1.5CEHs
Course Description
This course will provide an overview of developmentally supportive care and its relevance to the pediatric CICU. Research focused on purpose, supports, and barriers to creating an interdisciplinary developmentally supportive care team will be explored. Discussion will occur related to the application and utility of developmentally supportive care initiatives.
Learning Tracks
Learning Track
Presenter
Amanda Clifton PT, DPT
Home Study
Learning Objectives
1. Describe developmental supportive care and the core measures it entails
2. Discuss the importance of developmentally supportive initiatives in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU)
3. Identify purpose, supports, and barriers to creating an interdisciplinary developmentally supportive care team
4. Discuss implementations of core concepts with a focus on protected sleep, positioning, and nursing driven mobility programs
