Child Health Nursing Care

Catalog description

This course advances skills in patient and family-centered care focused on thechild and family with consideration of growth and development, cultural, spiritual,and social variations. Study of expected processes and problems occurringduring childhood is accomplished through emphasis on prioritization of care, useof evidenced based practice, application of scientific principles and theory,management of care and promotion of health maintenance behaviors in childhealth nursing practice. Registration in this course requires that studentspurchase liability insurance through the College. (2.5 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. clinical)Prerequisite: NUR133 and NUR136 or NUR126 and NUR127. Corequisite forDay and LPN-RN Program: NUR238.