Pediatrics Course Introduction

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The Pediatrics Course offers a glimpse into diseases that commonly affect children. Caring for a child requires a different approach to care and prioritization. We help walk you through how to assess a child and how to educate parents on prevention of major illnesses.  We break down the diseases into different body systems to help provide clarity and make them easier to understand. This course will help you to confidently care for children of all ages, regardless of what they’re going through. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to…

  1. Discuss growth and development and appropriate milestones for children of different ages.
  2. Discuss the pathophysiology and nursing implications for common disorders in children based on each of the major body systems.
  3. Discuss the pathophysiology and nursing considerations for major communicable diseases that commonly affect children.

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OB/Peds

Concepts Covered:

  • Pregnancy Risks
  • Newborn Complications
  • Prenatal Concepts
  • Labor and Delivery
  • Studying
  • Newborn Care
  • Communication
  • Medication Administration
  • Labor Complications
  • Postpartum Complications
  • Postpartum Care
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • EENT Disorders
  • Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
  • Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Infectious Disease Disorders
  • Infectious Respiratory Disorder

Study Plan Lessons

Chorioamnionitis
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Fundal Height Assessment for Nurses
Fetal Wellbeing Assessment Tests Nursing Mnemonic (ALONE)
Gestation & Nägele’s Rule: Estimating Due Dates
Gestational Diabetes and Why YOU Should Know About It – Live Tutoring Archive
Gravidity and Parity (G&Ps, GTPAL)
HELLP Syndrome
Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns
Hyperbilirubinemia (Jaundice)
Maternal Risk Factors
Initial Care of the Newborn (APGAR)
Newborn Reflexes
Newborn Physical Exam
OB (Labor) Nurse Report to OB (Postpartum) Nurses
OB Course Introduction
OB Non-Stress Test Results Nursing Mnemonic (NNN)
OB Pharm and What Drugs You HAVE to Know – Live Tutoring Archive
Obstetrical Procedures
Obstetric Trauma for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Oxytocin (Pitocin) Nursing Considerations
Pediatric Vital Signs (VS)
Precipitous Labor
Pregnancy Labs
Postpartum Interventions
Postpartum Hematoma
Postpartum Discomforts
Placenta Previa for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Process of Labor – Live Tutoring Archive
Process of Labor 2 – Live Tutoring Archive
Preterm Labor for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Protein (PROT) Lab Values
Rh Immune Globulin (Rhogam)
Rh Immune Globulin in Pregnancy
Congenital Heart Defects (CHD)
Immunizations (Vaccinations)
Intussusception
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cystic Fibrosis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Epiglottitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Hydrocephalus
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Intussusception
Pediatric Gastrointestinal Dysfunction – Diarrhea
Pediatrics Course Introduction
Reyes Syndrome Case Study (Peds) (45 min)
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Chicken Pox, Diphtheria) for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)