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May 10, 2024
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NURS 2131 - Pediatric Nursing
This course focuses on patient-centered care for the pediatric patient experiencing common acute and chronic physical health alterations. The student will build on fundamental concepts of collaboration, evidence-based practice, and safe, effective quality care.
Requisites: NURS 1211, 1231, 1221, and BIOS 1310
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.3 lecture, 1.0 clinical, 0.5 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to apply evidence-based clinical reasoning to the care of the pediatric patient and/or their caregiver(s).
- Students will be able to demonstrate safety principles in the performance of nursing skills.
- Students will be able to utilize technology for patient care and documentation.
- Students will be able to explain the impact of psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and individual physiological differences on pediatric patients and/or their caregiver(s).
- Students will be able to apply the nursing process to the pediatric patient and/or their caregiver(s).
- Students will be able to apply knowledge and resources necessary to teach the pediatric patient and/or their caregiver(s) about pediatric healthcare related topics.
- Students will be able to demonstrate effective communication with patients, caregiver(s), members of the community, and members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Students will be able to demonstrate professional behavior in the classroom, lab, and clinical area.
- Students will be able to demonstrate the nurse’s legal, ethical, and professional standards of care with regards to pediatric nursing concepts and skills.
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