NURS 2130 - Child and Adolescent Nursing

• Act appropriately in the event of a medical emergency for the pediatric client and families.
• Apply and perform nursing principles of practice and nursing process to promote physical health and wellness by providing care and comfort for the pediatric client.
• Apply and perform nursing principles of safe and effective practice and nursing process to assess, evaluate, and utilize critical thinking for wellness promotion, disease prevention, and client education with special focus on pediatric population.
• Apply and practice techniques of health interview, significant history, developmental screening, and physical assessment for pediatric clients.
• Apply learned practices and principles of nursing care to apply and provide direct care of the client and family/significant others that incorporates the knowledge of expected growth and development principles.
• Apply nursing principles and practice to the safe delivery of medications to the pediatric client implementing accurate dosage calculations, delivery methods, dosages, and procedures.
• Relate and interpret steps of the nursing process to facilitate the management of safe and effective care for the pediatric client.
• Utilize knowledge and critical thinking to apply learned skills to reduce the likelihood that clients will develop complications or health problems related to existing conditions, treatments, or procedures.
• Utilize knowledge and critical thinking to build skills for managing and providing care for pediatric clients with acute, chronic, or life-threatening physical health conditions including unexpected response to therapies.