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1. Analyze the research on vaccine recommendations and relay data to parents in a nonconfrontational approach.
2. Differentiate between a well child physical and a sports physical in relation to both history and exam.
3. Explain the steps to determine etiology of pediatric hypertension.
4. Compare presentation between a typical migraine headache vs. a headache requiring referral to a neurologist.
5. Interpret lab data and apply the findings to clinical practice.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the AAP’s recommendations on weight lifting.
7. Apply your knowledge of the pathophysiology of drowning and recommended treatment strategies.

1. Well Child
1. Assessment/Diagnosis of Problems by Age Group
1. How to take a thorough history
2. Growth & Development: What’s Normal?
1. Developmental milestones
2. Assessment of development
3. Anticipatory Guidance: “What Do You Want to Look Out For?”
1. Through the 1st year
2. Toddler
3. School age
4. Teens & beyond
4. More Vaccines?
1. HPV: It’s not just for girls
2. Pertussis
3. Influenza
4. What about autism?
5. Pediatric Lab Interpretation
1. Identifying baseline testing
2. Can an allergy test be done in primary care?
3. Interpreting results
2. Presenting Pediatric Problems
1. Infancy
1. RSV
2. Failure to thrive: Metabolic disorders, heart disease
3. Meningitis
2. School Age
1. Obesity
2. Hypertension
1. Pre-hypertension vs. hypertension
2. Causes: Renal, cardiac, lifestyle
3. Eval/treatment: Dietary guidelines 2010, me
3. Adolescents/Teens
1. Headaches
2. Depression/suicide
3. Drug Abuse
4. Prescription drug overdose
5. Street names
4. Pediatric Emergencies
1. Allergies/anaphylaxis
2. Seizures
3. Drowning
5. Parental Guidance
1. Concussions & Sports Injuries
1. New International Guidelines
1. Return to play
2. Treatment strategies vs. adults
2. Symptoms/Long-term complications
3. Weight lifting/performance enhancing substances
2. Antibiotic Resistance/MRSA
3. Energy Drinks
4. Life-Threatening Allergies
5. Internet Safety
6. The Joint Commission
1. Patient safety goals: What are they?
2. Medication safety
3. Staff communication
4. Preventing infection
5. Risk Management: A 7-step approach to protect yourself
6. Patient Satisfaction Metrics
7. Discharge information

Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN, has over 26 years of nursing experience and treats critically ill patients as a nurse practitioner at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital (formerly Children’s Memorial Hospital) in Chicago. She came into this role from primary care where she diagnosed and treated kids at the beginning of their illness. Throughout her career in pediatrics, Maria has been able to expand her love of teaching, sharing her expertise with an experienced healthcare audience across the country and through clinical instruction with both graduate and undergraduate nursing students.

Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Maria Broadstreet has an employment relationship with Lurie Children’s Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations. br /> Non-financial: Maria Broadstreet is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists
This self-study activity consists of 5.75 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 5.5 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 5.5 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 5.8 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 5.75 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Educators, Physician Assistants