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UNIT 1: NURSES, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: Nurse's role in care of the child: hospital, community settings, and home -- Family-centered care: theory and application -- Cultural influences -- Genetic and hereditary influences -- UNIT II: CHILD CONCEPTS AND APPLICATION: Concepts of growth and development -- Child and family communication -- Social and environmental influences on the child and adolescent -- Pediatric and newborn assessment -- Infant, child, and adolescent nutrition -- UNIT III: HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE THROUGH CHILDHOOD: Concepts of health promotion and health maintenance -- Health promotion and health maintenance of the newborn -- Health promotion and health maintenance of the infant -- Health promotion and health maintenance of the toddler and preschooler -- Health promotion and health maintenance of the school-age child -- Health promotion and health maintenance of the adolescent -- UNIT IV: CHILD HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND CONSIDERATIONS: Nursing care of the child in the community -- Nursing care of the hospitalized child-- Pain assessment and management -- UNIV V: HEALTH CONDITIONS: EPISODIC TO END-OF-LIFE: Infectious and communicable disease -- Nursing care of the child with a chronic condition -- The child with a life-threatening illness or injury -- End-of-life care and bereavement -- UNIT VI: NURSING CARE OF SPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITIONS: Alterations in fluids, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Alterations in eye, ear, nose, and throat function -- Alterations in respiratory function -- Alterations in cardiovascular function -- Alterations in immune function -- Alterations in hematologic function -- Alterations in cellular growth -- Alterations in gastrointestinal function -- Alterations in genitourinary function -- Alterations in endocrine and metabolic function -- Alterations in neurologic function -- Alterations in mental health and cognition -- Alterations in musculoskeletal function -- Alterations in skin integrity -- APPENDICES: A. Physical growth charts -- B. Recommended diatary allowances -- C. Normal laboratory values -- D. West Nomogram-body surface areas -- E. Emergency assessment and inital management -- F. Diagnostic tests and procedures -- G. Temperature and weight conversion. |
