NURS 4352 - Pediatric Nursing

2 credits

Focuses on health and disruption of health in families of traditional and nontraditional configurations by using a variety of theories, assessment tools, and intervention strategies. Emphasizes family as the client, and considers health care needs of birth parents, adoptive parents, caretakers, children, grandparents, and alternative family members from social-cultural perspectives. Includes phases of early childhood growth, development, and maturation into the teen years. Uses research methods, such as epidemiological, demographic, and descriptive analyses, to further understand nursing implications and appropriate interventions.

Prerequisite: NURS 3355 Adult and Gerontologic Health, NURS 3362 Bio-psychosocial Nursing, and NURS 3956 Therapeutic Nursing Interventions II.
Corequisite: NURS 4932 Pediatric Nursing: Therapeutic Interventions.