Pediatric Delirium in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Pediatric delirium is a symptom of acute brain dysfunction that can occur during a patient’s ICU stay. This session covers the different manifestations of delirium, how to assess for it in children of all ages and nursing interventions to assist in its treatment. This session equips the nurses with all the tools they need to combat delirium and teach future nurses on how to be delirium champions.

Objectives

Define the characteristics of pediatric delirium.
Identify the tools to used to diagnose pediatric delirium in infants and children.
Verbalize three to four interventions to prevent ped ICU delirium.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.