Transition to Adult Care: The RN Role in Improving Transplant Health Management Skills

Pittsburgh, PA US
April 11, 2025

This presentation will provide an overview of the transition of care (TOC) process, through the foundation of the Six Core Elements of Transition. The essential role of nursing in TOC will be explored and with discussion on how nurses can engage and educate adolescents and young adults in learning about and improving their self-management skills and increasing their independence.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses 

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Provide a general definition of transition of care and how it differs from transfer
  • List the Six Core Elements and provide at least one example of an activity from each element that relates to inpatient nursing care of the transitioning adolescent and young adult. 
  • Provide three strategies that can be used within a typical shift to promote a transition skill for your adolescent patient.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/11/2025
Course expires: 
04/25/2025
Event starts: 
04/11/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/11/2025 - 8:00am EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Beverly Kosmach-Park DNP, RN, FAAN

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 1.0 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

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