Failure to Thrive: Who is at Risk, and How it is Treated

Course Purpose

Build nursing competence in recognizing, assessing, escalating, and coordinating evidence-based care for infants and children with growth faltering.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

After completing this course, the nurse will be able to identify concerning growth patterns, obtain accurate measurements, assess feeding and psychosocial factors, and recognize findings that require urgent evaluation. The nurse will also be able to support individualized nutrition and feeding plans, monitor response to treatment, prevent refeeding complications, and coordinate multidisciplinary follow-up.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. Differentiate growth faltering from expected variations in pediatric growth.
2. Identify medical, nutritional, feeding-skill, developmental, and psychosocial contributors to growth faltering.
3. Perform and document an accurate nursing assessment of anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, feeding behavior, development, and safety.
4. Apply an evidence-based diagnostic pathway that uses targeted testing rather than indiscriminate laboratory screening.
5. Implement and evaluate individualized nutrition, feeding, safety, and follow-up interventions within the nurse's scope of practice.
6. Recognize clinical instability, severe malnutrition, refeeding risk, possible maltreatment, and other indications for urgent escalation.

Who this course is for:

Healthcare professionals who want continuing education on Failure to Thrive: Who is at Risk, and How it is Treated.

Course outline

8 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Introduction

2. 2

   Types of Failure to Thrive

3. 3

   Risk Factors

4. 4

   Diagnosis

5. 5

   Testing

6. 6

   Treatment Options

7. 7

   Management And Long-Term Outlook

8. 8

   Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

Requirement summaries come from our state requirement records. All Users of Cheap CE For Nurses’s website and content are responsible for knowing their state’s license and renewal requirements.

Questions about this course

How many contact hours is Failure to Thrive: Who is at Risk, and How it is Treated?

3 contact hours, credited at completion.

How much does it cost?

$15.00 on its own, or included with All-Access ($29.99 a year, renewing yearly until you cancel).

Can I listen instead of reading?

Yes — every section can be read or heard, on your phone or computer.

When do I get my certificate?

As soon as you finish the course requirements and the evaluation. It stays in your account.

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