NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN CLINICAL

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The focus of this course is on caring for children from infancy through adolescents in a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community settings. Emphasis will be on health promotion, developmental assessment and education. Students will be guided in criti cal thinking using therapeutic interventions learned in previous clinicals and application of research findings relevant to the care of children and their families. The nursing process, analysis and interpretation of data and decision - making serve as the c onceptual foundations for applying knowledge and using therapeutic interventions in a variety of supervised inpatient and outpatient settings. Culturally congruent care and societal influences of care will be emphasized. Concurrent course is NURS 430. There are 90 supervised clinical hours associated with this course. See description for didactic course. Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program , NURS 200, NURS 215, NURS 310, NURS 315, NURS 330, NURS 335, NURS 340, NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 410, NURS 4 20, NURS 440.