Children's Hospital Association (CHA) is providing a no-cost education resource for hospital teams caring for children with respiratory illnesses in emergency departments and inpatient settings. The 13 online courses in the Care of the Pediatric Patient Respiratory Bundle represent current evidence-based materials to prepare pediatric and adult clinicians to care for children with critical respiratory issues.
The targeted education bundle focuses on:
- Airway management/respiratory support.
- Weight-based medication dosing.
- Pediatric codes.
- Pediatric parent/caregiver support/interactions.
Access to these courses is available until April 30. Contact Patty Kohn to request this courseware.
Online courses
Airway management/respiratory support
- Pediatric Assessment: The Respiratory System.
- Lower Airway Diseases.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
- Status Asthmaticus.
- Pediatric Sepsis.
- Basic Principles of Oxygen Therapy, Specialty Gases, and Noninvasive Ventilation.
- Mechanical Ventilation: Introduction to Pediatric Practices.
- Asthma.
Weight-based medication dosing
- Basic Medication Calculation.
- Advanced Medication Calculation.
- Respiratory Inhalation Medications.
Pediatric codes
- Emergency Response for the Deteriorating Pediatric Patient.
Pediatric parent/caregiver support/interactions
- Family-Centered Care in the ICU.
Respiratory bundle objectives
- Recognize the clinical presentation of asthma, bronchiolitis, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) in the infant or child.
- Provide evidence-based care to pediatric patients experiencing asthma, bronchiolitis, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and/or pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS).
- Provide evidence-based care to the pediatric patient with or at-risk for sepsis.
- Accurately calculate a medication dosage according to body weight.
- Determine the pump rate of intravenous fluids and medications.
- Accurately calculate fluid requirements for a pediatric patient.
- Recognize early symptoms of distress in infants and children and escalate care as needed to prevent further deterioration.
- Identify major sources and symptoms of stress for critically ill children and their families and provide interventions to support families in crisis.
- Describe the response of the autonomic nervous system on various organs and its role on airway function.
- Outline factors to consider when selecting the route and delivery device of respiratory inhalation medications for neonatal and pediatric patients.
- Identify indications and side effects of the commonly used respiratory medications.
- Explain the pathophysiology of asthma in children.
- Outline risk factors and clinical presentation of asthma in the pediatric patient.
- Describe diagnostic and management strategies for the pediatric patient with asthma.
View the full course list, available continuing education, and objectives.
