Management of Childhood Functional Constipation

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This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an Agency providing continuing education credit. Individuals who complete this program and earn a 70% or higher score on the post test will be awarded 1.0 NAPNAP contact hours of which 0.5 is pharmacology content.

Copyright © 2017 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.08.008.

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Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the criteria for functional constipation diagnosis.
2. Manage children with functional constipation using the most current evidence-based recommendations.
3. Discuss first- and second-line medications for fecal disimpaction and maintenance therapy.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Contact hours
Course opens: 
12/28/2017
Course expires: 
02/28/2019
Cost:
$10.00

Lisa Philichi, Pediatric Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner  Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Clinic, Tacoma, WA.


Conflicts of interest: None to report.


Correspondence: Lisa Philichi, MN, CPNP,

Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center,

311 South L Street, MS: 311-W3-GI, Tacoma, WA 98405

 e-mail: lphilichi@multicare.org

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$10.00
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