Focuses on nursing of children and their families within an adaptive nursing process model.
Emphasis is placed on the developmental level of child, client, and family.
Nursing knowledge and skills focus on well children and children with actual and potential acute and chronic physiologic stress. Interrelated classroom and supervised laboratory experiences incorporate critical thinking skills and the application of the adaptive nursing process in a variety of pediatric setting. Application of the nursing process in assessing variation from the normal and developing outcomes that are amenable to nursing interventions. They will demonstrate effective listening skills through their ability to analyze and interpret verbal messages. Assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of pediatric clients with emphasis on the integration of the adaptive modes.