Course Aim
This education program provides nurses with specialty knowledge and skill to effectively and safely care for children with cardiac conditions.
Program Overview
The Paediatric Cardiology Subspecialty Nursing Program is an evidence-based paediatric curriculum focusing on competencies essential to care for children with cardiac conditions. The program includes both in-class and practical hands-on experiences to facilitate knowledge into practice. Integral to the learning is an emphasis on child- and family-centred care, and interprofessional collaboration.
Participants will gain knowledge and skills in the nursing assessment, care delivery, and evaluation of care related to paediatric cardiac conditions. Participants will learn and apply supportive care measures relevant to cardiology patient populations including, but not exclusive to health promotion, discharge planning, bereavement and palliative care. At the end of the program, competency-based assessments will determine participants’ skills and abilities in essential practices such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, assessment and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and the care of paediatric patients with pacemakers.
Program faculty includes SickKids expert facilitators and clinical mentors who work with nurse participants to support high quality programming.
Benefits for Participants:
Impactful Programming
Learn to effectively assess and manage care of children with cardiac conditions through interactive learning activities.
Case-based Learning
Build knowledge and desired skills by immersing in learner-centered curriculum focused on paediatric cardiology case studies and scenarios relevant to practice at your organization.
Immediate Application
Integrate learned skills and knowledge directly into your organization's clinical setting through mentorship and coaching by expert paediatric nursing faculty.
Benefits for Organizations:
Skilled Nursing Workforce
Position nursing staff to utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning in the delivery of paediatric nursing care for children with cardiac conditions.
Quality Paediatric Care
Enhance the quality and safety of patient care through nurses and teams with specialty knowledge in paediatric cardiology.
Course Information:
Duration
10 days of interactive classroom curriculum.
On-site clinical coaching and mentorship is available according to organizational needs.
Audience
Nurses licensed to practice who:
- Are interested in the specialized nursing care of paediatric cardiology patients
OR - Are providing nursing care for paediatric cardiology patients
