Transplant Class OCTOBER 17 18 , 2022

October 17, 2022 to October 18, 2022

This course will prepare nurses to care for patients in need of a solid organ transplant as well as patients that have received a solid organ transplant.

Target Audience

Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Learning Objectives

Following this course 

  1. Participants will be able to discuss why individuals with a metabolic disorder can be transplanted
  2. Participants will be able to discuss infection concerns for transplant recipients
  3. Participants will be able to define specific labs values for liver recipients
  4. Participants will be able to discuss care of the child with acute liver failure
  5. Participants will be able to state functions of the liver
  6. Participants will be able to state consequences of ascites
  7. Participants will be able to discuss why we do liver transplants for metabolic disorders
  8. Participants will be able to discuss care of the child with acute liver failure
  9. Participants will be able to list 3 specific labs that are monitored for liver rejection
  10. Participants will be able to list specific labs that are monitored for liver rejection
  11. Participants will be able to list 3 psychosocial stressors for transplant families and their child.
  12. Participants will be able to list 3 possible side effects of tacrolimus
  13. Participants will be able to list treatment for electrolyte abnormalities related to Tacrolimus side effects
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
10/17/2022
Course expires: 
10/31/2022
Event starts: 
10/17/2022 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/18/2022 - 4:00pm EDT
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UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
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 10 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

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