This course addresses clinical judgment and clinical reasoning the nurse uses when promoting, maintaining and restoring optimum functioning of infants, children, adolescents and their families. It builds on concepts of physiological adaptation, health promotion, and interpersonal communication skills learned in prior nursing courses. Health issues and nursing concerns of these age groups will be studied with emphasis on developmental stages, family processes, health promotion practices and social, cultural, and spiritual influences. This course contains clinicals with didactics.
Prerequisite Courses