Headaches in Children - When to Worry

Course Overview

This 3 hour interactive course provides valuable teaching on how to identify signs and symptoms in the paediatric patient that may suggest a serious condition and potential for patient deterioration.

Target Audience

Nurses

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn common causes of headaches and how to identify serious and potentially life threatening conditions that require immediate intervention. It teaches how to conduct a focused patient assessment including history taking for a child with a headaches.

Business Outcomes

This course is foundation learning for any nurse working in an emergency department or community or primary healthcare environment.