When the Chief Complaint is FEVER: Management and Anticipatory Guidance

1.0 NAPNAP Contact Hour. This continuing education activity is offered at a reduced rate to NAPNAP Members. This continuing education activity rate is $10 for NAPNAP Members. For non-members, this continuing education activity rate is $20. This course is an archived session from NAPNAP's Pediatric Virtual Symposium: 2025 Targeted Topics.

This presentation focuses on improving caregiver understanding and management of fever in children across all settings. It emphasizes that fever is a common reason for pediatric healthcare visits and highlights the need for healthcare providers to deliver a consistent, evidence-based message about fever. The presentation outlines an approach that starts by acknowledging caregiver concerns, correcting common misconceptions, educating on the benefits of fever, and discussing its causes. 

Please note that this program is an archived session NAPNAP's Pediatric Virtual Symposium: 2025 Targeted Topics. If you had attended 2025 virtual symposium and earned CE for this session, this course will be a duplicate.

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 will be awarded 1.0 NAPNAP Contact Hour.

IMPORTANT: This continuing education activity is offered at a reduced rate to NAPNAP Members. You must be logged in using your NAPNAP Username and Password to be recognized as a Member of NAPNAP. If you are a current member of NAPNAP, and you are being asked to purchase this activity at the Non-Member rate, please contact the NAPNAP National Office at (877) 662-7627 to request assistance prior to entering any payment information. 

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Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses

Learning Objectives

• Recognize and address caregivers' concerns about fever to help alleviate anxiety and improve understanding of the condition.

• Describe evidence-based information to correct common misconceptions about fever and its role in the body’s response to illness.

• Identify the goals of fever management, focusing on symptom relief through both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic measures, with a priority on the child’s comfort rather than normalizing temperature.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Contact hours
Course opens: 
11/07/2025
Course expires: 
11/30/2027
Cost:
$20.00
Rating: 
0

Mary Jean J. Ohns, D.N.P., APRN, CPNP, CCRN

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$20.00
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