Course: Nursing Course

• Audience:

  Nursing professionals

• Course description:

  The ESPNIC online nursing courses focuses on important clinical issues of interest and relevance to nurses. Expert researchers and nurses share the most up to date evidence and discussion around these issues and topics.

• Course topics:
  • Physiological differences between children and adults
  • Overview of the assessment of the critically ill child
  • Introduction to respiratory assessment including chest auscultation
  • Best practice in Endotracheal suctioning: Traumatic brain injury and ARDS
  • Best practice in Endotracheal suctioning: High risk post-operative single ventricle infants
  • Assessing and managing pain in a term neonate and child
  • Care for the child with sedation withdrawal and/or delirium
  • Best practice in peritoneal dialysis
  • What is post-intensive care syndrome paediatrics (PICS-P) and how can we prevent it?
  • Barriers to starting enteral nutrition in PICU: Nurses’ perspective
  • Best practice in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
  • Best practice in family centred care in the PICU and NICU
  • Best practices in providing end of life care on the PICU
• Hours:

  5 hours

• Pricing:
  • ESPNIC Members: 50€
  • NON ESPNIC Members: 120€
  • Unit: 500€ (10 people maximum)
• Dates:
  • Start: September 12 2022 
  • End:  November 12 2022
• Note:

  The course is self-paced and can be accessed for a duration of 3 months from September 12th 2022 until November 12th 2022.

  After November 12th 2022, the course will no longer be available so please aim to complete the course within the 3-month access period.

  The course concludes with an assessment that can be taken at any time during the access period.

  A passing mark of 75% is required to receive a certificate of successful completion of the course