NURS 4427 Health Care of the Child

Focuses on the utilization of critical thinking, communication, and clinical competence in meeting the special needs of children and their families.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

NURS 3322, NURS 3323

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: every fall — Athens Campus: every spring

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Practice within the legal and ethical framework of nursing care
2. Discuss anticipatory guidance regarding safety for infant toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged, and adolescents
3. Use critical thinking skills in planning and implementation of safe, competent nursing care for infants, children & their families
4. Conduct comprehensive assessment and interrupt findings of infants, children, and adolescents that include physical, behavioral, psychological, spiritual, and cultural components
5. Relate current research findings to the health care of children and their families
6. Discuss the ethical and legal scope of practice for nurses caring for the family
7. Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient preference, and health literacy considerations
8. Utilize basic technological resources in nursing practice
9. Apply physical, cognitive and psychosocial theories when planning care of children from newborn thru adolescent age groups
10. Discuss the elements of physical assessment techniques and multi-system assessments according to the age developmental stage of the child
11. Recognize and discuss nursing management of common pediatric infectious and communicable diseases
12. Explore community resources available to maintain the continuity of care for clients and their families
13. Demonstrate professionalism, including attention to appearance, demeanor, respect for self and others and attention to professional boundaries with patients, families, and the interprofessional health care team.