Heart & Lung Transplant Overview October 2021
This activity was designed to assist nurses in the cardiac intensive and acute care units help care for pediatric heart/lung patients.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Identify types of management prior to heart/lung transplant in the pediatric population.
- Identify common nursing care associated with pediatric heart and lung transplant medications.
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 1.0 contact hours.
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 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance