CATALOG# NUR212
CIP#
July 2006
Moberly Area Community College
Common Syllabus
NUR212: CHILD HEALTH NURSING
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Catalog Description: NUR212 Child Health Nursing
(3-1-4)
This course is designed to provide a basis for beginning-level competence in child health
nursing. The primary emphasis of the course is the nursing process in the child-rearing
cycle of development.
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, Adult Health Nursing
Practice I, Mental Health Nursing Practice, Human anatomy and Physiology, General
Psychology, Human Lifespan, Microbiology, Women’s Health and Newborns.
Texts: Wilson, Wong’s Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing. 8th Edition, Elsevier,
Mosby, ISBN: 978-0-323-07781-1.
MACC, Child Health Syllabus.
Other Required Materials:
Purpose of Course: This third semester nursing course focuses on guiding students in
applying the nursing process using tenets of critical thinking with
childbearing/childrearing families. Concepts of human development, family/community
systems, safe/protective environment, therapeutic communication, health education, and
culturally-specific health care are emphasized and applied to clients in a variety of
maternal-child settings. Ethical/legal issues pertaining to pediatric clients are explored.
At this level students provide increasingly complex care, moving toward more
independent practice, and increasing professional accountability. Along with care in the
clinical setting, emphasis is placed on collaboration with families and members of the
healthcare team. Further emphasis is placed on guided professional development and
self-assessment.
Course Objectives:
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1. Apply knowledge and skills from general, foundational, and prerequisite
courses to classroom and clinical situations in caring for pediatric patients and
the childbearing families.
2. Draws on knowledge of deviations from normal which raise the risk for
complications for pediatric patients during the reproductive process.
3. Identify resulting changes in family structure, function, and roles associated
with childrearing families.
4. Analyze personal values as they relate to moral, ethical, social, cultural, and
economic issues in childrearing families.
5. Demonstrate a commitment of self-assessment and ongoing professional
development.
6. Identify and describe teaching techniques appropriate for childrearing
families.
7. Discuss pharmacological aspects of pediatric patients with select
physiological alterations.
Obstetrical Clinical Objectives:
1. Provide safe, competent, and holistic care to the childrearing families.
2. Use critical thinking skills to make appropriate clinical decisions when
assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care of childrearing
families.
3. Utilize assessment and communication skills to promote health in childrearing
families.
4. Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for beginning mastery of
professional nursing performance through quality of care, application of the
nursing process, education and communication, resource utilization, and
professional collaboration.
5. Apply knowledge of differentiated education and practice roles to the
development of personal nursing practice and care delivery.
6. Apply knowledge of differentiated education and practice roles to delivery of
health care to populations of childrearing families.
Course Content: Obstetrical nursing, Neonatal nursing, Postpartum nursing, Pediatric
nursing.
Assessment of Student Learning:
A. Grading:
Theory Grade:
Unit Exams (10)
Final Exam (1)
Class Participation
Clinical Grade:
60%
30%
10%
Bi-weekly Performance Evaluation 100%
Assigned Clinical Paperwork
100%
To successfully pass this course, the student must meet the following criteria:
1. Clinical requirements: Receive a satisfactory evaluation in clinical by:
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Meeting all critical requirements noted in clinical objectives for semester
enrolled (see student handbook).
Meeting all required course objectives related to clinical.
Meeting attendance expectations.
Satisfactory completion of teaching project(s) for the course.
Completion of clinical evaluation conferences with instructor.
2. Classroom/theory requirements: Meeting all course objectives.
A cumulative average theory grade of 78% (C).
A cumulative average theory grade of 78% (C) for total course points.
Complete participation requirement.
B. Description of Major Assignments:
Textbook readings, assigned articles, study guide assignments, group projects,
clinical performance, clinical labs.
C. Exams and Quizzes:
Exams are given at scheduled times throughout the semester and are published
in semester calendar for this course. Quizzes are similarly scheduled in
course reading assignments, but may occur unannounced.
D. Participation:
Participation in all aspects of the A.D.N. program curriculum is essential for
the learning process. Participation guidelines are followed as outlined in the
A.D.N. Student Handbook.
Program Assessment: The A.D.N. Program faculty continually strives to meet the needs
of the A.D.N. student through program improvements. This is a cooperative effort that
includes faculty, students, the State Board of Nursing, and other entities as appropriate.
Students are assessed on mastery of the course concepts and critical skills throughout the
courses of the A.D.N. program. Other program assessments are part of a master, NLNComprehensive Nursing Achievement Testing, NCLEX-RN licensure, placement rates,
follow-up surveys, and accreditation from the Missouri State Board of Nursing.
General Notes: Student-Instructor conferences as desired by the student or deemed
necessary by the instructor.
Instructor Policies:
Academic Dishonesty: MACC board policy is as follows: “Academic dishonesty by
students damages institutional credibility and unfairly jeopardizes honest students;
therefore, it will not be tolerated in any form.” Forms of academic dishonesty include but
are not limited to the following: violations of copyright law, plagiarism, fabrication,
cheating, collusion, and other academic misconduct. Incidents of dishonesty regarding
assignments, examinations, classroom/laboratory activities, and/or the submission of
misleading or false information to the College will be treated seriously. The procedure
for handling academic dishonesty is outlined in the Student Handbook (Policy Handbook
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M.010). In cases of alleged academic dishonesty, the burden of proof is on the student,
not on the instructor.
Attendance Requirement: Students are expected to attend all lecture and clinical dates.
No clinical make-up time is incorporated into this course and no absences are permitted.
If you do not attend daily lectures, you will find it impossible to pass this course. Large
volumes of information are covered each day. Please see the instructor for individual
concerns.
Tardiness:
ADA Statement
Students who have disabilities that qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act
may register for assistance through the Office of Access and ADA Services. Students are
invited to contact the Access Office to confidentially discuss disability information,
academic accommodations, appropriate documentation and procedures. For more
information, please call either the Moberly office at (660) 263-4100 x 11240 or the
Columbia office at (573) 234-1067 x 12120, or visit our web page at
http://www.macc.edu/index.php/services/access-office.
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