Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma CE for Kentucky Nurses: Prevent and Report Shaken Baby Syndrome

1. Define “pediatric abusive head trauma.”
2. Recognize the risk factors for head injuries resulting from abuse.
3. Describe the mechanisms of injury, clinical presentation, history gathering, physical assessment, and diagnosis of pediatric AHT.
4. Distinguish between accidental and abusive head trauma in the pediatric population.
5. Discuss resources for prevention of pediatric AHT.
6. Summarize Kentucky reporting requirements for suspected child abuse and neglect.

REQUIRED FOR KENTUCKY NURSES Fulfills the Kentucky Board of Nursing CE requirement for 1.5 hours of continuing education on recognizing and preventing pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT), including shaken baby syndrome.

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REQUIRED FOR KENTUCKY NURSES Fulfills the Kentucky Board of Nursing CE requirement for 1.5 hours of continuing education on recognizing and preventing pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT), including shaken baby syndrome.

• Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Contact Hours: 1.50

Course Availability: Expires 2025-03-17

This course fulfills the requirement for RNs and LPNs in Kentucky to take 1.5 hours of continuing education on recognizing and preventing pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT).