Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Acute Care Nursing I

This online course focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based management of children across the entire pediatric age spectrum, from birth to young adulthood, presenting with complex acute and critical illnesses and cared for by pediatric nurse practitioners inacute care settings. Students apply critical thinking and clinical decision-making competencies to formulate differential diagnoses and develop care management plans for pediatric populations and their families. A systems approach is emphasized for identification and management of emerging health crises and organ dysfunction for children who are physiologically unstable, technologically dependent, and/or highly vulnerable to complications. In Acute Care I, students will investigate six systems as well as pediatric oncology and principles of palliative care. Concepts include analysis of the continuum of care from disease prevention to critical care to restoration of maximum health and/or palliative care for children with acute and complex diseases and disorders. Concepts include cultural, legal, ethical issues, interprofessional practice, safe practice, basic principles of quality improvement, and leadership strategies within the acute care delivery system.