Pediatric Nursing-Lecture

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Applying a family centered approach, this course introduces students to the nurse's role in providing care for children from infancy through adolescence who are experiencing acute or chronic illness. Normal growth and development, family dynamics, and promotion and maintenance of optimal functioning of the child-family unit are discussed. Lecture, clinical, lab, and simulation experiences provide opportunities for students to apply the nursing process and enhance clinical judgement skills when caring for infants, children, adolescents, and their families to provide positive patient outcomes. Lecture. Corequisite(s): NUR 3041 and NUR 3051 .