Growth and Development - Laredo College
Course Objectives are based on 2008 NCLEX-PN OUTLINED TEST PLAN and include:
Client Needs:
Save and effective Care Environment- The practical/vocational nurse provides nursing care that contributes to the enhancement of the health care delivery setting and protects clients and health care personnel.
1, Coordinated Care- the practical/vocational nurse collaborates with the health care team members to facilitate effective care.
2. Safety and Infection Control-protecting clients, family/significant others and health care personnel from health and environmental hazards
Health Promotion and Maintenance- The practical/vocational nurse provides nursing care of clients that incorporate knowledge of expected stages of growth and development and prevention and/or early detection of health problems.
Psychosocial Integrity- The practical/vocational nurse provides care that assists with promotion and support of the emotional, mental, and social well-being of the clients.
Physiological Integrity- The practical/vocational nurse assists in the promotion of physical health and well-being by providing care and comfort, reducing risk potential for clients, and assisting them with the management of health alterations.
Integrated Processes
The following processes fundamental to the practice of practical/vocational nursing are integrated throughout the Client Needs and subcategories:
Clinical Problem-Solving Process (Nursing Process)- a scientific approach to client care that includes data collection, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Caring- interaction of the practical nurse, families, and significant others in an atmosphere and mutual respect and trust. In this collaborative environment, the practical/vocational nurse provides support and compassion to help achieve desired therapeutic outcomes.
Communication and Documentation- verbal and nonverbal interactions between the practical/vocational nurse, clients, families, significant others and members of the health care team. Events and activities associated with client care are validated in written or in electronic records that reflect standards of practice and accountability in the provision of care.
Teaching/Learning- facilitation of the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to assist in promoting positive changes in behavior.
Growth and Development
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Explain the differences between |Overview |Required Readings: |
|growth, development, and maturation. | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity & |
|2. Recognize and read a growth chart for |1. Growth & Development |Pediatric Nursing |
|children. |a. Impact of Grown & Development | |
|3. List five factors that influence growth |on Nursing Care |Chapter 15 |
|and development. |b. Directional Patterns | |
|4. Identify nursing implications of growth |c. Developmental Differences |Activities: |
|and development. |Between Children/Adults |Lecture |
|5. Describe three development theories |d. Growth Standards |Discussion |
|and their impact on planning the |e. Developmental Screenings |Case Studies |
|nursing care of children. |f. Influencing Factors |Group Activities |
|6. Describe children’s nutritional needs |g. Personality Development |Quiz |
|for growth children. |h. Growth & Development of a |Examination |
|7. Differentiate between permanent and |Patient |Computer Software Program |
|deciduous teeth and list the times of | | |
|their eruption. |2. Nutrition | |
|8. Recognize the influence of the family |a. Nutritional Heritage | |
|and cultural practices on growth, |b. Family Nutrition | |
|development, nutrition, and health care. |c. Nutritional Care Plan | |
|9. Understand the characteristics of play at |d. Nutrition and Health | |
|various age levels. |e. Nutrition and Illness | |
|10. Describe the relationship of play to |f. Feeding the Health Child | |
|physical, cognitive, and emotional |g. Feeding the Ill Child | |
|development. |h. Food-Drug Interactions | |
|11. Understand the role of computers and |i. The teeth | |
|computer games in play at various | | |
|ages. |3.Play | |
|12. Define therapeutic play. | | |
|13. Understand the use of play as an | | |
|assessment tool. | | |
|14. Discuss the importance of family- | | |
|centered care in pediatrics. | | |
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The Infant
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
|Describe the Physical and psychosocial development of |Infant |Required Readings: |
|infants from age 1 to 2 months, listing age-specific events | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity & |
|and guidance when appropriate. |1. General Characteristics |Pediatric Nursing |
|Discuss the major aspects of cognitive development in the | | |
|first year of life. |2. Development and Care |Chapter 16 |
|Discuss the nutritional needs of growing infants. | | |
|Describe how to select and prepare solid foods for the |3. Community- Based Care |Activities: |
|infants |a. Health Maintenance |Lecture |
|List four common concerns of parents about the feeding of |b. Illness Prevention |Discussion |
|infants | |Case Studies |
|Discuss the development of feeding skills in the infant. |4. Infant Safety |Group Activities |
|Identity the approximate age for each of the following: |a. Car Safety |Quiz |
|posterior fontanel has closed; center incisors appear; birth|b. Fall Prevention |Examination |
|weight has tripled; child can sit steadily along; child |c. Toy Safety |Computer Software Program |
|shows fear of strangers. | | |
|Describe normal vital signs for a 1-year old infant. |5. Summary | |
|Discuss safety issues in the care of infants. | | |
|Discuss the approach and care | | |
|of an infant with colic. | | |
|Discuss the appropriate toys and their developmental or | | |
|therapeutic value. | | |
|Discuss principles of safety during infancy. | | |
|Discuss the development of positive sleep patterns. | | |
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The Toddler
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Describe the physical, psychosocial, |Toddler |Required Readings: |
|and cognitive development of | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity & |
|children from 1 to 3 years of age, |1. General Characteristics |Pediatric Nursing |
|listing age-specific events and |a. Physical Development | |
|guidance when appropriate. |b. Sensorimotor and Cognitive |Chapter 17 |
|2. Describe the task to be mastered by |c. Speech Development | |
|the toddler according to Erikson’s | |Activities: |
|stages of growth and development. |2. Guidance and Discipline |Lecture |
|3. List two developmental tasks of the | |Discussion |
|toddler period. |3. Daily Care |Case Studies |
|4. Discuss speech development in the | |Group Activities |
|toddler. |4. Toilet Independence |Quiz |
|5. Discuss how adults can assist small | |Examination |
|children in combating their fears. |5. Nutrition Counseling |Computer Software Program |
|6. Identify the principles of toilet | | |
|training (bowel and bladder) that |6. Injury Prevention | |
|will assist in guiding parents’ efforts | | |
|to provide toilet independence. |7. Toys and Play | |
|7. List two methods of preventing the | | |
|following: automobile accidents, | | |
|burns, falls, suffocation and choking | | |
|poisoning, drowning, electric shock, | | |
|and animal bites. | | |
|8. Describe the characteristic play and | | |
|appropriate toys for a toddler. | | |
|9. Discuss the principles of guidance | | |
|and discipline for a toddler. | | |
|10. Describe the nutritional needs and | | |
|self- feeding abilities of a toddler. | | |
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Preschool Child
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. List the major developmental tasks |Preschool Child |Required Readings: |
|of the preschool-age child. | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity & |
|2. Describe the physical, psychosocial, |1. General Characteristics |Pediatric Nursing |
|and spiritual development of |a. Physical Development | |
|children from age 3 to 5 years, |b. Cognitive Development |Chapter 18 |
|listing age- specific events and |c. Effects of Cultural Practices | |
|guidance when appropriate. |d. Language Development |Activities: |
|3. Describe the development of the |e. Development of Play |Lecture |
|preschool child in relation to |f. Spiritual Development |Discussion |
|Piaget’s Erikson’s and Kohlberg’s |g. Sexual Curiosity |Case Studies |
|theories of development. |h. Bedtime Habits |Group Activities |
|4. Discuss the characteristics of a | |Quiz |
|good preschool. |2. Physical |Examination |
|5. Discuss the value of play in the life | |Computer Software Program |
|of a preschool child. | | |
|6. Designate two toys suitable for the | | |
|preschool child, and provide the | | |
|rationale for each choice. | | |
|7. Describe the speech development | | |
|of the preschool child. | | |
|8. Discuss the value of the following: | | |
|time-out periods, consistency, role | | |
|modeling, rewards. | | |
|9. Describe the developmental | | |
|characteristics that predispose the | | |
|preschool child to certain accidents, | | |
|and suggest methods of prevention | | |
|for each type of accident. | | |
|10. Discuss the development of | | |
|positive bedtime habits. | | |
|11. Discuss the approach to problems | | |
|such as enuresis, thumb sucking, | | |
|and sexual curiosity in the | | |
|preschool child. | | |
|12. Discuss one method of introducing | | |
|the concept of death to a preschool | | |
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School-Age Child
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Describe the physical and |School-Age Child |Required Readings: |
|psychosocial development of | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|children from 6 to 12 years of |1. General Growth |& Pediatric Nursing |
|age, listing age-specific events |a. Physical Growth | |
|and type of guidance where |b. Gender Identify |Chapter 19 |
|appropriate. |c. Sex Education | |
|2. Discuss how to assist parents in | |Activities: |
|preparing a child for school. |2. Influences from the Wider World |Lecture |
|3. List two ways in which school |a. School-Related Tasks |Discussion |
|life influences the growing child. |b. Play |Case Studies |
|4. Discuss accident prevention in |c. Latchkey Children |Group Activities |
|this age-group. | |Quiz |
|5. Discuss the value of pet |3. Physical, Mental, Emotional & Social |Examination |
|ownership for the healthy school- |Development |Computer Software Program |
|age child and the family |a. The six-year old | |
|education necessary for the |b. The seven-year old | |
|allergic or immunocompromised |c. The eight-year old | |
|child. |d. The nine-year old | |
|6. Discuss the role of the school |e. Preadolescence | |
|nurse in providing guidance and | | |
|health supervision for the |4. Guidance and Health Supervision | |
|school-age child. |a. Health Examination | |
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Adolescent
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Identify two major developmental |Adolescents |Required Readings: |
|tasks of adolescents. | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|2. List five life events that contribute |1. General Characteristics |& Pediatric Nursing |
|to stress during adolescence. | | |
|3. Identify two ways in which a |2. Growth and Development |Chapter 20 |
|person’s cultural background |a. Physical Development | |
|might contribute to behavior. |b. Psychosocial Development |Activities: |
|4. List three guidelines of |c. Cognitive Development |Lecture |
|importance for the adolescent |d. Peer Relationships |Discussion |
|participating in sports. |e. Career Plans |Case Studies |
|5. Identify nutritional requirements |f. Responsibility |Group Activities |
|of the adolescent. |g. Daydreams |Quiz |
|6. Discuss the importance of peer |h. Sexual Behavior |Examination |
|groups, cliques, and best friends |i. Parenting |Computer Software Program |
|in the developmental process of | | |
|an adolescent. |3. Health Education and Guidance | |
|7. Discuss two main challenges |a. Nutrition | |
|during the teen years to which |b. Personal Care | |
|the adolescence must adjust. |c. Safety | |
|8. List a source for planning sex | | |
|education programs for |4. Common Problems of Adolescence | |
|adolescents. |a. Substance Abuse | |
| |b. Depression | |
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| |5. The Nursing Approach to Adolescents | |
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Health Care Adaptations
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Discuss the admission procedures |Health Care Adaptations for Child & Family |Required Readings: |
|to the Pediatric Unit. | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity & |
|2. List five safety measures |1. Admission to the Pediatric Unit |Pediatric Nursing |
|applicable to the care of the | | |
|hospitalized child. |2. Child Assessment |Chapter 22 |
|3. Discuss the methods verifying | | |
|the child’s assessment. |3. Collecting Specimens |Activities: |
|4. Explain the procedures and | |Lecture |
|rationales for collecting (from |4. Physiological Responses to |Discussion |
|children): |medications in Infants and Children |Case Studies |
|Urine Specimens | |Group Activities |
|Stool Specimens |5. Nursing Responsibilities in |Quiz |
|Blood Specimens |administering Medications to Infants |Examination |
|Spinal fluid (lumbar puncture) |and Children |Computer Software Program |
|5. Explain the physiological | | |
|responses to medications in |6. Adaptation of Selected Procedures to | |
|infants and children. |Children | |
|6. Describe the nursing |a. Nutrition, Digestion and Elimination | |
|responsibilities in administering |b. Respiration | |
|medications to infants and |c. Preoperative and Postoperative Care | |
|children. | | |
|7. Calculate safe drug does using | | |
|case studies. | | |
|8. Explain adaptation of procedures | | |
|to children: | | |
|a. nutrition, digestion and | | |
|elimination | | |
|b. Respiratory | | |
|c. pre-operative and | | |
|postoperative care | | |
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Sensory of Neurological Condition
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Discuss the prevention and |Child with Sensory or Neurological |Required Readings: |
|treatment of ear infections. |Condition |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|2. Outline the nursing approach to | |& Pediatric Nursing |
|serving the hearing-impaired |1. The Ears | |
|child. | |Chapter 23 |
|3. Compare the treatment of |2. The Eyes | |
|paralytic and nonparalytic | |Activities: |
|strabismus. |3. The Nervous System |Lecture |
|4. Review the prevention of |a. Reye’s Syndrome |Discussion |
|eyestrain in children. |b. Sepsis |Case Studies |
|5. Briefly discuss the function of |c. Meningitis |Group Activities |
|the 12 cranial nerves and nursing |d. Encephalitis |Quiz |
|interventions for dysfunction. |e. Brain Tumors |Examination |
|6. Discuss the various types of |f. Seizures Disorders |Computer Software Program |
|epilepsy and the nursing |g. Other conditions causing decreased | |
|responsibilities during a seizure. |level of consciousness | |
|7. Describe four types of cerebral |h. Cerebral Palsy | |
|palsy and the nursing goals |i. Cognitive Impairment | |
|involved in care. |j. Head Injuries | |
|8. Outline the prevention, |k. Near-Drowning | |
|treatment, and nursing care for | | |
|the child with Reye’s syndrome. | | |
|9. Formulate a nursing care plan | | |
|for the child with a decreased | | |
|level of consciousness. | | |
|10. Prepare a plan for success in | | |
|the care of a mentally retarded | | |
|child. | | |
|11. Describe three types of | | |
|posturing that may indicate | | |
|brain damage. | | |
|12. Describe signs of increased | | |
|intracranial pressure in a child. | | |
|13. Describe the components of a | | |
|“neurological check.” | | |
|14. State a method of determining | | |
|level of consciousness in an | | |
|infant. | | |
|15. Identify the priority goals in the | | |
|care of a child who experienced | | |
|near-drowning. | | |
Musculoskeletal Conditions
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Demonstrate an understanding |Child with Musculoskeletal Condition |Required Readings: |
|of age-specific changes that | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|occur in the musculoskeletal |1. Musculoskeletal System in the |& Pediatric Nursing |
|system during growth and |Growing Child | |
|development. |a. Gait |Chapter 24 |
|2. Discuss the types of fractures |b. Muscle Tone | |
|commonly seen in children and |c. Diagnostic Tests and Treatments |Activities: |
|their effect on growth and |d. Differences between the Child and |Lecture |
|development. |Adult |Discussion |
|3. List symptoms of Duchenne’s |e. Trauma |Case Studies |
|muscular dystrophy. | |Group Activities |
|4. Describe types of child abuse. |2. Traumatic Fractures and Traction |Quiz |
|5. Identify symptoms of abuse and | |Examination |
|neglect in children. |3. Osteomyelitis |Computer Software Program |
|6. Differentiate between Buck | | |
|extension and Russell traction. |4. Muscular Dystrophy (Duchenne’s or | |
|7. Describe topics of discussion |Becker) | |
|applicable at discharge for the | | |
|child with juvenile rheumatoid |5. Sarcoma | |
|arthritis. | | |
|8. Describe the symptoms, |6. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis | |
|treatment, and nursing care for | | |
|the child with Legg-Calve- |7. Scoliosis | |
|Perthes disease. | | |
|9. Using a case study, compile a |8. Sports Injuries | |
|nursing care plan for the child | | |
|who is immobilized by traction. |9. Family Violence | |
|10. Describe the management of | | |
|soft tissue injuries. |10. Child Abuse | |
|11. State cultural and/or medical |a. Federal Laws and Agencies | |
|practices that may be |b. Nursing Care and Intervention | |
|misinterpreted as child abuse. |c. Cultural and Medical Issues | |
|12. Describe nursing care measures | | |
|required to maintain skin |Hip Dysplagia | |
|integrity in an adolescent child | | |
|in a cast for scoliosis. |Club Foot | |
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Hospitalization
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Describe the phases of |Child’s Experience of Hospitalization |Required Readings: |
|separation anxiety. | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|2. Identify problems confronting |1. Health Care Delivery Settings |& Pediatric Nursing |
|the siblings of the hospitalized | | |
|child. |2. Child’s Reaction to Hospitalization |Chapter 21 |
|3. List two ways in which the nurse |a. Separation Anxiety | |
|can lessen the stress of |b. Pain |Activities: |
|hospitalization for the child’s |c. Drug Physiology |Lecture |
|parents. |d. fear |Discussion |
|4. Discuss the management of pain |e. Regression |Case Studies |
|in infants and children. |f. Cultural Needs |Group Activities |
|5. Discuss the various age groups | |Quiz |
|needs and responses to |3. Parent’s Reactions to a Child’s |Examination |
|hospitalization. |Hospitalization |Computer Software Program |
|6. Using a case study, organize a | | |
|nursing plan for a hospitalized |4. Nurse’s Role in Hospital Admission | |
|child. | | |
| |5. Needs of the Hospitalized Child | |
| |a. Infant | |
| |b. Toddler | |
| |c. Preschooler | |
| |d. School-Age Child | |
| |e. Adolescent | |
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| |6. Confidentiality and Legality | |
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| |7. Discharge Planning | |
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| |8. Home Care | |
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Respiratory and Cardiovascular Disorders
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Distinguish the differences |Child with a Respiratory or Cardiovascular Disorder |Required Readings: |
|between the respiratory tract of | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|the infant and that of the adult. |1. Respiratory System |& Pediatric Nursing |
|2. Describe the normal process of |a. Development of the Respiratory | |
|respiration. |Tract |Chapter 25 |
|3. Identify methods of preventing |b. Normal Respiration | |
|the spread of infection. |c. Ventilation |Activities: |
|4. Review the signs and symptoms |d. Nasopharyngitis |Lecture |
|of respiratory distress in infants |e. Acute Pharyngitis |Discussion |
|and children. |f. Sinusitis in Children |Case Studies |
|5. Discuss the nursing care of a |g. Croup Syndromes |Group Activities |
|child with pneumonia. |h. Respiratory Syncytial Virus |Quiz |
|6. Compare bed rest for a toddler |i. Pneumonia |Examination |
|with bed rest for an adult. |j. Tonsillitis and Adenoiditis |Computer Software Program |
|7. Discuss the nursing care of a |k. Allergic Rhinitis | |
|child with croup. |l. Asthma | |
|8. Describe the treatment and |m. Cystic Fibrosis | |
|nursing care of an infant with |n. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | |
|respiratory synctial virus(RSV). |o. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | |
|9. Recall the characteristic | | |
|manifestations of allergic rhinitis. |2. Cardiovascular System | |
|10. Discuss how sinusitis in |a. Signs related to suspected cardiac | |
|children is different from that in |pathology | |
|adults. |b. Congenital Heart Disease | |
|11. Recognize the precautions |c. Acquired Heart Disease | |
|involved in the care of a child |d. Rheumatic Fever | |
|diagnosed with epiglottitis. |e. Systemic Hypertension | |
|12. Assess the control of |f. Hyperlipiderma | |
|environmental exposure to |g. Kawasaki Disease | |
|allergens in the home of a child | | |
|with asthma. | | |
|13. Express five goals of asthma | | |
|therapy. | | |
|14. Interpret the role of sports and | | |
|physical exercise for the | | |
|asthmatic child. | | |
|15. Examine the prevention of | | |
|sudden infant death syndrome | | |
|(SIDS). | | |
|16. Recall four nursing goals in the | | |
|care of a child with cystic | | |
|fibrosis. | | |
|17. Review the prevention of | | |
|bronchopulmonary dysplasia | | |
|(BPD). | | |
|18. Discuss the postoperative care | | |
|of a 5-year who has had a | | |
|tonsillectomy. | | |
|19. Using a case study, devise a | | |
|nursing care plan for the child | | |
|with cystic fibrosis, including | | |
|family interventions. | | |
|20. List the general signs and | | |
|symptoms of congenital heart | | |
|disease. | | |
|21. Differentiate between patent | | |
|ductus arteriosus, coarctation of | | |
|the aorta, atrial septal defect, | | |
|ventricular septal defect, and | | |
|Tetralogy of Fallot. | | |
|22. Discuss six nursing goals | | |
|relevant to the child with heart | | |
|disease. | | |
|23. Discuss hypertension in | | |
|childhood. | | |
|24. Differentiate between primary | | |
|and secondary hypertension. | | |
|25. List the symptoms of rheumatic | | |
|fever. | | |
|26. Discuss the prevention of | | |
|rheumatic fever. | | |
|27. Describe a heart-healthy diet for | | |
|a child over 2 years of age. | | |
|28. Identify factors that can prevent | | |
|hypertension. | | |
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Condition of the Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, or Lymphatic System
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Summarize the components of the blood. |Child with a Condition of the Blood, Blood-Forming |Required Readings: |
|2. Recall normal blood values of infants |Organs, or Lymphatic System |Leifer, Introduction to |
|and children. |1. Anemias |Maternity & Pediatric Nursing |
|3. List lab procedures commonly performed |a. Iron-Deficiency Anemia | |
|on children with blood disorders. |b. Sickle Cell Disease |Chapter 26 |
|4. Compare and contrast four manifestations |c. Thalassemia | |
|of bleeding into the skin. | |Activities: |
|5. List the symptoms, prevention, and |2. Bleeding Disorders |Lecture |
|treatment of iron-deficiency anemia. |a. Hemophilia |Discussion |
|6. List the symptoms, prevention, and |b. Platelet Disorders |Case Studies |
|treatment of iron-deficiency anemia. |c. Idiopathic (immunological) |Group Activities |
|7. Recognize the effects on the bone marrow |Thrombocytopenic |Quiz |
|of increased red blood cell production |Purpura |Examination |
|caused by thalassemia. | |Computer Software Program |
|8. Review the effects of severe anemia on |3. Disorders of white blood cells | |
|the heart. |a. Leukemia | |
|9. Using a case study, devise a nursing care |b. Hodgkin’s Disease | |
|plan for a child with sickle cell disease. | | |
|10. Examine the pathology and signs/ |4. Nursing Care of the | |
|symptoms of sickle cell disease. |Chronically ill Child | |
|11. Describe four types of sickle cell crises. |a. Chronic Illness | |
|12. Discuss the nursing care of a child |b. Developmental | |
|receiving a blood transfusion. |Disabilities | |
|13. Recall the pathology and signs/ |c. Home Care | |
|symptoms of hemophilia A and B. |d. Care of the Chronically Ill | |
|14. Identify the nursing interventions essential |Child | |
|to prevent hemarthrosis in a child with |e. Neuroblastoma | |
|hemophilia. |f. Osteogenic Sarcoma | |
|15. Discuss the effects of chronic illness on | | |
|the growth and development of children. |5. Nursing Care of the Dying | |
|16. Using a case study, plan the nursing |Child | |
|care of a child with leukemia. |a. Facing Death | |
|17. Review the nursing care of a child |b. Self-Exploration | |
|receiving a transfusion. |c. Child’s Reaction to | |
|18. Recall the stages of dying. |Death | |
|19. Contrast age-appropriate responses to a |d. Child’s Awareness of | |
|sibling’s death and nursing interventions. |his/her Condition | |
|20. Formulate techniques the nurse can |e. Physical Changes of | |
|use to facilitate grieving process. |Impending Death | |
|21. Discuss the nurse’s role in helping |f. Stages of Dying | |
|families to deal with the death of a child. | | |
Gastrointestinal Condition
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Discuss three common |Child with a Gastrointestinal Condition |Required Readings: |
|gastrointestinal anomalies in | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|infants. |1. Overview |& Pediatric Nursing |
|2. Interpret the nursing | | |
|management of an infant with |2. Congenital Disorders |Chapter 27 |
|gastrosophageal reflux. |a. Esophageal Atresia | |
|3. Discuss the postoperative |(Tracheoesphageal Fistula, TEF) |Activities: |
|nursing care of an infant with |b. Imperforate Anus |Lecture |
|pyloric stenosis. |c. Pyloric Stenosis |Discussion |
|4. Explain why infants and young |d. Celiac Disease |Case Studies |
|children become dehydrated |e. Hirschsprung’s Disease |Group Activities |
|more easily than do adults. |(Aganglionic Megacolon) |Quiz |
|5. Differentiate between three types |f. Intussusception |Examination |
|of dehydration. |g. Meckel’s Diverticulum and |Computer Software Program |
|6. Trace the route of the pinworm |Hernias | |
|cycle and describe how | | |
|reinfection takes place. |3. Disorders of Motility | |
|7. Review the prevention of the |a. Gastroenteritis and Vomiting | |
|spread of thrush in infants and |b. Gastroesophageal Reflux | |
|children. |c. Diarrhea and Constipation | |
|8. Prepare a teaching plan for the |d. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance | |
|prevention of poisoning in |e. Dehydration and Overhydration | |
|children. | | |
|9. List measures to reduce |4. Nutritional Deficiencies | |
|acetaminophen poisoning in |a. Failure to Thrive | |
|children. |b. Kwashiorkor | |
|10. Indicate the primary source of |c. Rickets and Scurvy | |
|lead poisoning. | | |
| |5. Infections | |
| |a. Appendicitis | |
| |b. Thrush (Oral Candidiasis) | |
| |c. Worms | |
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| |6. Poisoning | |
| |a. General Concepts | |
| |b. Poisonous Plants and Lead | |
| |Poisoning (Plumbism) | |
| |c. Drugs | |
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| |7. Foreign Bodies | |
Genitourinary Condition
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Differentiate between nephrosis |Child with Genitourinary Condition |Required Readings: |
|and acute glomerulonephritis. | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|2. Identify the functional unit of |1. Development of the Urinary Tract |& Pediatric Nursing |
|the kidney. | | |
|3. Discuss four urological |2. Development of the Reproductive |Chapter 28 |
|diagnostic procedures. |Systems | |
|4. Discuss the skin care pertinent | |Activities: |
|to the child with nephrosis. |3. Assessment of Urinary Function |Lecture |
|5. Explain any alterations in diet | |Discussion |
|applicable to the child with |4. Anomalies of the Urinary Tract |Case Studies |
|nephrosis. |a. Phimosis |Group Activities |
|6. Using a case study, outline the |b. Hypospadias and Epispadias |Quiz |
|nursing care for a child who is |c. Exstrophy of the Bladder |Examination |
|diagnosed as having Wilms’ |d. Obstructive Uropathy |Computer Software Program |
|tumor. | | |
|7. Discuss the impact of |5. Acute Urinary Tract Infection | |
|genitourinary surgery on the | | |
|growth and development of |6. Nephrotic Syndrome ( Nephrosis) | |
|children at various ages. | | |
|8. Discuss the impact of |7. Acute Glomerulonephritis | |
|undescended testes in fertility. | | |
| |8. Wilms’ Tumor | |
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| |9. Hydrocele | |
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| |10. Cryptorchidism | |
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| |11. Impact of Urinary or Genital Surgery | |
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| |12. Enuresis | |
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Skin Conditions
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Recall the differences between |Child with a Skin Condition |Required Readings: |
|the skin of the infant and that of | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|the adult. |1. Skin Development and Functions |& Pediatric Nursing |
|2. Describe two topical agents used | | |
|to treat acne. |2. Skin Disorders and Variations |Chapter 29 |
|3. Summarize the nursing care for | | |
|a child who has infantile eczema. |3. Congenital Lesions |Activities: |
|state the rationale for each |a. Strawberry Nevus |Lecture |
|nursing measure. |b. Port-Wine Nevus |Discussion |
|4. Discuss the symptoms and | |Case Studies |
|treatment of pediculosis. |4. Infections |Group Activities |
|5. Differentiate among first, second, |a. Miliaria |Quiz |
|and third degree burns in |b. Intertrigo |Examination |
|anatomical structures involved, |c. Seborrheic Dermatitis |Computer Software Program |
|appearance, level of sensation, |d. Diaper Dermatitis | |
|and first aid required. |e. Acne Vulgaris | |
|6. List five objectives of the nursing |f. Herpes Simplex Type I | |
|caring for the burned child. |g. Infantile Eczema | |
|7. Describe how the response of the |h. Staphylococcal Infection | |
|child with burns differs from that |i. Impetigo | |
|of the adult. |j. Fungal Infections | |
|8. Identify the principles of topical |k. Pediculosis | |
|therapy. |l. Scabies | |
|9. Examine the emergency treatment | | |
|to three types of burns. |5. Injuries | |
|10. Differentiate four types of topical |a. Burns | |
|medication. |b. Frostbite | |
|11. Discuss the prevention and | | |
|treatment of frostbite | | |
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Communicable Disease
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Discuss three principles |Child with a Communicable Disease |Required Readings: |
|involved in standard precautions |1. Communicable Disease |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|used to prevent the transmission |a. Common Childhood |& Pediatric Nursing |
|of communicable diseases in |Communicable Disease | |
|children. |b. Whooping Cough |Chapter 31 |
|2. Discuss national and international |c. Diptheria | |
|immunization programs. |d. Poliomyelitis |Activities: |
|3. Describe the nurse’s role in the |e. Scarlet Fever |Lecture |
|immunization of children. |f. Fifth Disease |Discussion |
|4. Interpret the detection and |g. Mononucleosis |Case Studies |
|prevention of common childhood |h. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |Group Activities |
|communicable disease. |i. Pinworm |Quiz |
|5. Discuss the characteristics of | |Examination |
|common childhood communicable |2. Host Resistance |Computer Software Program |
|diseases. |a. Types of Immunity | |
|6. Using a case study, formulate a |b. Transmission of Infection | |
|nursing care plan for a child with | | |
|acquired immunodeficiency |3. Medical Asepsis and Standard | |
|syndrome(AIDS). |Precautions | |
|7. Demonstrate a teaching plan for |a. Protective Isolation | |
|preventing sexually transmitted |b. Handwashing | |
|disease (STDs) in an adolescent. |c. Family Education | |
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| |4. Rashes | |
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| |5. Worldwide Immunization Programs | |
| |a. Healthy People 2010 | |
| |b. The Nurse’s Role | |
| |c. Immunization Schedule for | |
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| |6. The Future of Immunotherapy | |
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| |7. Bioterrorism and the Pediatric | |
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| |a. A New Types of Childhood | |
| |Trauma | |
| |b. Initial Observation | |
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| |8. Sexually Transmitted Disease | |
| |a. Overview | |
| |b. Nursing Care Responsibilities | |
| |c. HIV/AIDS in Children | |
Metabolic Condition
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Relate why growth parameters |Child the a Metabolic Condition |Required Readings: |
|are of importance to patients | |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|with a family history of |1. Overview |& Pediatric Nursing |
|endocrine disease. | | |
|2. Compare the signs and |2. Inborn Errors of Metabolism |Chapter 30 |
|symptoms of hyperglycemia |a. Tay-Sachs Disease | |
|and hypoglycemia. | |Activities: |
|3. Differentiate between Type I |3. Endocrine Disorders |Lecture |
|and Type II diabetes. |a. Hypothyroidism |Discussion |
|4. List a predictable stress that the |b. Common Metabolic Dysfunctions |Case Studies |
|disease of diabetes has on |c. Diabetes Insipidus |Group Activities |
|children and families during the |d. Diabetes Mellitus |Quiz |
|following periods of life: | |Examination |
|infancy, toddlerhood, preschool | |Computer Software Program |
|age, elementary school age, | | |
|puberty, and adolescence. | | |
|5. Outline the educational needs | | |
|of the diabetic child and parents | | |
|in the following areas: nutrition | | |
|and meal planning, exercise, | | |
|blood tests, administration of | | |
|insulin, and skin care. | | |
|6. List three precipitating events | | |
|that might cause diabetic | | |
|ketoacidosis. | | |
|7. List three possible causes of | | |
|insulin shock. | | |
|8. Explain the Somogyi | | |
|phenomenon. | | |
|9. Discuss the preparation and | | |
|administration. | | |
|10. List two benefits of exercise | | |
|for the diabetic adolescent. | | |
|11. List the symptoms of | | |
|hypothyroid ism in infants. | | |
|12. Discuss the dietary adjustment | | |
|required for a child with | | |
|diabetes insipidus. | | |
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Emotional and Behavior Conditions
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
|Discuss the impact of early childhood experience on a |Child with an Emotional or Behavioral |Required Readings: |
|person’s adult life. |Condition |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|List the symptoms of potential suicide in children and | |& Pediatric Nursing |
|adolescents. |1.The Nursing Role | |
|Discuss immediate and long-range plans for the suicidal | |Chapter 32 |
|patient. |2. Types and Settings of Treatment | |
|Differentiate among the following terms: psychiatrist, | |Activities: |
|psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, and counselor. |3. Organic of Emotional and Behavioral |Lecture |
|List five criteria for referring a child to a mental |Conditions |Discussion |
|health counselor or agency. | |Case Studies |
|List four behaviors that may indicate substances abuse. |4. Organic Behavior Disorders |Group Activities |
|Name two programs for members of families of alcoholics. |a. Childhood Autism |Quiz |
|Discuss the problems facing children of alcoholics. |b. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders |Examination |
|List four symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity |in Children |Computer Software Program |
|disorder. | | |
|Describe techniques of |5. Environmental or Biochemical | |
|helping children with |Behavior Disorders | |
|attention deficit-hyperactivity |a. Depression | |
|disorder to adjust to the school |b. Suicide | |
|setting. |c. Substance Abuse | |
|Compare and contrast the characteristics of bulimia and |d. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity | |
|anorexia nervosa. |Disorder | |
| |e. Anorexia Nervosa | |
| |f. Bulimia | |
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| |6. Minimizing the Impact of Behavior | |
| |Disorders in Children | |
| |a. Effect of the Illness on Growth | |
| |and Development | |
| |b. Effect of the Illness on Siblings | |
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Complementary and Alternative Therapies
|Course Objectives |Content |Learning Experience |
| 1. Define complementary and |Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Maternity and Pediatric|Required Readings: |
|alternative medicine (CAM) |Nursing |Leifer, Introduction to Maternity |
|therapy. | |& Pediatric Nursing |
|2. Describe the involvement of the |1. Definition of CAM Therapies | |
|federal government in CAM | |Chapter 33 |
|therapy. |2. The Nurse’s Role in CAM Therapy | |
|3. Discuss the acceptance of CAM | |Activities: |
|therapy in nursing practice. |3. Federal Regulations |Lecture |
|4. Discuss the impact on nursing | |Discussion |
|care of patients who use CAM |4. Overview of Common Alternative |Case Studies |
|therapy. |Health Care Practices |Group Activities |
|5. Identify the role of the nurse in |a. Massage |Quiz |
|CAM therapy. |b. Osteopathy |Examination |
|6. State three role of the nurse in |c. Energy Healing |Computer Software Program |
|CAM therapy. |d. Reflexology | |
|7. State three herbal products |e. Acupuncture and Acupressure | |
|commonly used in pediatrics. |f. Homeopathy | |
|8. State popular herbs used during |g. Ayurveda | |
|menopause. |h. Aromatherapy | |
|9. State three herbs that should be |i. Hypnotherapy | |
|discontinued two weeks before |j. Hydrotherapy | |
|surgery. |k. Guided Imagery | |
|10. State the use of meridians |l. Biofeedback | |
|dermatomes, and reflexology |m. Chiropractic Care | |
|lines in CAM therapy. |n. Herbal Remedies | |
|11. State five types of CAM |o. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | |
|therapy in common use. |p. Sauna/Heat Therapy | |
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|Course Objectives are based on 2008 NCLEX-PN OUTLINED TEST| | |
|PLAN and include: | | |
|Client Needs: | | |
|Save and effective Care Environment | | |
|Health Promotion | | |
|Psychosocial Integrity | | |
|Physiological Integrity | | |
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|Integrated Processes | | |
|Clinical Problem-Solving Process (Nursing Process) | | |
|Caring | | |
|Communication | | |
|Documentation | | |
|Teaching/Learning | | |
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