Mother and Child Health (1) pediatric

course code = NUR 511

course credit hours = 8 hours 

course description:  this course is designed to prepare students to advancing their speciality knowledge and be the more competent and able to apply nursing care of selected pediatrics disorders, offered health promotion and maintenance, rehabilitations, ethics and continuity of care are emphasized 

objectives : by the end of the course the student is expected to be able to : 

  • Determine nurses, childern, and families and child concepts and application

  • discuss child health care setting and concedrations 

  • identify and apply Nursing care for common health concern 

  • identify and apply Nursing care for specific health conditions

Course contents 

Semester 1

· Nurses, children and family 

· Child health nursing concepts, roles and issues , family centred care, theory and applications . cultural influences

  • Child concepts and application

· Genetic and hereditary influences

· Concept of growth and development

· Child and family communications

· Paediatric and new-born assessments

· Children health resetting and consideration 

· Nursing care of the child in the community

· Nursing care of hospitalized child

· Nursing care of the child with chronic conditions

· Nursing care of the child with life threaten illness or injury

· End of life care and bereavement 

· Nursing care for common health concerns 

· Infant, child and adolescent nutrition

· Social and environmental influences on child and adolescent health

· Pain assessment and management

· Immunization and communicable disease

· Nursing care for specific health conditions

· Fluid and electrolytes  and acid base balance 

· Eye , Ear , Nose and Throat function 

· Respiratory function

· Cardiovascular function 

· Immune function 

· Genitourinary function

· Hematologic function 

· Gastrointestinal function 

· Endocrine and metabolic function 

· Neurologic function 

· Mental health and cognition 

· Musculoskeletal function and skin integrity 

 student evaluation 

contiuous evaluation ............................ 20%

final exam ................................................ 80%