ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE
2401 Garner Field Road
Uvalde, TX 78801-6221
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Families
Course Description: Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for
children and their families, emphasizing judgment, and professional values within a
legal/ethical framework.
Level: Intermediate
Course Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course and all requirements, the student
Identify changes which may be experienced by the child/family. (WECM)
Utilize thinking skills and a systematic problem-solving process as a
framework for providing care for the child and the family. (WECM)
Explain the roles of the professional nurse in caring for children and
families. (WECM)
Analyze knowledge from nursing science to guide critical thinking in
providing nursing care for the pediatric patient and the family.
Describe the type f relationship that is desirable between pediatric nurses
and their patients using the goals, philosophies, and standards of
contemporary pediatric nursing practice.
Distinguish between the predictable stages of growth and development as
the child matures, including factors such as pathophysiological alterations
and other changes that may influence growth and development, theories of
development, and temperament.
Demonstrate appropriate techniques of health assessment of the pediatric
patient and their family, including interviewing and physical examination
including recognizing the difference that occur because of age.
Apply the nursing process to deliver diverse, competent nursing practice
which is culturally reflective of the pediatric patient and the family served.
Assess the nutritional concerns of children from infancy through
adolescence including recommended daily dietary allowances for healthy
children as well as nutrition problems of different age-groups.
Explain and implement pharmacology principles related to safe
administration of medications to infants, children, and adolescents.
Delivers organized and prioritized care as reflected in the Evidence Based
Practice for the pediatric patient and the family.
Participate in the preparation of children for hospitalizations, such as
providing necessary preliminary information, a complete orientation to the
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hospital, encouraging parent and siblings participation in care, providing
substitute parents for children during hospitalization, and providing play
space to encourage normal development.
Describe several ways in which nursing care can be adapted to make home
care successful.
Evaluate ethical, legal, and professional nursing standards to meet the
developmental needs of children.
Apply the nursing process to the care of pediatric patients with specific
health problems including physical and mental health disorders.
Content Outline:
Unit I Perspectives in Pediatric Nursing
(Chapt. 1-4)
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Health during childhood
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Role of the pediatric nurse
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Critical thinking and the nursing process
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Family influences on child health promotion
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Community based care of the child and family
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Socio-cultural influences on child health promotion
Unit II Assessment of the Child and Family (Chapt. 5-17)
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Principles of growth and development
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Physical and developmental assessment of the child
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Newborn and the family
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Infant and the family
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Early childhood/toddler and the family
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Preschooler and the family
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Middle childhood/school age and the family
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Adolescent and the family
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Child Abuse
Unit III Special Needs, Illness, and Hospitalization (Chapt. 18-22)
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Ethical and legal issues in pediatric care
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Chronic illness, disability or death for the child and family
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Impact of illness and hospitalization on the child and family
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Pediatric variations of nursing intervention
Unit IV. Health Problems of Children Part I
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Child with Respiratory Dysfunction
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Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction
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Child with Hematologic Dysfunction
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Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
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Child with Genitourinary dysfunction
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Child with Endocrine Dysfunction
Unit V. Health Problems of Children Part II
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Child with Neurological Dysfunction
Child with Sensory Dysfunction
Child with Integumentary Dysfunction
Child with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction
Child with Cognitive or Mental Health Dysfunction
Credit Hour Allocation:
2 Semester Credit Hours
Co-requisite Clinical Course: RNSG 2362
Children and Families Clinical Course
Credit Hour Allocation for co-requisite clinical course:
Required Textbooks:
3 Semester Credit Hours
Hockenberry, Marilyn,et al. Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric
Nursing. 7th Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier-Mosby.
Murphy, A. (2005). Study guide to Accompany Wong’s
Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 7th Edition. ElsevierMosby: St. Louis.
Required References:
American Psychological Association. Publication Manual
for the American Psychological Association.
Evaluation Criteria:
Pop Quizzes
10%
(No credit will be given on missed quizzes)
Unit Exams
60%
Comprehensive Final Exam
30%
Tools to Measure Progression:
Student Learning Activities:
Grading Policy:
In the event of an emergency and student cannot take the
exam as scheduled, the instructor must be notified PRIOR
to the start of the exam and a decision will be made
regarding the makeup time.
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