Trauma is the leading cause of death from infancy to adulthood, accounting for
nearly 40% of all pediatric deaths. While only five percent of pediatric
emergency department (ED) visits represent true life-threatening medical or
surgical emergencies, acute illness still remains a dominant source of
unnecessary pediatric deaths. In many instances, these preventable pediatric
deaths are the result of delayed recognition and treatment by emergency
department personnel. Proper intervention by educated emergency care
professionals may have prevented such deaths and disabilities.
Consider these facts. . .
In spite of national pediatric trauma statistics, there are a limited number of
EDs throughout the country that have specialized pediatric centers. Nurses
working in today's EDs must strengthen their pediatric emergency nursing skills
in order to meet the needs of this diverse population and provide quality
nursing care. Do you have the required knowledge? As a nurse treating pediatric
patients, you must have the knowledge and skills to positively affect patient
outcome.
Why a course in Pediatric Emergency Nursing?
Recognizing the need for a course in pediatric emergency nursing, the Emergency
Nurses Association developed the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC).
Designed with the belief that knowledge and preparation are the core of any
discipline, ENPC was developed to educate nurses on caring for acutely ill and
injured children. The course teaches participants to recognize the ill or
injured child and identify significant, yet subtle changes in the less acute
child. Additionally, the course teaches all aspects of pediatric emergency
nursing, including, but not limited to pediatric trauma or resuscitation. The
ultimate goal of the course is to improve the care of the pediatric patient by
increasing the knowledge, skill, and confidence of emergency nurses.
About the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course. . .
ENPC is a 16-hour course designed to provide core-level pediatric knowledge and
psychomotor skills needed to care for pediatric patients in the emergency
setting. The course presents a systematic assessment model, integrates the
associated anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, and identifies appropriate
interventions. Triage categorization and prevention strategies are included in
the course content. ENPC is taught using a variety of formats, including
lectures, videotapes and includes skill stations that encourage participants to
integrate their psychomotor abilities into a patient situation in a risk-free
setting.
ENA's Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course provides participants the opportunity to strengthen and develop their pediatric emergency nursing skills while expanding their personal growth by collaborating with nurses from a variety of practice settings. ENPC brings together participants from various emergency department settings as well as nurses working in other specialties of nursing.
Course Highlights
Highlights of the ENPC include:
Information taken from National ENA website, visit their site at www.ena.org.