their ability to recognize early signs of decompensation, accurately assess injured children, and identify best practices for both acute management and long-term referral. By strengthening these competencies, nurses can provide safer, more effective care for children with both unintentional and intentional injuries.
Target Audience
Nurses
Learning Objectives
Learning Objective 1:
Describe the assessment, management, and monitoring of pediatric trauma patients, including head injuries, thoracic injuries, orthopedic trauma, burns, and wounds.v
Learning Objective 2:
Identify the roles of interdisciplinary teams, trauma systems, and specialized programs (e.g., rehabilitation teams, CAPC) in optimizing care for pediatric trauma patients.
Learning Objective 3:
Explain evidence-based strategies and best practices for promoting safe, comprehensive, and family-centered care, including prevention of complications, wound care, C-collar management, and psychosocial support.
Additional Information
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Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support
No financial or in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Joanna Kim
Nakisa Asefnia, PhD
Cynthia Colson, DNP, CPNP-PC/AC
Melissa Fleming, MD
Bradford Garmon, DNP, MSN, CCRN, CNL, CPHQ
Margaret Gill
Joanna Kim
John Myseros, MD
Tamara Sharf, MD
Laura Welch, BSN, RN, CWON, NPD-BC, CPN
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.
Available Credit
- 7.50 ANCCChildren’s National Hospital will provide 7.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
- 7.50 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.