Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University
Department of Pediatric Nursing
NGP 555391 : Pediatric Nursing Practice I (International
Program)
First semester, Academic Year 2015
Prerequisite :
NGF 217 and concurrent to NGP 311
Credit :
2(0-8-0)
Course Description :
Course Description
Practice in health promotion and illness prevention in children
from newborn to adolescents by utilizing the nursing process
according to their physical, psychological, social, spiritual health
problems and needs.
Objectives Students are able to:
1.Utilize the nursing process in promoting health and preventing
illness in children from newborn to adolescents according to
their physical, psychological, social and spiritual problems and
needs.
Course specific objectives : The student will be able to
1. Assess health status of children by utilizing nursing
process and concept of sufficient economy appropriately to
promote holistic health, illness and health risk prevention
for children and children at health risk from newborns to
adolescents.
1.1 Assess accurately on health status of children and
children at health risk including physical, psychological,
social and spiritual health.
1.2 Assess accurately on factors relating health status of
children.
2. Analyze appropriately on health problems and needs of
children and children at health risk including physical,
psychological, social and spiritual dimension.
3. Plan appropriately on health promotion to children and
children at health risk according to health problems by
focusing concepts of family centered-care and sufficient
economy.
COURSE SYLLABUS NGP 555391 PEDIATRIC NURSING
PRACTICE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015
1
2
4. Implement appropriate holistic nursing care to promote
health status of children and children at health risk
according to the nursing care plan morally and ethically.
5. Evaluate the holistic nursing care provided to children and
children at health risk appropriately.
6. Re-implement holistic nursing care to children and children
at health risk appropriately.
7. Solve problems and obstacles occurred during the
implementation of nursing care appropriately and timely.
8. Practice of health promotion on the basis of family
centered-care.
9. Demonstrate good attitude on providing holistic nursing
care for health promotion to children and children at risk.
10.
Cooperate with other health care providers among
health team and other agencies to achieve good health
outcome of children and children at risk.
11.
Demonstrate roles and responsibility of a nursing
student appropriately.
Contents :
Practice holistic nursing care to promote health in children
and children at health risk from newborn to adolescent
according to physical, psychosocial and spiritual health
problems and needs by utilizing nursing process under the
concept of sufficient economy. (not less than 120 hours)
1. Course orientation
3
hours
1.1 Course introduction
½ hour
1.2 Daily care in children
1
1/2
hours
1.3 Usage of Denver II to assess development of children
1 hours
2. Practice
125 hours
2.1 Unit 1.Health promotion of normal newborn
25 hours
2.2 Unit 2.Health promotion of infants and toddlers
25 hours
COURSE SYLLABUS NGP 555391 PEDIATRIC NURSING
PRACTICE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015
2
3
2.3 Unit 3.Health promotion of preschool age children
25 hours
2.4 Unit 4.Health promotion of school age children and
adolescents 22 hours
2.5 Unit 5.Health promotion of children at risk
25 hours
2.6 Visit on Immunization in children
3 hours
Total
128 hours
Practice sites :
1. Newborn:
Nursery 2. Maharatnakorn Chiang Mai
Hospital.
2. Infant – toddler:
Child Health Promotion
Demonstration Unit.Faculty of Nursing , Chiang Mai
University.
3. Preschool age children: Hana Christian International
School, A.Hangdong , Chiang Mai.
4. School age children – Adolescents: Marmara School
Wichai Wittaya English Program ,T. Changklan , A.
Muang, Chiang Mai.
5. Children at - risk: Viengping Children’ s Home. A.
Maerim, ChiangMai .
6. Immunization in children: Well Baby Clinic, Maharatnakorn
Chiang Mai Hospital.
Teaching/Learning Strategies:
1. Practice.
2. Group discussion.
3. Demonstration.
4. Study visit
5. Report writing.
6. Self – study.
Teaching/Learning Media :
1. Newborn model.
2. Instruments and equipments for newborn and infant care
3. Instruments and equipments for assessing growth and
development of children.
4. Instruments and equipments for performing basic health
assessment.
COURSE SYLLABUS NGP 555391 PEDIATRIC NURSING
PRACTICE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015
3
4
5. Handouts.
6. Learning modules.
Course Evaluation :
1. Practice
1.1 Unit 1.Health promotion of normal newborn
20%
1.2 Unit2. Health promotion of infants and toddlers
20%
1.3 Unit 3. Health promotion of preschool age children
20%
1.4 Unit 4.Health promotion of school age children and
adolescents
20%
1.5 Unit 5.Health promotion of children at risk
7%
1.6 Visit on Immunization in children
3%
2. Wrap up examination ( Newborn infant=2.5, Infant
/Toddler=2.5
Preschool age children =2.5, School age children /
adolescent =2.5)
10%
Total
100 %
Grading:
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D







80%
75 - 79.99%
70 - 74.99%
65 - 69.99%
60 - 64.99%
55 - 59.99%
50 - 54.99%
COURSE SYLLABUS NGP 555391 PEDIATRIC NURSING
PRACTICE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015
4
5
F

50%
COURSE SYLLABUS NGP 555391 PEDIATRIC NURSING
PRACTICE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015
5