CE courses

Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Core

Care of the critically ill child holds special challenges for health-care providers. It is essential that nurses caring for this population of children are current and knowledgeable about scientific advances, interventions and technology relating to pediatric critical care. This five-day pediatric critical care class will focus on pathophysiologic responses of children to critical illness and state of the art management of these. Systems addressed include: pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurological, renal, endocrine, and psychosocial.

Target audience: Pediatric ICU, peds cardiac ICU, and peds intermediate ICU nurses (5700 & 5800)

Day/date:
May 11, 18 & June 1, 2007
November 5, 16, & 29, 2007

Time: 0800 - 1700

Location: LLU/Drayson Center/Collins Room

CE credit:
24.0 contact hours (BRN)
24.0 contact hours (ANCC)

Class fee:
LLUMC employees - no charge if registered by department/nurse manager
$120.00 - Other LLUMC employees
$216.00 - AHS and LLUHC employees
$288.00 - All others

Class limit: 25

Prerequisites/special instructions: Completion of Pediatric Clinical Nursing Core class or two years pediatric nursing experience and approval of class coordinator. Please make checks payable to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital.

Speaker(s): Selected pediatric health-care professionals

Coordinator:
Shelley Richey, RN, BSN
Pediatric Cardiac ICU Educator/LLUMC

Kathy Tiras, RN, BSN, MSc
PICU Clinical Educator/LLUMC

Shayne M. Bigelow-Price, RN, MSN, CPN
Pediatric Educator, Staff Development/LLUMC

Kimberly Falsone, RN, BSN
Pediatric intermediate ICU Educator/LLUMC

Registration information: Send completed registration form to Staff Development or call (909) 558-3500. For more information call (909) 558-7084 or extension 87096.

Cancellation, No Show, Refund Policy:
No refund if Staff Development does not receive cancellation notification at least five (5) working days prior to class. No refund will be provided if participant does not show up for class. In the event the program is cancelled, a full refund will be given. Refundable reservation deposits will be returned upon class attendance.