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ForwardNeonatal Nursing Fellowship Class- Cardiac and Respiratory
This course was designed to provide education on the medical management of patients in the NICU with cardiac and respiratory issues.
Target Audience
Registered Nurses
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the anatomy of congenital heart defects in the newborn
- Describe the cycle of PPHN and the action of nitric oxide on the pulmonary vasculature
- Identify landmarks, tubes, lines, and radiographic findings on neonatal x-rays
- Describe appropriate ventilation strategies utilized for the neonatal patient
- Create evidence table for a literature review and appraise the evidence.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
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 5.0 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
- 5.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 5.00 Attendance