Pediatric Nursing
- To provide students with the knowledge necessary to care for infants, children, and adolescents
- To provide knowledge about the role of the nurse to students regarding the variety of pediatric settings, including hospitals, clinics, and community settings.
- To inform about evidence-based nursing implementations done in pediatric patients
- Bring details about the anatomy and physiology of a pediatric patient and their respective medical conditions
- Review the Nurse Process and therefore apply it on pediatric patients
- Provide knowledge regarding the pediatric dose calculation
- Review the "Rights or Corrects" in nursing administration and its application on pediatric patients
- Review the life cycle of a pediatric patient and also how the family cycle influence them
- Bring an example of a Apgar Score and a nurse assessment instrument
- Bring essential aspects in humanistic care from the late normal neonatal stages to adolescence
- No nursing knowledge needed in pediatrics. You will learn as you progress on the course
- Have an interest in nursing and its diversity of topics regarding their role in pediatrics
This course of nursing in pediatrics is going to cover topics such as growth and development, common illnesses, and diseases in children, and administering medication.
This course would also include the role of the nurse in a pediatric setting, such as a hospital or clinic.
Additionally, the course is going to cover topics such as normal vital signs.
Nursing procedures done in pediatric patients.
Nursing process and “rights” of administering medication applied to pediatrics.
The anatomy and physiology of pediatrics with the role of nursing in mind
The overall goal of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and confidence necessary to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care to pediatric patients.
Make a description of each step of the nursing process.
Review exercises regarding pediatric dosage calculation
Talk about the importance of nursing in pediatrics.
Bring an example of a nurse assessment tool applied to pediatrics.
Provide instructional videos.
Include Instructional PDF
Provide general knowledge applied to the role of nursing in pediatrics
Bring an example of a Apgar score
Review the essential aspects in humanistic care from the late normal neonatal stages to adolescence.
Talk about the functional patterns in pediatric patients and the role of the nurse in its dysfunction.
Provide information based on evidence
