Nursing of Children

Catalog description

A six-semester-hour course placed in the third or fourth semester of the nursing sequence. There are four hours of class and six hours of clinical laboratory weekly. Emphasis is on a family-centered approach to the nursing care of children. Consideration is given to the well child and to the child who has special adaptation needs due to the stress of illness. Use of critical thinking to provide care for children from infancy through adolescence who are operating on the first four levels of Maslow's Hierarchy will be explored. Students utilize previously acquired nursing principles and skills as well as knowledge of growth and development and anatomy and physiology in providing care in the hospital and selected community settings. Age appropriate oral and written communication techniques will be utilized in interpersonal, small group, and one-to-one presentations. Prerequisites: Completion of PSI background check and drug screening. Current health insurance and current physical examination, PPD and immunizations. Current CPR certification approved by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross including infant, child and adult. Completion of NURS 1101, 1102, 1103 or NURS 1104; BIOL 2210K, BIOL 2211K, BIOL 2215K, PSYC 1101, and PSYC 2103 with grades of “C” or better.