PNE 108 - Basic Principles of Pediatric Nursing

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses upon the role of the Practical Nurse in caring for children experiencing health issues, their families and the evaluation of the pediatric client. The primary emphasis is on basic human needs of children. The responses of the pediatric client and family are discussed. This course covers the role of the practical nurse in meeting the physiological, psychosocial, cultural and developmental needs of the pediatric client. The responses of the pediatric client and their family to illness and hospitalization are covered. Human growth and development; nutrition, pharmacology, cultural diversity, use of technology, communication, anatomy and physiology review, medical terminology, critical thinking and application of the nursing process are integrated throughout this course.

Contact Hours: 90
Clinical: 67.5
Hours Lecture: 22.5
Prerequisite: Program Admission, PNE 110, PNE 101, PNE 102, PNE 103, PNE 104, PNE 105, PNE 106
Corequisite: PNE 107, PNE 109