NUR 4005 Pediatrics

The purpose of this course is to understand the needs of families with children at each stage of childhood development ranging from infancy to adolescents. Emphasis is placed on the variations in health care due to age, behavioral, life cycle, genetic, cultural, diversity and environmental factors. The nurse’s role will be analyzed related to patient care, documentation, communication, ethics, culture, and the legal aspects of healthcare in the pediatric population. Critical thinking and clinical decision making for each age group, along with a system-by-system disease process examination, will be described as well as the development of appropriate care plans. Clinical and learning outcomes will focus on care and treatment appropriate for each development stage related to each age group.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

NUR 4001, NUR 4002, and NUR 4003

Offered

Every Spring