Continuing Education Review/Clinical Update Course
Course Overview
Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success
Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems
- HEENT
- Pulmonary
- Cardiovascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- Musculoskeletal
- Neurologic
- Endocrine
- Hematopoietic
- Integumentary
- Lymphatic
- Infectious/communicable diseases
- Physical function and mobility
- Developmental delays/impairments
- Learning disabilities
- Acute and/or chronic pain
- Nutrition/hydration
- Mental health
Foundations of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Therapeutic communication
- Establishing rapport
- Health promotion
- Counseling patients
- Health promotion
- Disease prevention
- Risk assessments
- National guidelines
- Growth and development
- Psychosocial, socioeconomic, cultural and spiritual influences
- Patient and family teaching
- Documentation
- Scope of practice
- Standards of practice
- Practice safety
- Billing and coding
- Reimbursement
- Health care policy
- Federal regulations
- Ethical principles
- Issues regarding access to care
- Informed consent/assent
- Emancipation
- Guardianship
Clinical Assessment
- Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
- Health assessment
- Comprehensive vs. problem-focused histories
- Risk analysis
- Health beliefs
- Epidemiology
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Risk analysis
- Screening and diagnostic tests
- Laboratory analyses
- Differential diagnoses
- Prioritization of care
Clinical Management
- Evidence-based practice
- Research methods
- Evaluation of evidence
- Research utilization
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Formulating the plan of care
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Nonpharmacologic interventions
- Evaluation of treatment
- Coordination of care
- Continuity of care
- Collaboration