CPN case studies
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The Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) credential is a certification from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) for registered nurses who care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Within PNCB's credential family it is the RN-level, generalist pediatric certification: the CPNP-PC, CPNP-AC, and PMHS credentials are built for advanced practice nurses and mental health specialists, and PNCB publishes a separate comparison page explaining how the CPN differs from the PED-BC credential. The CPN case studies are 5 cases and about 5,635 words.
1The 15-Month-Old Former 28-Weeker: Corrected Age vs. Red Flags
Mateo is 15 months old (corrected age 12½ months), born at 28 weeks' gestation with a birth weight of 1.1 kg. He spent 9 weeks in the NICU, had no intraventricular hemorrhage and no bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and came home on no medications.
1,213 words, about 6 min2The 5-Week-Old Below Birth Weight With Jaundice to the Shins
Nia is a 5-week-old exclusively breastfed infant brought in for a weight check. Birth weight was 3.2 kg; today she weighs 2.85 kg.
1,172 words, about 6 min3The School Health Office Asthma Exacerbation
Deshawn is 7 years old and arrives at the school-based health center at 10:15 a.m. with two days of cold symptoms and worsening cough.
1,014 words, about 5 min4New-Onset DKA With an Order Set That Doesn't Match Pediatric Practice
A 12-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department at 2 a.m. with 3 weeks of thirst and urination, 3 kg of weight loss, and vomiting for 12 hours.
1,100 words, about 6 min5The 15-Year-Old, the Parking Lot, and the Positive Chlamydia Result
Jasmine is 15 and comes alone to the adolescent clinic on a Tuesday afternoon. She tells the nurse, 'I need to get on birth control and I think I have an STD.' She has had two male partners in the past 6 months, one of whom is 19, and reports no condom use.
1,136 words, about 6 min