{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Application of a Thoracic CT Decision Rule in the Evaluation of Injured Children: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Activity Steps

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Recognize the background information the author presented as evidence of the need for a quality improvement project addressing a decision rule to guide utilization of TCT in the evaluation of pediatric blunt trauma.
  2. Identify the methodology used for the quality improvement project.
  3. Select the results that reflect the effectiveness of the quality improvement project.

Learning Outcomes

Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of the implementation of a decision rule to guide utilization of thoracic computed tomography (TCT) in the evaluation of pediatric blunt trauma by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.0 CH
  • DC - BON 2.0 CH
  • FL - BON 2.0 CH
  • GA - BON 2.0 CH
  • NM - BON 2.0 CH
  • SC - BON 2.0 CH
  • WV - BOERN 2.0 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, Georgia Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing, and West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, #50-1223.













Test Code: JTN0123B
Published: Jan/Feb 2023
Expires: 12/5/2025
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Katie Downie, MSN, RN, CPN; Alicia McIntire, MSN, CPNP-PC; Joseph Tobias, MD; Sanjay Krishnaswami, MD, FACS, FAAP; Mubeen Jafri, MD, FACS, FAAP