Advanced Acute and Critical Care Diagnostics for Pediatrics

Graduate / Professional

This course focuses on the assessment and diagnostic skills required to care for acute, complex, and critically ill children from infancy to adolescence. Emphasis is on the assessment of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and metabolic acid-base abnormalities. Students examine the appropriate selection, interpretation, and application of diagnostic and laboratory testing. Required of all pediatric nurse practitioner acute care students in the first year of specialization. Two hours per week for fifteen weeks. 2 Course cr HTBA