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Overview
Overview
This course provides nursing and respiratory therapy professionals an overview of the pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, and interventions for CP in children.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent motor disability in children. CP is caused by injury to the developing brain, usually before birth, and involves movement, muscle tone, and posture. This course will explain the pathophysiology of CP and the signs and symptoms associated with children and adolescents who have CP. It will also identify appropriate interventions aimed at the needs of children with CP at the various periods of their life and disease.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Recall the pathophysiology of CP in children and adolescents.
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of CP in children and adolescents.
  • Determine appropriate interventions for children and adolescents with CP in home healthcare.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/27

Course Originally Released On: 03/01/24
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 3/1/2024

REL-PAC-0-CCACP

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC 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.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Michigan Board of Nursing, Mississippi Board of Nursing, New Hampshire Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Registered Nurses

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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This course has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A towards re-certification as an ONC.