Otitis Media In Children

Course overview

Special offers from RnCeus - $20 for 30 contact hours. This 4 hr. learning program, will prepare nurses and other health professionals to: *Define otitis media *Review the normal pediatric auditory anatomy. *List the functions of the eustachian tube (ET). *Relate the ways that fluid enters and leaves the ET with changes in pressure and risk of disease. *Differentiate between Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Media (AOM) with Effusion (OME). *List hereditary and racial factors contributing to the development of OM. *List environmental factors contributing to the development of OM. *List the three primary pathogens isolated from the middle ear. *List two methods of collecting indirect evidence of middle ear fluid. *List two methods of collecting direct evidence of middle ear fluid. *Describe the benefit of pneumatic otoscopy. *Describe a logical sequence for performing an auditory physical assessment of a child. *Describe the medical treatment of AOM and OME. *Describe some of the surgical treatments of OM. *Suggest some preventive measures against contracting OM.