Nuts and Bolts of Pediatric TBI

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) cause hundreds of thousands of children in the United States to be admitted to emergency departments every year. When the TBI is severe enough, patients need admittance for close neurological and cardiopulmonary monitoring in the PICU. This advanced session outlines the critical care management of TBI and utilizes case studies to discuss current treatment standards and related patient outcomes.

Objectives

Discuss current treatment practices and standards for the most common traumatic brain injuries (TBI) managed in the PICU.
Differentiate among the three classifications of TBI severity.
Identify methods of minimizing morbidity and mortality related to TBI.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

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

Accreditation

The 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

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.