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Pedinet On-site Program

Overview
The Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel has designed a program for nursing professionals interested in learning about pediatric critical care that provides didactic course work, a clinical shadowing experience and transport stabilization. The experience is customized based on the needs of the requesting facility or practice group. Each on-site experience is scheduled based on the availability of the instructors and requested clinicians to provide training.

Target Audience
Pediatric or critical care nursing staff interested in furthering clinical knowledge and experience focused on PICU practice standards and guidelines.

Packages available

Package 1: Pediatric Critical Care Didactic and Clinical Shadow Experience

This option is a combination of 8 hours of didactic course work plus two 12-hour clinical shifts. There are multiple lectures available to choose from to create your group’s individual didactic experience. The clinical shifts are in the PICU with nursing preceptors who will guide each participant through the shadowing experience.

Target Audience
Nursing staff interested in furthering clinical knowledge and experience, focusing on PICU practice standards and guidelines.

Cost: $475

Package 2: Pediatric Critical Care Didactic Course

The following topics are available to choose from to create your group's individual didactic experience. Each topic is assigned a timeframe. The course coordinator will work with a representative from the requesting facility to put together an 8-hour agenda to meet the needs of that group. The didactic course is available at the location of the requesting facility as well.

Topics available:

  • Systematic Approach for Assessment of the Critical Care Pediatric Patient
  • Common Respiratory Ailments in Children
  • Blood Gas Interpretation
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Pediatric Cardiac Defects in Children
  • Neurological Conditions
  • Shock
  • Renal
  • Endocrine
  • Pediatric Trauma
  • Stabilization Courses provided by the Emanuel KIDS Team 
  • Skill Specific Training (example - Intubation)
  • Child Abuse
  • Pain
  • Septic Shot

Target Audience
Nursing staff interested in furthering clinical knowledge in the area of Pediatric Critical Care Nursing.

Cost: $125

Package 3: Clinical Shadowing Experience

This is a clinical experience focused on the critically ill pediatric patient.  Two 12-hour clinical shifts in the PICU are customized based on the needs of the participants.

Target Audience
Pediatric or Critical Care Nursing staff interested in furthering their clinical knowledge base, focusing on the critically ill pediatric patient.

Cost: $350

Registration Information

Each requesting site/individual will be sent a form to identify specific skills that they would like the participant to experience for the shadow portion of the packages. PediNet will send out the form via postal mail or e-mail for the requesting site.

Upon receiving the information, PediNet will work with the PICU education staff and manager to identify a start date for the participants and provide additional information for the sending site related to overnight accommodations.

For more information, contact the PediNet Office at 503-413-3657 or email pedinet@lhs.org

Last updated: May 26, 2010

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