Food is Life: Nutrition in the hospitalized child with a special focus on critically ill children

This continuing education activity is a recorded presentation for NAPNAP's 2026 National Conference.
Nutrition is important in children for growth and development, and is essential in healing from critical illness. How can we best meet the nutritional needs of hospitalized and critically-ill children? This presentation will discuss nutrition and feeding challenges in these children and how to best meet their nutritional needs.
The course will award 0.75 contact hours and is offered at a reduced rate to NAPNAP Members. This continuing education activity rate is $7.50 for NAPNAP Members, and $15 for non-members.

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Please note that this program is a recording from a live session from NAPNAP 2026 national conference in Pittsburgh. If you earned CE for this session, this course will be a duplicate.

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Copyright 2026 © by National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the nutritional needs of hospitalized children, with particular emphasis on critically-ill children and those with congenital heart disease.
  • Identify challenges associated with feeding critically-ill children.
  • Discuss various infant and pediatric formula compositions and their applications for use.
  • Describe strategies for writing TPN for the critically-ill child.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 Contact hours
Course opens: 
07/01/2026
Course expires: 
06/30/2028
Cost:
$7.50
Rating: 
0

Heather E. Herrera, DNP, MSN, RN, CPNPAC/PC

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Available Credit

  • 0.75 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$7.50
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