Concepts of Pediatric & Family Nursing

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Fall 3 Credit Hours Focuses on nursing care of the pediatric client from infancy to young adult. An overview of pediatric and parent-child nursing is provided. The nursing process/clinical judgment model is emphasized to frame nursing care during the pediatric age range of infancy to 18 years of age with consideration of developmental theories. Practice in providing nursing care to pediatric clients occurs in clinical situations such as hospitals, clinics, laboratory, and simulation. Prerequisites: NURS 328, NURS 333 and NURS 342. Co-requisites: NURS 407, NURS 421 and NURS 428