Care of Children/Child Rearing

Catalog description

In this course students focus on the nursing care of children, adolescents and families dealing with health and developmental challenges of childhood and explore health promotion needs of childrearing families. This course employs a developmental perspective through which major causes of morbidity and mortality are examined while it challenges students to develop critical and creative reasoning skills and utilize empathetically appropriate communication skills as the basis for care. Prerequisite: NR 316, NR 211. Grade of C+ or higher. Restriction: Nursing major or Director permission. Corequisite: NR 341L.