Chabot College
Fall 2007
Replaced Fall 2012
Course Outline for Nursing 82
PEDIATRIC NURSING THEORY
Catalog Description:
82 – Pediatric Nursing Theory
2 units
Emphasis is placed on the nursing interventions that assist the child and family with adaptive
processes necessary to cope with acute and chronic conditions affecting infants, children, and
adolescents. The focus is also on medical/surgical illnesses, child abuse, and cultural diversity as
they affect child care. It includes application of principles of growth and development, physical
assessment skills, and pharmacological concepts unique to the child. Prerequisite: Valid
California LVN license. 2 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 35]
Prerequisite Skills:
Valid California LVN license.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to identify and/or discuss:
1. the child’s present level of growth and development as compared to expected norms;
2. effects of illness on a child’s growth and development and upon the adaptation
response;
3. nursing care for common medical and/or surgical conditions affecting children at
various ages;
a. disturbance of fluid and electrolytes;
b. disturbance in transfer of oxygen and nutrient exchange;
c. problems related to production and circulation of blood;
d. disturbance of regulatory mechanisms;
e. problems that interfere with locomotion;
f. neurological disorders;
g. communicable disease;
4. methods of assisting parents in caring for their ill child;
5. epidemiological terms and concepts;
6. safety measures in home and hospital;
7. implications of hospitalization, long term illness, and/or terminal illness on child and
family;
8. adaptations necessary for administration of medication to infants and children;
9. use of the nursing history in the incorporation of cultural diversity, family
interactions, terminology used by the child and the child’s habits, in maintaining
expected progression in growth and development;
10. legal ramifications and nursing responsibilities in unexplained death or injuries to the
child;
11. adaptation necessary for caring for the child with developmental disabilities;
12. assessment of the biopsychosocial support system for the child;
13. child abuse in the dysfunctional family.
Chabot College
Course Outline for Nursing 82, Page 2
Fall 2007
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Application of the nursing process in the care of the child and family.
Application of the Adaptation Model based on Roy’s Theory to adaptation in
support system changes.
Principles of communicable disease.
Impact of hospitalization on the child and family.
The child and family with special needs.
The child with chronic and/or life threatening illness.
The child with neoplastic disorders.
The child with disturbance of fluids and electrolytes.
The child with kidney disorders.
The child with; problems in transfer of oxygen and nutrients.
The child with problems related to production and circulation of blood.
The child with problems that interfere with locomotion.
Issues in parent education.
Medical-legal responsibilities of the nurse in caring for the child with unexplained
death or injuries.
Child abuse.
Effects of cultural diversity in meeting nutritional needs.
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Lecture/discussion
Guided independent study
Guest speakers
Audio-visual aids
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical assignments
a. Student will complete all assigned study guides and respond to written
objectives
b. Student will discuss lecture notes in class which have been downloaded from
Blackboard
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Written examinations
b. Class projects
c. Written final examination
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, Wong, Donna and Hockenberry-Eaton, CV Mosby, 2005
or the latest edition
Revised 11/2006
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