Introduction to Heart/Lung Transplant 09/20/2021
This course was designed to help new nurses in the CICU care for pediatric heart and lung patients.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses
Learning Objectives
After attending this class, the learner will be able to:
- Identify common diagnoses that lead to heart/lung transplant in the pediatric population
- Identify different types of management prior to heart/lung transplant in the pediatric population
- Identify commonly used medications in the pediatric heart and lung transplant population
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 1.25 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
- 1.25 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.25 Attendance