CLINICAL SPECIALITY

PEDIATRIC (CHILD HEALTH) NURSING

Placement : M.Sc (N) II year

Hours of Instruction

Unit IV

Theory :10 hours

Course Description

This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in- depth understanding
in the field of Pediatric Nursing. It will help students to develop advanced skills for nursing
intervention in various pediatric medical and surgical conditions. It will enable the student to
function as pediatric nurse practitioner/specialist. It will further enable the student to function
as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Paediatric nursing

Objectives

At the end of the unit the students will be able to:

1. explain the intensive care of pediatric patients

2. explain the critical illness in infancy and childhood
3. explain the care of child in ventilation
4. explain the legal and ethical issues in pediatric intensive care unit
UNIT DURATION SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHING ASSESSMENT
OBJECTIVES LEARNING METHODS
ACTIVITIES

4 2 hr Student will be Resuscitation, Lecture,demonstration Written test

able to explain stabilization &
the intensive care monitoring of
of pediatric pediatric patients
patients
2 hr Student will be Anatomical & Lecture and assignment
able to explain physiological basis of discussion
the critical illness critical illness in
in infancy and infancy and
childhood childhood

3 hr Student will be Care of child in Lecture,ppt assignment

able to explain ventilation
the explain the
care of child in
ventilation

3 hr Student will be Legal and ethical Lectue,demonstration Written

able to explain issues in pediatric test,assignment
legal and ethical intensive care
issues in pediatric Intensive care
intensive care unit procedures,
equipment and
techniques
Documentation