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PICU Training Program, Day 1

PICU nurse checking infant

The PICU Training Program is for nurses newer to the PICU environment. This including new graduate nurses to nurses with <5 years of experience or adult nurses who care for critically ill children in adult ICUs at UC Davis Medical Center. This class is part one of a five day series. You must register for each session individually if you want to attend subsequent sessions. This course provides participants with a review of in-depth pathophysiology, evidence-based care, and skills through simulation-based scenarios relating to caring for critically ill children. The content for day one includes: vasoactive medications in pediatric critical care, pediatric sepsis/septic shock, chest x-ray interpretation, mechanical ventilation in pediatrics, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

This class is only open to UC Davis Health employees for PICU RNs, Children's Hospital Critical Care Transport Team, PCR Pediatric Critical Care RNs, and Adult ICU RNs.

Center for Health and Technology, Room 3308
4610 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Date: July 17, 2025
Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Code: DAHS-NCHPTP23D1-BRN
Capacity: 20
Waiting list: Yes

Continuing Education Contact Hours

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 6.5 contact hours.

Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded.

Registration

UC Davis Health Employees

Registration Deposit $25
Register

  1. Register through the UC Learning Center.
  2. Call our office at 916-734-9790 to make your deposit by credit card.

Registrations are approved after your deposit is received. Registration deposit is returned upon completion of class.

Cancellation must be requested five days before the class date to receive a deposit refund.

Coordinator

Michelle Linenberger, M.S.N.-E.d., R.N., C.C.R.N.-K., N.P.D.-B.C.
Children’s Hospital Nursing Professional Development Specialist
mjlinenberger@ucdavis.edu

Parking

Parking is available in parking structure 4, lots 12, 17, 22, 22 Auxiliary, 30, 30 Auxiliary, Broadway, EDD, and DOJ with either a B permit or daily permit. Daily permits are available for purchase with the ParkMobile app using zone number 42201 or at a parking kiosk. Please visit Parking and Transportation Services for more information.

Special Needs

Individuals needing special accommodations may call the Center for Professional Practice of Nursing at 916-734-9790.