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ForwardMedically Complex Youth in Foster Care
1.0 NAPNAP Contact Hour. This continuing education activity is offered for free to NAPNAP Members until 1/31/2026. For non-members, this continuing education activity rate is $20.
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Copyright 2025 © by National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners as an agency providing continuing education credit. individuals who complete this program and earn a 70% or higher score on the post tests will be awarded 1.0 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners contact hours.
This course was created in collaboration with Partners for Vulnerable Youth Alliance for Children in Foster Care.
Target Audience
Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses.
Learning Objectives
Differentiate between medical complexity and chronic illness
Identify the barriers facing children with medical complexities in the foster care system
Define a provider’s responsibilities based on role/specialty
Explain how to screen for medical neglect
Demonstrate awareness about trauma informed care and implicit bias in caring for children who are medically complex in foster care
Jennifer Helman, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC
Rebecca Singer Cohen, PhD(c)/DNP, MSN, MPP, RN
Christina Cwynar DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC
Available Credit
- 1.00 Contact hours