King Abdul-Aziz University
Nursing Faculty
Maternity & Child Health Department
COURSE SYLLABUS & TEACHING PLAN
Child Health Nursing
NUR (342)
Course coordinator
Dr.Hala Thabet
Third Year Nursing
2014
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Course file contents:
 Course welcome
 Faculty contacts details
 Course aim & objectives
 Teaching Methods
 Grading & Evaluation
 Course Policies
 Course References
 Course Teaching plan & Time Table
 Course clinical Rota
 Course Forms
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Course Welcome:
It is our pleasure to teach Child Health Nursing course because it is a
very unique & specialized course as it deals with babies & children. This
course intended to help you to understand the physical, psychological and
social needs of children through their life span.
All the time remember “Caring for children's health is different from
treating adults because their bodies work differently”
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any inquires, suggestion or even
complain, we are her for you.
Hope you enjoy the course
Course Coordinator
Dr. Hala Thabet
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Contact details :
The following are the names of the faculty members who is responsible to teach the
course Child Health Nursing (NUR 342)
Students are welcome to contact the faculty member to answer any inquiries or to discuss
any ambiguity. Preferred time and way will be mentioned at class by each faculty
member.
Name
Office No.
Mobile No.
Email
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Dr. Hala Thabet
848/1
0509076473
Hala_thabet67@hotmail.com
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Dr. Shadia Yousef
866 /1
0501200766
syousef@kau.edu.sa
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Dr. Fatten Kandil
823 /1
0507961526
fatenkandil@hotmail.com
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Mrs. Hifa Sabag
/1
0503677729
hsubbaqh@yahoo.com
5
Miss .Amal Baamer
884/1
0555383054
abaamer@kau.edu.sa
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Mrs. Moneria Algehami
850/1
0504348055
Munee.A@hotmail.com
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Mrs . Thelma
851/1
056482-4001
Amleht_maadil@ymail.com
5
Mrs.Shada
0501743369
shadood@windowslive.com
4
Miss Sara
815/1
0542822301
salkafy@kau.edu.sa
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Miss Samar Ashmawi
813/1
0551759091
Samar.Ashmawi@gmail.com
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Course details:
Course Title:
Child Health Nursing
Course Code:
(NUR 342)
Course Hours: 3hs Theory– 3hs Labs- 1h Tutorial- 12hs (Clinical Practice) /week
Course Length: 15 Weeks Theory (including exam week) - 7 weeks Hospital
Study Days:
1days (Tuesday)
Hospital Days: 2 Days (Sunday & Monday)
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Course aim:
This course aims to help student to understand the basic knowledge and concepts of Child
Health Nursing through different stages of Children life such as infancy, childhood, adolescence &
puberty. It will also provide students a supervised experience in the clinical areas of pediatric nursing
within the practicum course. It intended to help students to appreciate the child as a holistic individual
and develop skill to function as neonatal and pediatric nurse specialist. It will further enable the student
to function as educator, manager and researcher in the field of Pediatric nursing.
General Objectives:
Upon completion of this Course, the students will be able to:
1. Appreciate the history and developments in the field of pediatrics and pediatric nursing as a specialty.
2. Apply the concepts of growth and development in providing care to the pediatric clients and their families.
3. Appreciate the child as a holistic individual
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Clinical Objectives:-
During the clinical experience period, the students within 14 weeks will have the following clinical
objectives according to each area of experience.
Pediatric Surgical Unit:
In surgical unit, the student will be able to:
 Perform a comprehensive health assessment by obtaining essential information about the child’s
history and performing physical assessment as well.
 Assess the level of growth and development and taking the child’s growth measurements.
 Assess the need of at least one child with a disease entity.
 Writ a nursing care plan based upon the assessment taken and according with the child’s developmental stage.
 Implement the plan using established nursing action on the child; performing the following
procedures under the supervision of the instructor or nurse mentor:
1. Holding, feeding
2. Changing dipper
3. Taking vital signs
4. Growth measurements
5. Calculate and give medication
6. Administering and calculate IV therapy
7. Collection of specimens
8. Lab investigations
9. Wound care
10. Restrains
11. Oxygen therapy and suctioning
12. Preoperative and postoperative care.
13. Bandaging
14. Maintain infection control at all time.
15. Play therapy.
16. Hot and cold comperes.
17. Blood transfusion.
 Evaluate the outcomes of the nursing care plan.
 Provide health teaching to the child and caregiver.
 Document findings correctly.
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Pediatric Medical Unit:
In medical unit, the student will be able to
 Perform a comprehensive health assessment by obtaining essential information about the child’s history
and performing physical assessment as well.
 Assess the level of growth and development and taking the child’s growth measurements.
 Assess the need of at least one child with a disease entity.
 Write a nursing care plan based upon the assessment taken and according with the child’s developmental stage.
 Implement the plan using established nursing action on the child; performing the following procedures
under the supervision of the instructor or nurse mentor:
1. Holding, feeding
2. Changing dipper
3. Taking vital signs
4. Growth measurements
5. Calculate and give medication
6. Collection of specimens
7. Lab investigations
8. Oxygen therapy and suctioning
9. Maintain infection control at all time.
10. Play therapy.
11. Hot and cold comperes.
12. Blood transfusion.
13. Tracheostomy care
14. Inhalation therapy.
15. NGT feeding
16. Restrains
17. Chemotherapy care
18. Radiotherapy care
 Evaluate the outcome of the nursing plan.
 Provide health teaching to the child and caregiver.
 Document findings correctly.
Well Baby Clinic:
In well baby clinic, the student will be able to:
 Take vital signs
 Assess growth measurements
 Follow up with child immunizations
 Prepare and give vaccinations.
 The student should perform under the supervision of a qualified nurse
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Nursery:
In nursery, the student will be able to:
 Recognize the characteristics of the newborn.
 Identify the newborn’s needs.
 Perform Newborn physical assessment of the newborn.
 Provide Nursing care.
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Physical assessment of the newborn
Estimation of gestational age
Vital signs
Baby bath
Feeding &encourage breast feeding
Dipper changing
Umbilical care
Phototherapy care
Thermal care
Lab investigations
Maintain infection control
 The student should perform under the supervision of a qualified nurse.
PICU: (Observation mostly)
In PICU, the student will be able to:
 Familiarize themselves with the used flow sheets in the unit and cases
 Equipment used in the unit
 Monitor vital signs
 NGT feeding and parenteral feeding
 Emergency care
 Artificial ventilator
 Tracheostomy care
 Chest physiotherapy
 Care of chest tubes.
 Maintain infection control
 The student should perform under the supervision of a qualified nurse.
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NICU: (Observation mostly)
In NICU, the student will be able to:
 Familiarize themselves with the used flow sheets in the unit and cases
 Equipment used in the unit
 Incubator care
 Phototherapy
 Thermal care
 Monitor vital signs
 NGT feeding and parenteral feeding
 Emergency care
 Artificial ventilator
 Oxygen therapy
 Tracheostomy care
 Chest physiotherapy
 Maintain infection control
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The student should perform under the supervision of a qualified nurse.
Students Should Print & Bring the course objectives above with them in all clinical area
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Teaching Methods :
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Interactive lectures and class activities
Reading and written assignments
Group discussion
Critical thinking (Cases & scenario)
Literature Search
Presentations
Reflections
Videos
Grading and Evaluation
The total mark (100) divided as 60% term-work and 40% final
The dates of the written tests (quizzes & final) will be specified in the teaching plan/ calendar
The dates and the titles of the written assignment will be specified in the teaching plan / calendar
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Exam "quiz one & two
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Topic Presentation
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Project Activity
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Hospital
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Mother Class
5
OSCE
10
Final Exam
40
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Total:
100
Course Policies:
1. Attendance:
College policy states that students may be dropped from final exam when absent 20% of the
scheduled course hours
A student is given warning letter, if absent 10% of the course hours
A student who is late three times (enters classroom or lab after the instructor by 10 minutes) will be
charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for the delay & was
accepted by the faculty.
Students are expected to be PUNCTUAL at all time, and to be back from break ON TIME.
2. Student Participation
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Students are expected to participate in discussion, readings, in-class activities. There are point values
assigned to such activities.
3. Test Retaking
If the student miss a quiz, a written documentation of the reason for absence e.g. sick leave, death
of family member is required in order to retake the test (applies to written assignment and feedback).
A 10% of the maximum score attainable may be deducted from tests taken late.
It is the student's responsibility to take the missed test within a week of the scheduled test to be
arranged with the instructor, failure to take the test within this period will result in the student
receiving a grade of zero for the test.
The instructor has the option of administering a test different from that missed by the student but
one that test the same body of knowledge.
College policies are to be followed in case of missed.
Work Submissions:
o Any completed homework must be handed in on time to the responsible Faculty.
o Students submitting after the deadline “zero” will be awarded.
o Students responsible to keep a duplicate copy of the submitted work because it may be needed
for any unexpected circumstances.
o Students should submit their home work covered with a plain sheet containing name, University
number, Course title and Code, Year, Supervisor Name and type of the home work (e.g. Nursing
care plane, Literature Search, and mother class)
o Students responsible to submit their case study to the ASSIGNED faculty member (Same
faculty who will supervise you in presentation).
o Student expected to handed in their homework clean & tidy
Students Behavior:
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Students should always be on their best behavior.
Students should always respect their Faculties Members.
Students should always demonstrate professional behavior when
Dealing with their clients, their peers, other health care professionals.
Students should communicate effectively with Faculty Members, health team members & peers
Students have the right to complain about misbehavior to the course coordinator & fill a
complain form
Clinical Policy:
o Students should arrive on time for each clinical day
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Students should be at the hospital in full uniform & equipments ready for work by 8:00 a.m.
Two lates in clinical are considered one absence.
Any student who exceeds her absences limit will be given a grade of Zero.
Jewelry & accessories should be avoided or keep to minimum
Make-up & colored contact lenses should be avoided
Hair should always be tied up and covered
Nails should be clean and short
Students should PREINT & Bring the required CLINICAL forms in each area.
Students should PREINT & Bring the evaluation forms for each area
Students should PREINT & Bring the evaluation form for mother class & presentation.
Students responsible to Arrange adequate time to review & discuss the mother class &
presentation outline & content in advance with the ASSIGNED faculty member.
Recommended Text books:
1- Wong DL, Perry S.E Huckleberry MJ. Maternal Child Nursing Care. Mosby Company, London.
Latest Edition.
2- Susan Scott Ricci (2010) Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing
Recommended website:
_ http://www.kau.edu.sa/salrafay.aspx
_ http://www.amazon.com
_ http://www.pediatricnursing.com/
_ http://www.pediatricnursing.com/nursingvideos/
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3rd year Nursing Student List of Presentation & Mother Class Group A
(Child Health Nursing 342) 2014
W2
Date
Topic
Immunization
W2
Weaning
W3
W3
Infant breast and bottle
feeding
Care of dehydration & fever
W5
Enuresis
W5
Physiological Jaundice
W2
Obesity in children
W6
W4
First aid ( bites, epistaxis,
convulsion
First aid (burn ,ingestion,
poisoning
Promoting nutritional health
W4
Dental & conjunctivitis care
W4
Infant bath and hygiene
W6
St's name
Malak Gossem
Nebras alghounaim
Yosran Murshid
Samar Ali Almiftah
Sundos Banjar
Shorog Almoaabdi
Abeer Aqil
Shoog Al- Blowi
Samia salam
Shaimaa Meqdam
Ghaidaa Khormi
Ghusoun Labban
Ohoud Al-Amri
Lamia Badr
Ghada Alshehri
Noha Fasisal Alharbi
Seham Alzaharani
.Fatmah Aaabbassi
Maha Al-diny
Mirvat Murad
Nosaubia Ibraha ium
Amal Khaleed Jameel
Sherehan Shaheen
Salma Ayman
Maha Almutri
Mai Al-Radi
Molouk Mousa
Fatma Mousa
Hanadi Almuqaty
Zahraa Mohammed
Noor Muneer
Walaa Adanan
Nrmeen Turhistani
Lujain Al-homaid
Ghaidaa Adel Thabit
Abeer Faisal Mahoub
Supervisor
Dr.Hala
Dr.Hala
Dr.Hala
Dr.Hala
Dr. Hala
Dr.Hala
Dr. Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Next Group
W2
Immunization
Arwa Al-Gehani
Alaa Al-Harbi
Afnan Bashraheel
Dr.Hala
W2
Weaning
Dr.Hala
W3
Infant breast and bottle
feeding
W3
Care of dehydration & fever
W5
Enuresis
Bashaer Salloma
Doaa Talal
Sara Saud Al-Saadi
Amal Abo Aseeda
Entsar Alalawi
Eman Batayyah
Afnan Altayeb
Aqeela Khattam
Amal Abudeeb
Eman Edres
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Dr.Hala
Dr.Hala
Dr. Hala
W5
Physiological Jaundice
W2
Obesity in children
W6
First aid ( bites, epistaxis,
convulsion
W6
First aid (burn ,ingestion,
poisoning
W4
Promoting nutritional health
W4
Dental & conjunctivitis care
W4
Infant bath and hygiene
Ebtehal AlSolami
Hawra Al-Rassol
Bodour Ashraf Ashi
Bashair Sait
Bayan Kardi
Enas Edres Fallata
Amal Al-Sherif
Mubarka Al-Harbi
Reham Basyoni
Reham Dohan
Salwa Salam
Razan Salem
Rawan Al-Zabidi
Raneem Mukhtar
Dania Alkard
Rania AL-Khaibry
Amjad Hamed
Hameda Al-Balawi
Ibtisam Mohammed
Kholoud Al-Ali
Zahra Al-Zahrani
Jumana Nabeel
Sara Adel
Dr.Hala
Dr. Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Dr.Faten
Important note:
1-Students must be ready for their Mother class during each Sunday according to the timetable above.
2-Students must bring the mother class & presentation evaluation sheet with them
3-Students responsible to Arrange adequate time to review & discuss the mother class &
presentation outline in advance with the ASSIGNED faculty member.
4-Students will present their presentation on the student’s presentation time with the
allocated faculty Assigned for them in the time table above.
5- Students will have Zero Mark if miss their presentation or mother class time or day
without adequate arrangement with the assigned faculty.
6- Student must attend the presentation time, as it is included in exam.
7-The topic which allocated for presentation is also allocated for mother class.
8- All Students should attend the presentation
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King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital (Clinical Rotation)
Child Health Nursing "NUR 342"
1434-1435 / 2013 – 2014
Third Year Nursing Students
Students name
Week 1
2,3 /2/2014
Week 2
9,10/2/2014
Week 3
16,17/2/2014
Week 4
24,25/2/2014
Week 5
2,3 /3/2014
Week 6
9,10 /3/2014
Surgical
PICU+NICU
M1
M2
WBC+OPD
Nursery
PICU+NICU
M1
M2
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Surgical
1-Ohoud Nasser Al-Amri
2-Lamia Aittam Badr
3- Ghada Hatem Alshehri
4-Noha Fasisal Alharbi
5- Seham Alzaharani
6.Fatmah Ali Aaabbassi
M1
M2
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Surgical
PICU+NICU
1- Maha Omar Al-diny
2-Mirvat Abdul-Qader Murad
3-Nosaubia Aluas Ibrahaium
4- Fatma Mousa
5. Hanadi Soud Almuqaty
6-Zahraa Mohammed
M2
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Surgical
PICU+NICU
M1
1- Noor Muneer Hulabah
2-Walaa Adanan Nassa
3- Nrmeen Anwar Turhistani
4-Lujain Waleed Al-homaid
5-Ghaidaa Adel Thabit
6.Abeer Faisal Mahoub
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Surgical
PICU+NICU
M1
M2
Nursery + ER
Surgical
PICU+NICU
M1
M2
WBC+OPD
1-Malak Gossem Alnakhli
2-Nebras alghounaim
3- Yosran Murshid
4.Samar Ali Almiftah
5.Sundos mohammed Banjar
6.Shorog Awad Almoaabdi
1.Abeer Aqil Almutari
2.Shoog Ayed Al- Blowi
3.Samia salam
4.Shaimaa Mohammed Meqdam
5.Ghaidaa Khaled Khormi
6.Ghusoun Mohammed Labban
1- Amal Khaleed Jameel
2- Sherehan Marawan Shaheen
3. Salma Ayman
4- Maha Saad Almutri
5-Mai Omar Al-Radi
6. -Molouk Mousa Mohammed
NOTE: Teaching Staff: Dr: Hala &Dr. Fatten & Mrs. Hifa Sabag
Clinical Instructors: Dr. Hala , Dr: shadia , Dr. Fatten ,Miss :Amal ,Mrs: Shada , Miss . Sara, Mrs.: Moneria, Mrs.: Thelma &Miss Samar
Training Hours: Sunday and Monday from 8:00 am till 12:50 pm
Final OSCE Exam: Week no. 7 (Sunday 16-3-2014 - 15-5-1435 at KAU Pediatric Lab & Maternity Lab , Faculty of Nursing, building 8
Exam Hours: From 8:30 am till 2:00 pm
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NEXT GROUP
King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital (Clinical Rotation)
Child Health Nursing "NUR 342"
1434-1435 / 2013 – 2014
Third Year Nursing Students
Students name
Week 1
30,31/3/2014
Week 2
6,7/4/2014
Week 3
13,14/4/2014
Week 4
20,21/4/2014
PICU+NICU
M1
M2
M2
1.Arwa Mohammed Al-Gehani
2- Alaa Naher Al-Harbi
3.Afnan Ahmed Bashraheel
4.Bashaer Abdulgader Salloma
5.Doaa Talal Al-Saddah
6.Sara Saud Al-Saadi
7. Amana Nasser Ogdi
Surgical
1. Amal Hamed Abo Aseeda
2.Entsar ahmed Alalawi
3. Eman Ahmed Batayyah
4. Afnan Ibrahim Altayeb
5. Aqeela Fahmi Al-Khattam
6. Amal Abdulkareem Abudeeb
PICU+NICU
M1
1- Enas Edres Fallata
2- Amal Hamad Al-Sherif
3. Mubarka Hamed Al-Harbi
4- Eman Edres Al-Samaail
5- Ebtehal Shaman Al-Solami
6. Hawra AbduRaba Al-Rassol
M1
M2
1. Bodour Ashraf Ashi
2.Bashair Othman Sait
3. Bayan Nafea Kardi
4. Dania Mohammed Alkard
5.Rania Saad AL-Khaibry
6Amjad Hamed Mohammed
M2
1. Hameda A. Al-Balawi
2.Ibtisam A. Mohammed
3.Kholoud Mohammed Al-Ali
4- Razan Suliman Salem
5- Rawan Abdallah Al-Zabidi
6- Raneem Hashim Mukhtar
1- Reham Talal Basyoni
2 Reham Dohan Almaydi
3.Salwa Salam Saeed
4. Zahra Saeied Al-Zahrani
5- Jumana Nabeel Jambi
6. Sara Adel Mohammed
WBC+OPD
Nursery
WBC+OPD
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Nursery
Surgical
Surgical
PICU+NICU
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Surgical
Week 5
27,28 /4/2014
Week 6
4,5 /5/2014
WBC+OPD
Nursery
Nursery
Surgical
Surgical
PICU+NICU
PICU+NICU
M1
PICU+NICU
M1
M2
M1
M2
WBC+OPD
NOTE:- Teaching Staff: Dr: Hala, Dr: shadia , Dr. Fatten & Mrs. Hifa Sabag
Clinical Instructors: Dr. Hala , Dr: shadia , Dr. Fatten ,Miss :Amal ,Mrs: Sada , Miss . Sara, Mrs : Moneria , Mrs:Thelma
&Miss Samar
Training Hours: Sunday and Monday from 8:00 am till 12:50 pm
Final OSCE Exam: Week no. 15 (Monday 12-5-2014 ) at KAU pediatric Lab , Faculty of Nursing ,building 8
Exam Hours: From 8:30 am till 2:00 pm
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Pediatric health Nursing (NUR 342)
Staff Hospital Allocation 2014
Staff Name
Dr. Hala Tthabet
Dr.Shadia Abdullah
Mrs .Shada
Mrs. Moneria Algehami
Dr . Faten Qandeel
Mrs.Thelma
Mrs . Thelma
Miss .Amal Baamer
Allocation
Comment
Surgical
M1
Nursery
M2
NICU+ PICU
OPD
Sunday only
WBC+ OPD
Monday Only
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