Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review Course

Children’s Medical Center, in partnership with Dallas County ENA, is offering a 2 day course for nurses preparing to take the CPEN™ Certification Exam. The course offers an intensive review of material relevant to the CPEN™ Exam and is also valuable to any nurse wanting to increase his/her own assessment skills and knowledge of pediatric emergency medicine.

All Faculty for this education event are experts in the field of pediatric emergency nursing and pediatric emergency medicine. Additionally, they bring first-hand knowledge of what is required to pass a national certification exam. Each lecture has been prepared with the objective of guiding participants through content relevant to successfully pursuing pediatric emergency nursing certification, while providing information that enhances a nurse’s ability to recognize and care for the pediatric patient in need of emergent medical care. For more information, download course brochure here.

General Course Information

Course Dates:

November 1 – 2, 2012

Location:

Children’s Medical Center Learning Center
2777 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX

Course Hours:

7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Lunch provided

Registration Fees

Full Course

Non ENA Members  $180
ENA Members  $150

Single Day  $100

Course Lectures

Day 1

Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
Triaging the Pediatric Patient
Respiratory Emergencies
Neonatal Emergencies
Cardiovascular Emergencies
Resuscitation and Transport of the Pediatric Patient
Shock
Neurological Emergencies

Day 2

Trauma – Mechanism of Injury
Orthopedic Emergencies
Psychosocial and Behavioral Emergencies
Medical Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Toxicology and Poisonings
Taking a Certification Exam – Strategies for Success

Register Now

Attendees can register online or download the mail-in registration form here.