NURS 2356 - Childhood Nursing B

Credit Hours: 2.00

Prerequisites: Admission into the Nursing Program; NURS 2346 with grade C or better

Corequisites: NURS 2375

(formerly NURS 2355)

This theory course focuses on planning safe, culturally-diverse, patient- and family-centered nursing care for children experiencing problems with neurological dysfunction, cancer, hematological dysfunction, alterations in physical mobility, cardiovascular dysfunction, and diabetes. It emphasizes using evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives to develop critical thinking skills in caring for pediatric patients and their families.

Billable Contact Hours: 2

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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Course Outcomes:

Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze critical components of evidence-based nursing practice for the pediatric client with health problems affecting multiple body systems.

Objectives

Associate the pediatric clients’ physiological cues with dysfunction of the cardiovascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and hematologic systems.
Determine nursing interventions based on current evidence for pediatric clients with disfunction of cardiovascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and hematologic systems.
Determine nursing interventions based on current evidence for pediatric clients with cancer and diabetes.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze safety strategies that minimize the risk of harm to the pediatric client with health problems affecting multiple body systems.

Objectives:

Identify safety strategies that minimize the risk of harm to the pediatric client with health problems affecting multiple body systems such as cardiovascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and hematologic systems.
Determine best practice nursing standards in providing pediatric care for clients with dysfunction of the cardiovascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and hematologic systems.
Determine best practice nursing standards in providing pediatric care for clients with cancer and diabetes.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)

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.

CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Critical Thinking: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

The Child with Cardiovascular Disorders

Nursing assessment of the cardiovascular system
Diagnostic procedures and testing
Cardiac catheterization
- Pre/post procedure care
- Patient and family education
Congenital heart defects
- Defects causing increased pulmonary blood flow
  - Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
  - Atrial septal defect (ASD)
  - Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
- Defects causing decreased pulmonary blood flow
  - Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
Defects obstructing systemic blood flow
- Coarctation of the aorta
Acquired cardiovascular disorders
- Heart failure
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Kawasaki disease
Pharmacology
- IVIG administration

The Child with Neurological Disorders

Nursing assessment of the pediatric neurological system
- Fall Risk Assessment
- Increased intracranial pressure
Diagnostic procedures and testing
- Lumbar puncture
- Electroencephalogram
- Intracranial pressure
Seizure disorders
- Types of seizures
- Seizure safety
- Epilepsy
- Febrile seizures
Hydrocephalus
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Head injuries
- Types of head injuries
- Non-accidental head trauma
- Nursing care for a child with head injuries
Pharmacology

The Child with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Nursing assessment of the pediatric musculoskeletal system
- Physiological and psychological impacts of prolonged immobilization
- Pressure injury prevention
Therapeutic Management
- Cast care
- Traction
- Fixation
Congenital disorders
- Spina Bifida
- Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
- Cerebral palsy
Acquired disorders
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
- Fractures
- Osteomyelitis
Other disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Idiopathic Scoliosis
Pharmacology

The Child with Hematological Disorders

Blood cell formation
Anemias
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Lead poisoning
- Sickle cell anemia
Clotting Disorders
- Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)
- Hemophilia
Hematological and oncological treatments
- Blood transfusions
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Pharmacology

The Child with Cancer

Nursing assessment of a patient with oncological disorders
- Etiologic factors
- Properties of malignant cells
- Diagnostic procedures & testing
Therapeutic management
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Infection prevention
  - Central line management
  - Neutropenic precautions
End of life care
Leukemia
Nervous system tumors
- Brain tumors
- Neuroblastoma
Other solid tumors
- Osteosarcoma
- Wilm’s tumor
- Retinoblastoma
Pharmacology

The Child with Endocrine Disorders

Diabetes mellitus
- Type I
- Type II
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Individualized insulin dosing
Pharmacology

Primary Faculty
Bartoy, Julie
Secondary Faculty
White, Sarah
Associate Dean
Shaw, Andrea
Dean
Mirijanian, Narine

Primary Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088