ED Staff Education Meeting 6/9/2021

June 9, 2021

This course was designed to help address gaps in knowledge related to neonatal care. The content in this meeting is also designed to address the gap in competence of using incubators. In addition, the ED staff will soon start using a new point-of-care test called hemocue. The content will address the gaps in knowledge related to this new test.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses 

Learning Objectives

After attending this event, the learner will be able to:

  • identify which infants (<60 days) meet inclusion criteria for rule-out-sepsis evaluations in the Emergency Department. 
  • demonstrate proper use of the incubators
  • define the appropriate nursing interventions for neonates with mild, moderate, and severe hypothermia.
  • identify the indication for using the new point-of-care test hemocue for rapid hemoglobin levels.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/09/2021
Course expires: 
06/23/2021
Event starts: 
06/09/2021 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/09/2021 - 8:00am EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

 

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour(s).

 

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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