WB2524 Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease--Early Detection and Management Course
WB2524 Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease--Early Detection and Management Course is organized by National Certification Corporation (NCC).This Course has been approved for a maximum of 10 Contact Hours.
Expiration: 12/31/2025
Content Outline:
• A Review of Newborn Pulse Oximetry Screening
• Diagnosis and Initial Management of Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHDs)
• Preoperative Care of Four Common Types of Severe CHD Treated in NICUs
Objectives:
• Outline the steps of the critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screening algorithm as endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Associate to support an increased rate of CCHD detection in newborns and identify findings that determine a failed CCHD screen
• Summarize the common clinical presentations seen in neonates with congenital heart defects (CHDs), both cyanotic and acyanotic, and include the immediate stabilization needs including use of PGE, as well as bedside evaluation/testing to assist in differentiating cardiac from pulmonary disorders
• Describe the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, immediate stabilization indicated, and nursing implications for preoperative management of the four examples of CHDs presented requiring surgical intervention
• State concerns presented regarding possible adverse neurodevelopmental issues in infants whose CHDs require cardiac surgery within the first year of life.
