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Digital Seminar

Pediatric Care

Medication Selection to Manage Children’s Symptoms

Speaker:
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET
Duration:
2 Hours 21 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 10, 2022
Product Code:
POS078437
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

As we see pediatric patients in practice, it is imperative that we identify and treat the CAUSE, which will hopefully take care of the SYMPTOM, making appropriate use of the best evidence to guide practice decisions.

And it isn’t just the pediatric patient’s presentation. Parents can be at their whit’s end when you see them…concerned, frustrated or perhaps already ready to form their own diagnostic conclusion.

Join Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET, to recognize, prevent and manage common childhood conditions. When you know the latest evidence based recommendations, you will have the clarity to incorporate necessary assessments to dictate the treatment plan.

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Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET, is a fulltime Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner and Enterostomal Therapist, practicing at The Children’s Hospital @ Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. In this multidimensional role, Stephen covers all inpatient pediatric units, including the PICU, as well as the pediatric Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis clinic. As an Enterostomal Therapist specializing in infants and children, Steve serves as a resource and consultant around the country. He has published articles in numerous nursing journals, authored chapters in several pediatric textbooks, and presented posters at numerous national conferences. Steve was instrumental in establishing the original pediatric transport team, pediatric critical care courses and pediatric core curriculum at his hospital, and initiation of the pediatric PICC program. In addition to his active and busy clinical practice, he is also the founder and principal of Pediatric Concepts, a company dedicated to providing quality educational programs for healthcare professionals.

Stephen has focused his nursing career entirely in pediatrics, previously serving in various staff positions within the PICU and general pediatric units. He continues to be active in all arenas of pediatric nursing, as well as a member of his local state NP association. Stephen holds undergraduate degrees from Union College and Skidmore College, while his graduate degree is from the University of Rochester. He has been on and continues to participate via speakers bureaus for a variety of pharmaceutical companies and continues to lecture extensively to a diverse audience through North America, including healthcare professionals, as well as parents and families. Steve’s long-standing passion for optimal and evidence-based pediatric care will be evident throughout this presentation. You will find him to be practical, informative, entertaining and motivating.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephen Jones is the founder of Pediatric Concepts and has an employment relationship with The Children's Hospital - Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College and Russell Sage College. He receives a speaker honorarium from Digestive Care and Nestle Health Science. He is on the advisory board of Chiesi, Genentech, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and a Healthcare Advisory board for Digestive Care. Stephen Jones receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-Financial: Stephen Jones is a member of The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State.


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Objectives

  1. Differentiate between multi system causes vs. symptoms with manifesting signs.
  2. Choose the essentials necessary for an efficient history and assessment of pediatric presenting symptoms.
  3. Determine the significance of the airway and gut microbiome in contributing to reported symptoms, along with appropriate management.
  4. Evaluate many of the underlying causes and triggers for common upper (including HEENT) and lower respiratory conditions.

Outline

History Taking and Physical Assessment

  • Developmentally and age appropriate techniques
  • Determining cause versus symptom and underlying triggers
  • Non-pharmacological and pharmacological choices

HEENT/Upper Respiratory Conditions

  • Symptoms - shiners under eyes, tearing and redness from sclera/eyes; ear pain and/or can’t hear; nasal congestion and rhinorrhea; croupy sounding cough, stridor
  • Non-pharmacological management
  • Pharmacological and technology options
    • Allergy and cold and cough medications
    • Anti-microbial
    • Nasal sprays, nasal rinses, eye drops, ear drops

Lower Respiratory Conditions

  • Symptoms - cough, wheeze, dyspnea, difficulty breathing
  • Non-pharmacological management: chest physiotherapy
  • Pharmacological (OTC and RX), and technology options
    • Asthma medications: Controllers and relievers
    • Anti-microbial
    • Cold and cough medications
    • Analgesic
    • Spacers, nebulizers, DPI, oral pills. Mist/humidification. Pulse oximeter.

Gastrointestinal conditions

  • Symptoms - abdominal discomfort, reflux/heartburn, colic, loose stools/diarrhea, constipated, dehydrated and not taking fluids
  • Non-pharmacological management
    • based on GI tract “zone”, CAM, alternative therapies
    • concepts of dehydration and diarrhea, with appropriate evidence-based fluids
  • Pharmacological options
    • Antacids and analgesics
    • Anti-diarrheal
    • Constipation: Acute and chronic medications

Temperature Measurement

  • Current evidence-based guidelines for appropriate fever management

Headache:

  • Symptoms - pain, throbbing, nausea, lights bothering
  • Best practice treatment guidance

Sleep:

  • Symptoms - hard time falling asleep; not able to stay asleep; sleeps “all night” but still tired
  • Pharmacological treatments: OTC vs. R

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physicians Assistants

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