Paediatric nursing (10cr)

Content

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective of course:
Students learn the significance of holistic health care and nursing for children, adolescents and their families. They know the normal growth and development of children and adolescents, as well as the possible disorders in these processes. Students learn to support children, adolescents and their families in different situations like sudden or chronic illness, disablement and rehabilitation. They learn to support children, adolescents and their families in daily self care, in the existence and quest of self-realization, sexuality, and birth control. Students recognize the ethical issues related to the death of a child or an adolescent. Students become aware of the influence health care, social services, and voluntary organizations have on the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and their families. Students learn the most common diseases related to children, their treatments and pharmacology. Students are capable of adapting their theoretical knowledge in multicultural child health care, and pediatric nursing during their supervised clinical training in a multiprofessional team.

Course contents
G221A-8 Child health care 1 cr
Historical perspectives in child health care
Children in different cultures
The rights of the child
Everyday care of infants
Supporting the normal growth and development of children
Check-ups in child health clinics and school nursing
Support in different situations; guest of self-realization, sexuality and birth control
Main infectious disease and immunization program
Co-operation with social welfare services and volunteer organizations

G221B-8 Supervised clinical training 1, 2 cr
Participating in the health check-ups of children in different age groups
Participating in the immunization program
Supporting family members
Participating as an active member in the multiprofessional work group

G221C-8 Pediatric nursing and pediatrics 2 cr
Pediatric nursing
The impact of illness and hospitalization on the child and family
Care of an ill newborn
Children with gastrointestinal problems
Children with respiratory problems
Children with neurologic disorders
Pediatric surgery
Child as a surgical patient
Children with diabetes
Care of children with cancer
Pediatric pain

G221D-8 Supervised clinical training 2, 5 cr
Participating in nursing of children under supervision

Teaching methods
Lectures
Practising nursing skills
Supervised clinical training

Assessment methods
Written, graded examinations
Approved clinical trainings

Prerequisites
G225-8, G212-8 and G217-8 must be completed

Required reading
B. Carter & A.K. Deramum: Child Health Care Nursing, Latest edition
The Health Education Authority, Great Britain: Birth to Five. Latest edition.
Erja Muurinen & Tuula Surakka: Lasten ja nuroren hoitotyö, 2001
Olli Simell: Neuvolakirja. Orion Yhtymä

Name of lecturers


Year of study
Second year

Semester
Spring

Language of instruction
English