Pediatrics Specialty Continuing Education Courses
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Western Schools 365 Nursing Membership

- Expand your expertise while meeting your state CE requirements
- Hundreds of courses and thousands of contact hours, including in-depth specialty topics
Pursue excellence and fulfill your requirements in one convenient place with the Western Schools 365 membership. As a member, you have unlimited access to our entire library of courses, including in-depth specialty topics and state requirements.
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- One year of unlimited access to all courses in our CE library
- Thousands of ANCC-accredited contact hours
- A collection of advanced courses on specialty topics
- Courses to fulfill state requirements
- Downloadable course PDFs
- CE Broker reporting (where applicable)
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Choose from a convenient bundle or individual courses related to Pediatric Nursing.
Pediatric Course Bundle – 15 Hours
Pediatric Course Bundle – 15 Hours

Included Courses:
- A National Tragedy: Never Shake a Baby – N33917 3
- Pediatric Pharmacology: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – N31426 3 3
- Pediatric Pharmacology: Asthma – N32053 3 2.5
- Pediatric Pharmacology: Immunizations – N33530 3
- Recognizing the Warning Signs of Pediatric Headaches 3
A National Tragedy: Never Shake a Baby – N33917
A National Tragedy: Never Shake a Baby – N33917

About the Course:
This course reviews the significance of pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT), also known as shaken baby syndrome, and its cause, pathophysiology, risk factors, identification, and care strategies. Children less than 2 years of age are at the highest risk for this preventable and irreversible injury. Knowledge of risk, case identification, and care strategies are important to good evaluation and treatment.
ADHD: Etiology and Management for Healthcare Professionals – N47687
ADHD: Etiology and Management for Healthcare Professionals – N47687

About the Course:
Now more than ever, it is important that healthcare professionals be prepared to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) throughout the lifespan. ADHD is no longer seen as a childhood disorder, and it is likely that many adults affected by ADHD are undiagnosed. This intermediate-level course has been developed to educate healthcare professionals, such as nurses, social workers, counselors, psychologists, and marriage and family therapists, and to bring clarity and a deeper understanding to the research, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in individuals of all ages and various life stages.
Adolescent Substance Use Disorders for Healthcare Professionals
Adolescent Substance Use Disorders for Healthcare Professionals

About the Course:
The key risk periods for substance use disorders (SUD) occur during life transitions, such as adolescence. This means that substance use assessment and intervention is especially critical for the adolescent population. The emphasis for this education program is on helping healthcare professionals to effectively assess adolescents for substance use disorders and intervene effectively with adolescents who are dealing with such disorders.
An Epidemic: Vaping and E-Cigarette Use in Teens and Young Adults – N29557
An Epidemic: Vaping and E-Cigarette Use in Teens and Young Adults – N29557

Course expiration date: 10/7/2022
About the Course:
This course will familiarize nurses with the current epidemic of vaping, including the types of chemical and drug exposures that may occur with vaping, health consequences, and strategies to curb the use of vaping. The course includes steps that have been taken to curb this epidemic and strategies the health care community can implement to safeguard against vaping.
Asthma Management in Children
Asthma Management in Children

About the Course:
This course discusses the application of asthma management in childhood, from infancy through adolescence. Throughout this course, the term infants refers to newborns through 1 year of age, preschool refers to children 1 to 6 years of age, school age ranges from 6 years of age to puberty, and adolescence ranges from puberty to 18 years of age.
Asthma: A Comprehensive Overview
Asthma: A Comprehensive Overview

About the Course:
The course discusses the state of asthma globally and nationally, including the prevalence and cost burden to society, and presents the national objectives for asthma management. The content reflects current research findings and evidence-based practice guidelines and focuses on the definition, pathophysiology, consequences of lack of control, clinical signs and symptoms, common triggers, as well as individual and family education regarding basic environmental control.
Back to School: Nutritional Requirements for School Age Children – N29563
Back to School: Nutritional Requirements for School Age Children – N29563

About the Course:
This course provides nurses with evidence-based approaches for identifying the nutritional requirements for school-aged children. Additionally, factors that contribute to pediatric nutritional issues with solutions for management are presented.
Child Abuse: Identification, Management, and Reporting – N32055
Child Abuse: Identification, Management, and Reporting – N32055

About the Course:
This course presents the most common types of abuse, characteristics of each type of abuse, signs and symptoms, risk factors, and management of abuse. An overview of policies in the United States toward abuse and mandated reporting of child abuse is presented. The course will help nurses recognize the signs of child abuse so they can intervene in a timely manner to help save a child’s life.
Childhood Obesity in the 21st Century
Childhood Obesity in the 21st Century

Course release date: 10/26/2021
About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to provide the learner with current evidenced-based information on the causes of childhood obesity and interventions to help promote healthy weight behaviors. Perspectives on family relationships, community offerings for physical activity, and healthy food options are included to provide a foundation for all HCPs in their practice settings. The content is divided by age groups to address specific growth and development issues. The course is applicable to all healthcare providers (HCP) regardless of clinical or academic role.
Clinical Update: Measles, Mumps and Rubella – N29559
Clinical Update: Measles, Mumps and Rubella – N29559

About the Course:
This course provides an update on the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) diseases; immunizations; treatments; and prevention of spread. Includes nursing interventions and teaching information for all nurses interacting with children and adults.
Common Outdoor-Related Issues – N31977
Common Outdoor-Related Issues – N31977

About the Course:
This course focuses on helping nurses expand their knowledge and improve patient care for those persons dealing with season-related disorders, outdoor disorders, and injuries.
Diabetes in Children, 4th Edition – N26586
Diabetes in Children, 4th Edition – N26586

About the Course:
This course presents the complex metabolic, developmental, emotional, and social implications for a child with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, and the family. The course discusses the unique considerations for this population to help the nurse provide supportive and flexible care. Also critically important is the nurse’s role in providing education to the parents or caregivers, as well as education appropriate to the child’s developmental level.
Human Trafficking – N29555
Human Trafficking – N29555

About the Course:
This course discusses the scope of human trafficking including risks, common characteristics, and signs and symptoms of human trafficking. Intervention approaches and resources that help prevent and advocate against human trafficking are also presented.
Human Trafficking in the United States – N33524
Human Trafficking in the United States – N33524

About the Course:
This course provides a sensitive review of the issue of abuse in human trafficking and how it affects patients and their families. The course presents an introduction into this complex crime, focusing on sex and labor trafficking, the common signs, symptoms, and conditions that occur in people who have been trafficked, and insights into the facts surrounding human trafficking and relevant health risks for individuals.
Mental Health Assessment of the Pediatric Patient, 2nd Edition – N23188
Mental Health Assessment of the Pediatric Patient, 2nd Edition – N23188

About the Course:
This course provides an overview of common pediatric mental health issues, including descriptions of the signs and symptoms for particular conditions, indicators of a psychiatric emergency, and appropriate treatment interventions for each case presented. Early diagnosis and intervention can critically affect positive outcomes of pediatric mental health disorders, making the accurate and comprehensive assessment of the pediatric patient’s mental health a crucial component of each pediatric examination.
Pediatric Concussions – N47884
Pediatric Concussions – N47884

About the Course:
This course is designed for nurses who work with individuals with acute and chronic concussions and for healthcare providers who have a basic knowledge of concussion and concussion management. The course provides a comprehensive evidenced-based understanding of the complex nature of concussion; the pathophysiology of concussion; the physiologic dysfunction that may result; an understanding of the shift in recommended timelines for rest and return to activity; and the tools necessary for evidenced-based examination and treatment.
Pediatric Pharmacology: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – N31426
Pediatric Pharmacology: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – N31426

About the Course:
This course outlines normally functioning blood and lymphatic systems and how divergences from this process can lead to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of childhood cancer. The course highlights the great progress made in understanding this disease and how to eradicate it and will provide an overview of the collateral damage that occurs with this disease from its pathology and its treatment.
Pediatric Pharmacology: Asthma – N32053
Pediatric Pharmacology: Asthma – N32053

Course expiration date: 1/13/2023
About the Course:
This course provides a review of the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of asthma and discusses the causes, associated symptoms, and complications of this medical emergency. The course also describes diagnostic measures and potential pharmacotherapeutic approaches to management.
Pediatric Pharmacology: Diabetic Emergencies – N30995
Pediatric Pharmacology: Diabetic Emergencies – N30995

About the Course:
This course is intended for Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) who are responsible for the primary care of diabetics in their practice or who may encounter patients suffering from a diabetic emergency. The course presents a background on diabetic emergencies that may occur as a result of this disease and outlines how to manage such patients. To best illustrate the seriousness of these situations, a series of case studies are presented to further characterize diabetic emergencies, their management, and potential complications.
Pediatric Pharmacology: Immunizations – N33530
Pediatric Pharmacology: Immunizations – N33530

About the Course:
This course is designed to increase nurses’ knowledge of recommended pediatric immunizations in order to improve patient education and adherence to immunization schedules. Vaccine recommendations for children ages 18 years old and younger are discussed, including the diseases that vaccines prevent, the schedule for administration, safety, and effectiveness of vaccines.
Pharmacological Management: Type 1 Diabetes in Children – N32057
Pharmacological Management: Type 1 Diabetes in Children – N32057

About the Course:
Managing type 1 diabetes means that the nurse provides not only direct patient care, but also education for patients and families. The nurse should be familiar not only with the ways in which to treat diabetes at home, but also with the warning signs and reasons for bringing the child or teen to the hospital for immediate emergency care. This course covers the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, screenings, complications, and management of type 1 diabetes in the pediatric population.
Pharmacological Management: Type 2 Diabetes in Children – N32059
Pharmacological Management: Type 2 Diabetes in Children – N32059

About the Course:
Nurses, as well as other health care professionals, have a responsibility to understand the key components of diabetes management in children and teens. This course will help nurses provide the direct patient care and education needed by patients and families. Nurses should be familiar, not only with the ways in which to manage diabetes, including diet, exercise, and medication, but also with the causes and complication risks if left untreated. The course covers the symptoms, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, complications and complication management, and management of type 2 diabetes in the pediatric population.
Recognizing the Warning Signs of Pediatric Headaches
Recognizing the Warning Signs of Pediatric Headaches

About the Course:
This course will explore recurrent headaches in children and adolescents, consider headache prevention strategies, describe the acute headache, and identify those with serious or life-threatening causes (“red flags”). The components of the pediatric history and neurological exam will be discussed. Various examples of primary headaches and secondary headaches will be described. After taking this course, the nurse will be able to identify red flags, describe signs and symptoms specific to children, and distinguish between different types of pediatric headaches. Nurses who are experienced in pediatrics or are completely new to the pediatric population will equally benefit from this course.
School Safety: Injuries on the Playground – N29562
School Safety: Injuries on the Playground – N29562

About the Course:
Children across the United States are sent out to play on playground equipment at schools for recess. While recess and the use of school playgrounds for recreation is a critical need for children attending school, the risk of injury is significant. This course discusses the scope, intervention strategies, and nursing assessment appropriate to playground injuries.
Introduction to Forensic Evidence
Introduction to Forensic Evidence
The Measles Epidemic
The Measles Epidemic
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that may cause severe complications and death. Recently, there has been a worldwide increase in measles cases, including in the U.S. This course covers the epidemiology, transmission, signs and symptoms, complications, and prevention of measles. It will also review the current measles epidemic in the U.S.
Course release date: 2/27/2020
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