By the end of the course the students will able to gain the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide competent care to children from birth through adolescence and their families during health and illness.

Recognize concepts of pediatric nursing qualities

A-2   Explain normal growth and development of children at different stages from birth through adolescents.

A-3    Describe nursery school in the life of the preschool child.

A-4    Analyze normal new born infant.

A-5    Discuss psychological aspect of hospitalization.

A-6   Describe factors affecting high risk infants and nursing care for these infants.

A-7    Discuss different congenital anomalies in children.

A-8    Discuss feeding of infant and children and weaning.

A-9    Differentiate between different types of malnutrition diseases.

A-10  list causes of gastrointestinal disorder and nursing care.

A-11 Describe respiratory system diseases and nursing care of each disease

A-12   Explain urinary system disease and nursing care.

A-13  Show different neurological diseases and nursing care for each disease.

A-14   list different types of blood diseases and nursing care of each.

A-15  Classify signs and symptoms of different dermatological diseases and nursing care for each disease.

A-16   Categorize signs and symptoms of dehydration.

A-17 Describe signs and symptoms of different cardiovascular diseases and nursing

B-1  Interpret  nursing process with culturally diverse children and their families, incorporating knowledge of illness and disease management, development, human responses to actual and potential health problems, current nursing recearch, and scientific principles.

B-2 Gain knowledge and values from the humanities, and social, physical and behavioral sciences into a theoretical base for providing professional nursing care to children and their families and use that base in clinical practice.

B-3  Engage in critical thinking and decision making to analyze selected case studies and critical thinking exercises related to children and their families.

B-4  Formulate plans of care based on illness and disease management, age and developmental status.

C-1    Demonstrate vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure).

C-2    Take history.

C-3    Perform basic adult physical assessment (physical examination and investigations).

C-4   Perform laboratory specimens (urine, stool, sputum blood).

C-5   Perform and Identify various routes of medication.

C-6   Apply appropriate infection prevention practices.

C-7   Perform wound care.

C-8   Prepare basic pre-and postoperative care.

C-9    Perform bowel and bladder care (catheterization and enema).

C-10   Follow comfort measures: prevention and care of bed sores positioning.

C-11   Practice range of motion exercises.

C-12   Follow principles of infection control when providing care for children.

C-13  Implement care in Collaborate with children, their family members, and health     care professionals.

 

D-1   Use appropriate interpersonal communication skills.

D-2  Apply basic principles of health education and counseling (group and individual).

D-3  Apply principles of advocacy, empowerment, ethics, human rights and gender issues to care provision.

D-4 Use appropriate records (written) reports (oral and written) and documents (written).

 

·      Overview of pediatric nursing

·      Growth and development

·      High risk neonates

·      Nursery school

·      Health promotion

·      Psychological aspects of hospitalization

·      Nursing care of children with respiratory disorders

·      Nursing care of children with nutritional disorders

·      Nursing care of children with cardiovascular disorders

·      Nursing care of children with urinary disorders

·      Nursing care of children with blood disorders

·      Nursing care of children with communicable diseases

·      Nursing care of children with nervous system disorders

·      Nursing care of children with endocrine disorders

·      Nursing care of children with skin disorders

·      Nursing care of children with parasitic infestations

·      Nursing care of infants and children with various surgical conditions

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