Course Title

Children and Adolescents Health Nursing / Clinical

Course Number

7403302

Instructor Name

Shurouq Ghalib Qadous

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester 2022

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

In clinical training, the students will develop skills in providing nursing care to the child along the health/illness continuum, including psychosocial, developmental, and physical health promotion, risk reduction, and illness care. Clinical experiences will include an emphasis on nursing care of the well-child & the child with acute, chronic &/or life-threatening conditions, Students will have the opportunity to incorporate family theory, models of family, family structure and function, and parenting behaviors into their nursing care. Risk factors for child mortality & morbidity will be assessed. Stressors on children with acute & chronic illness will be evaluated. Nursing interventions will be implemented which minimize the psychological and physiologic distress experienced by children and their families, Key elements of culture, spirituality, poverty, heredity, ethics, and health beliefs on child health practices will be integrated into the nursing care

At the end of the clinical period the students will be able to:

1. Enabling the students to develop and implement knowledge about the process of growth and development, and common diseases and conditions of childhood. The course also enables students to develop an understanding of the importance of preventive medicine, working with children and families together, and how social and environmental factors affect young people. During the clerkship, the department intends to reinforce the principles of acquiring life-long learning skills.
2. Demonstrate intellectual curiosity, rational inquiry, problem-solving skills, and creativity in framing problems.
3.  Provide holistic nursing care to a variety of individuals, families, and communities.

A - Knowledge and Understanding

a.1. Check vital signs in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents.

a.2. Assess physical and mental development in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents according to standard milestones and recognize abnormalities.

a.3. Perform appropriate clinical and anthropometrics assessments for the nutritional status of infants and children.

a.4. Recognize and diagnose different Neonatal and Pediatric emergencies.

a.5. Construct a proper history for a patient in the Pediatric age group.

a.6. Perform an adequate clinical examination for a patient in the Pediatric age group and identify

deviations from normal.

a.7. Interpret patient data in an organized and informative manner.

B - Intellectual Skills

b.1. Interpret the most important symptoms and signs of disease in Pediatric patients.

b.2. Formulate appropriate management plans for individual patients presenting with the most common Pediatric disorders.

b.3. Make decisions regarding common clinical situations using appropriate problem-solving skills.

b.4. Interpret lab tests, blood gas, urine & stools, and reports covering the most important Pediatric conditions.

b.5. Communicate effectively with children, adolescents, and their families.

b.6. Demonstrate appropriate professional attitudes and behaviors in different practice situations.

C- Professional and Practical Skills

c.1. Demonstrate ownership, initiative, and individual responsibility when taking care of patients.
c.2. Actively take responsibility for self-education and feedback
c.3. Complete all responsibilities and requirements (including timely submission of notes to the medical student worksheet) promptly

D- General and Transferable Skills

d.1. Search Internet database for diagnostic measures in children

d.2. Act as a role model when dealing with mothers and children

d.3. Behave as a professional person in theoretical lectures and clinical areas

d.4. Independently learning

d.5. Work in a team

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