Supporting Pediatric Patients: Developmental Responses, Language, and Communication
This course for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, APP, EMS) provides a review of current practices followed by Children's Hospital Colorado for providing appropriate developmental care to pediatric patients.
Estimated time for completion: 1 hour
Target Audience
Nurses, Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, EMS
Learner Outcomes
As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to developmental responses and communication with pediatric patients.
Learning Objectives
- Describe effective interaction with pediatric patients and developmental responses to medical care
- Recall examples of soft language for interaction with pediatric patients
- Summarize communication considerations for interactions with pediatric patients
Faculty Presenters:
Megan Fisher, BS, CCLS
Child Life Educator
Children's Hospital Colorado
Jen Liska, BS, CCLS
Child Life Educator
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Peer Reviewer:
Ashley Schirmer, BS, CCLS
Child Life Mentor Program Coordinator
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Planners, faculty and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 1 nursing contact hour(s) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.
EMS
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.
Criteria to Obtain Continuing Education Certificate
Complete this course
Complete the course evaluation
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Attendance
- 1.00 Colorado State EMS
- 1.00 NCPD