Pediatric Pain: Minor Procedures

Pediatric Pain: Minor Procedures is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.

Description:
Pediatric patients experience pain from minor procedures on a regular basis in acute care settings. To help reduce pain in these children, nurses must be knowledgeable about the typical minor procedures and procedural sedation performed. In addition, they must have knowledge regarding validated pain assessments, medications and adjuncts, and non-pharmacological management of pediatric pain.

Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to equip nurses with knowledge of evidence-based practices for nursing management of pediatric pain associated with minor procedures.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Recall minor procedures, procedural sedation, and pain assessment scales used in pediatric patients.
• Identify medications, adjuncts, and non-pharmacologic management of pediatric pain during minor procedures.

0.5 Contact Hours