Neonatal Nursing Fellowship Class Psychosocial & Leadership
This course will enable the learner to understand family dynamics, apply leadership principles, and gain understanding of pathophysiology of sepsis and metabolic disease in the newborn.
Target Audience
RN
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course the learner will be able to :
1. Describe three attributes of leaders and discuss two applications to your nursing practice.
2. Discuss how having a premature baby impacts the family unit.
3. List two resources that help support families in the NICU.
4. Describe the clinical presentation of a newborn with metabolic disease
5. Discuss the clinical management of neonatal sepsis.
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 4. 5 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
- 4.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.50 Attendance