LPNU 2433 Pediatric Nursing
In this course, students study adaptive behaviors utilized within the family unit to maintain and promote health as well as the impact of illness and hospitalization on the family unit. This course also presents essential information related to growth and development from infancy through adolescence and those diseases common to the particular age groups. Health alterations commonly occurring during this period of the life span are explored. Students focus on age-appropriate nursing care for the restoration of health and the promotion of wellness. Students learn to adapt the nursing process to reflect appropriate developmental stages and how to modify nursing actions for the pediatric client. This course includes a 30-hour clinical component.
Note: Students must pass both the theory and clinical components of this course with 80% in each component to successfully complete the course and advance in the Practical Nursing Program.
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