Earn 2 CHs* Upon Certificate Completion

Stay current in pediatric surgical improvements such as:

• diagnostic and interventional technologies
• anesthetics and pain management
• minimally invasive techniques
• smaller more delicate instruments

Program objectives include:

• Identifying key components of the perioperative pediatric assessment and plan of care.
• Relating age-specific elements of the physiological and psychosocial perioperative assessment.
• Relating appropriate prevention interventions used to address potential complications.
• Identifying the relationship between developmental stages and age-appropriate interventions.
• Identifying key components of the pediatric patient intra- and postoperative plan of care.
• Citing three examples that demonstrate the differences in application of the Universal Protocol that are specific to the pediatric patient.
• Identifying age-appropriate and family-centered interventions during the intraoperative and postoperative.