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ForwardPediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Croup and Bronchiolitis
This third webinar/module in a three-part series is pertinent to the care of pediatric emergencies including COVID patients.
The Pediatric Emergencies content is extensive and the decision was made to address the most common emergency, respiratory distress for this webinar. Croup and Bronchiolitis were selected by the experts Dr. Mick and Dr. Sawyer. The remaining common pediatric emergencies are; dehydration, anaphylaxis, seizures and trauma. The content may be presented at a later date depending upon the interest of those who register for this webinar.
Module 1 and 2 are still available at the link below.
Target Audience
Nurses across Maine
Learning Objectives
- Describe the Pathophysiology of Croup and Bronchiolitis
- Describe the Diagnosis of Croup
- State the Treatment of Croup
- Describe the Diagnosis in Bronchiolitis
- State the Treatment of Bronchiolitis
- Describe the Nursing Management of Croup
- Describe the Nursing Diagnosis for Croup
Additional Information
ANA-Maine and Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine
NATHAN W. MICK, MD, FACEP
Dr. Nathan W. Mick is the current President of the Maine Medical Center Medical Staff. He is the Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Maine Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Dr. Mick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Notre Dame followed by his M.D. at Duke University School of Medicine. After medical school, Dr. Mick did residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine residency followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital.
After completing training, he took a faculty position at Maine Medical Center as the Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in 2005.
SUSAN SAWYER, MD, PHD, CPNP
Professor Susan Sawyer is a full professor in the School of Nursing at Regis College in Weston, Ma. She received her Master of Science Degree at Boston University followed by her PhD in nursing at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Professor Sawyer is the author of the textbook Pediatric Physical Examination and Health Assessment which is used in graduate nursing education. She was also instrumental in developing the nurse practitioner program at Regis College and is currently a practicing pediatric nurse practitioner.
Professor Sawyer served on the Institutional Review Board at Dana Farber Cancer Institute for a number of years providing guidance from a community nurse perspective. She continues to promote healthcare for underserved women and children through mission trips to Kentucky, Haiti and Guatemala.
Activity Title: Pediatric Emergencies: Croup and Bronchiolitis
Date: 2/7/2022
For Enduring Activities: Expiration date: 1/15/2024
Successful Completion of this Continuing Nursing Education Activity requires the participant to
1. Complete the post-test with a score of 100%
2. Complete and submit the Evaluation Form (to obtain 1 Continuing Education Credit)
There are not conflicts of interest on the part of any of the program planners or presenters.
Approval Statement
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Available Credit
- 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
- 0.00 Participation