NICU B.E.A.R.S. Training

March 11, 2022

This course will help with bereavement in the NICU Inexperienced staff caring for dying patients. Reviewing available resources for bereaved families as well as staff members.

Target Audience

Nurse

Learning Objectives

Following this course:

  1. Participants will be able to identify what we are able to offer our families in regards to legacy items, comfort, and support services during the bereavement process in the NICU.
  2. Participants will be able to describe how to provide post-mortem care and the associated forms and documentation required for all patient deaths.
  3. Participants will have a better understanding of ways to improve their communication skills regarding what to expect during an infant death, including appropriate word choice and common phrases to avoid.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/11/2022
Course expires: 
03/25/2022
Event starts: 
03/11/2022 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
03/11/2022 - 4:00pm EST
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UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
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  4  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

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