Pediatric Health Emergencies Encountered in the School Setting for School Nurses

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Target Audience

school nurses

Description

This program is being offered in cooperation with UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing

This program will review the most common pediatric health emergencies seen in the school setting and basic physical assessment related to those health emergencies. This course is to help school nurses be aware of important elements to consider during a health emergency and be able to assess and triage ill children in the school setting. We will review basic physical assessment of the school age child in relation to body systems, and the instructor will demonstrate exam skills such as otoscopy, cranial nerve exams, and teen health history taking.

Speaker:
Andrea Biondi, DNP, NNP, CPNP
Clinical Instructor
UNC Chapel Hill SON

Learning Outcome:
Participants will be able to recognize signs and symptoms and implement appropriate treatments for common pediatric health emergencies.

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Objectives

• Identify signs/symptoms and treatment of the most common respiratory emergencies in children.
• Describe the symptoms and treatment of the most common cardiac emergencies in children.
• Describe signs/symptoms and treatment of the most common orthopedic emergencies in children.
• Identify signs/symptoms and treatment of the most common neurological emergencies in children.
• Describe signs/symptoms and treatment of the most common dental and eye emergencies in children.

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