NURS 2375 - Childhood & Family Nursing Clinical

Credit Hours: 1.50

3.  The student can demonstrate critical thinking by using clinical judgment to provide safe, culturally appropriate client and family centered care.

Course Outcome:

1. The student can manage the delivery of care based on the priority needs of the pediatric clients and families through implementation of the nursing process.

Course Objectives:

1. The student will demonstrate competence in assessment/data collection (i.e., labs, diagnostics, medications, developmental level).
2. The student will develop/document/prioritize diagnoses, problems, and issues based on assessment data.
3. The student will develop outcomes that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time‐limited.
4. The student will formulate a plan of care that includes evidence‐based interventions to attain identified patient outcomes.
5. The student will identify drug effects and nursing interventions appropriate to the client’s medications.
6. The student will correctly compute and safely administer drugs.
7. The student will perform nursing interventions in a safe, effective, efficient, timely, client-centered, and equitable manner.
8. The student will evaluate the patient’s progress toward identified outcomes and revise nursing plan of care as indicated.

Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:

4. The student communicates effectively with the client and the indeterdisciplinary healthcare team.

Course Outcome:

2. The student can collaborate and manage therapeutic communication within the healthcare environment.

Course Objectives:

1. The student will document accurately, completely, and consistently on all client records and assignments.
2. The student will report abnormal findings and changes in the client’s condition promptly to the instructor and the RN.
3. The student will communicate therapeutically with the client.
4. The student will communicate client issues effectively with other members of the health care team.
5. The student will teach clients based on identified learning needs.

Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:

5. The student can demonstrate information literacy through utilizing a variety of resources including technology in nursing care..

Course Outcome:

3. The student can demonstrate the ability to problem solve the use of technology within the pediatric healthcare setting.

Course Objectives:

1. The student will use equipment safely.
2. The student will utilize technology to obtain and record relevant patient data including nursing care and client response.

Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:

6. The student demonstrates professionalism in their practice.

Course Outcome:

4. The student can analyze qualities and behaviors of the professional nurse in the pediatric clinical setting.

Course Objectives:

1. The student will practice within the ethical and legal framework of nursing (ANA Scope and Standard of Practice).
2. The student will maintain confidentiality of information.
3. The student will provide care with sensitivity and respect for human diversity.
4. The student will promptly report unsafe, illegal, or inappropriate incidents to faculty and/or staff.
5. The student will maintain professional appearance, attitude, and conduct.
6. The student will recognize own limitations, seek assistance from faculty/staff, and assume responsibility for own learning and professional growth.
7. The student will be receptive to and use constructive feedback to improve performance.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Introduction to Childhood and Family Nursing Clinical
   1. Student orientation
   2. Professional appearance, attitude, and conduct
   3. Review of course requirements: measures of assessment and clinical evaluation
   4. Physical and psychosocial assessment
   5. Developmental and cultural assessment 
   6. Pediatric dosage calculations and safe medication administration
   7. Accurate and timely documentation
   8. Effective communication
   9. Introduction to Child Life Services
   10. Interdisciplinary collaboration
   11. Nursing process
   12. Patient and/or family education
2. Growth and Development
   1. Growth measurements and growth charts
   2. Stages of development
   3. Learning and coping mechanisms (ie..play and diversional activities)
   4. Childhood fears
   5. Safety
   6. Nutrition
3. Human Patient Simulation
4. Community Services 
   1. Support groups
   2. School-based nursing