CLINICAL SPECIALITY
PEDIATRIC (CHILD HEALTH) NURSING
Placement : M.Sc (N) II year
Hours of Instruction
Unit IV
Theory :10 hours
Course Description
 This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in- depth understanding
in the field of Pediatric Nursing. It will help students to develop advanced skills for nursing
intervention in various pediatric medical and surgical conditions. It will enable the student to
function as pediatric nurse practitioner/specialist. It will further enable the student to function
as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Paediatric nursing
Objectives
At the end of the unit the students will be able to:
   1. explain the intensive care of pediatric patients
   2. explain the critical illness in infancy and childhood
   3. explain the care of child in ventilation
   4. explain the legal and ethical issues in pediatric intensive care unit
UNIT   DURATION SPECIFIC               CONTENT               TEACHING               ASSESSMENT
                OBJECTIVES                                   LEARNING               METHODS
                                                             ACTIVITIES
4      2 hr     Student will be        Resuscitation,        Lecture,demonstration Written test
                able to explain        stabilization &
                the intensive care     monitoring of
                of pediatric           pediatric patients
                patients
       2 hr     Student will be        Anatomical &           Lecture and           assignment
                able to explain        physiological basis of discussion
                the critical illness   critical illness in
                in infancy and         infancy and
                childhood              childhood
       3 hr     Student will be        Care of child in      Lecture,ppt            assignment
                able to explain        ventilation
                the explain the
                care of child in
                ventilation
       3 hr     Student will be        Legal and ethical     Lectue,demonstration   Written
                able to explain        issues in pediatric                          test,assignment
                legal and ethical      intensive care
                issues in pediatric    Intensive care
                intensive care unit    procedures,
                                       equipment and
                                       techniques
                                       Documentation