Course Description:

Join our accredited continuing education series designed specifically for nurses, focusing on the latest journal articles that have the potential to significantly impact patient care. This series offers guided discussions that appraise current literature, providing an invaluable opportunity to stay connected with advancements in pediatric nursing care.

Key Features:

• Literature Selection: Articles are chosen based on their potential to inform clinical practice, enhance processes, and improve interprofessional team collaboration within the pediatric population.
• Interactive Sessions: Each session includes a link to relevant literature, fostering a collaborative environment for learning and professional growth.

Stay up to date with the latest research and enhance your clinical practice by participating in this dynamic and informative series.

Schedule a Journal Club Session: 

Are you interested in facilitating a session with your peers?

• Utilize the Medical Library nemoursfoundation.ovidds.com or contact the NCH Librarians [email protected] to select a scholarly, peer reviewed article from the last 5 years that is relevant to this series. Additional resources are Journal Club Tips and NCH medical library 
• Review facilitator guide Journal Based CE Guide for Facilitators and Planners
• Select date and time for session and follow this link to complete the Journal Club session request.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 

• summarize the content of an article from the scholarly literature.
• analyze the article content for applicability to practice.
• determine whether practice change is warranted based on the information reviewed.

Target Audience:

This program is intended for all nurses who work with children hospitalized on acute care units.  

Course Directors: 

Kelly Eberbach DNP, RN, CPN, CPEN
Lisa Lietzke DNP, RN, CPEN, NPD-BC
Tracy Savitz DNP, RN, CPN

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nurses

Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Other Professions

A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to confirm if they accept the credit listed above.