Care of the Acute and Chronically Ill Child

Catalog description

NUR 810 is designed to provide students with didactic content in common pediatric problems seen in the acute care setting as well as care and coordination of the chronically ill child. Content covers common pediatric disorders in the neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, & hematological systems. Clinical decision making skills involved in the assessment of patients and the planning and implementing of therapeutic interventions associated with various disorders are addressed as well as concepts surrounding care of the medically fragile child. P: NUR 737 ; CO: NUR 812 .