Suggested Topics for a 4 Week Course

Hockenberry & Wilson: Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 9th Edition

Curriculum Guides 8-Week Course WEEK TOPICS CHAPTERS 1 General Considerations 1—Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing Contemporary Pediatric Nursing 2—Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences Promotion Family as the Unit of Care 3—Family Influences on Child Health Promotion Health Promotion 4—Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family 2 Assessment 6—Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child Growth and Development 7—Pain Assessment and Management in Children Communication 11—Conditions Caused by Defects in Physical Development Health Assessment 22—Family-Centered Care of the Child with Chronic Illness or Disability Physical and Developmental Assessment 24—The Child with Cognitive, Sensory, or Communication Impairment Heredity Chronic Illness *5—Hereditary Influences on Health Promotion of the Child and Family Disability 3 Developmental Framework for Pediatric 9—Health Problems of the Newborn Nursing 12—Health Promotion of the Infant and Family The Newborn 13—Health Problems During Infancy The Infant 14—Health Promotion of the Toddler and Family The Toddler 15—Health Promotion of the Preschooler and Family The Preschooler 16—Health Problems of Early Childhood

*8—Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family *10—The High-Risk Newborn and Family

WEEK TOPICS CHAPTERS 4 Developmental Framework for Pediatric 17—Health Promotion of the School-Age Child and Family Nursing, Health Problems, and Family 18—Health Problems of Middle Childhood Issues 19—Health Promotion of the Adolescent and Family The School-Age Child 20—Physical Health Problems of Adolescence The Adolescent 21—Behavioral Health Problems of Adolescence

Reaction to Illness and Hospitalization 26—Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Pediatric Nursing Interventions Hospitalization Chronic Illness 27—Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

*22—Family-Centered Care of the Child with Chronic Illness or Disability *23—Family-Centered End-of-Life Care *25—Family-Centered Home Care 5 A Systems Approach to Pediatric Nursing 28—Balance and Imbalance of Body Fluids Renal Dysfunction 30—The Child with Renal Dysfunction Respiratory Dysfunction 32—The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction Gastrointestinal Dysfunction 33—The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

*29—Conditions That Produce Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance *31—The Child with Disturbance of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Exchange 6 A Systems Approach to Pediatric Nursing 34—The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction (continued) 35—The Child with Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction Cardiovascular Dysfunction Hematologic and Immunologic Dysfunction 7 A Systems Approach to Pediatric Nursing 36—The Child with Cancer (continued) 38—The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction Cancer Endocrine Dysfunction *23—Family-Centered End-of-Life Care

WEEK TOPICS CHAPTERS 8 A Systems Approach to Pediatric Nursing 37—The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction (continued) 39—The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction Cerebral Dysfunction 40—The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction Musculoskeletal and Articular Dysfunction Neuromuscular and Muscular Dysfunction *These chapters are recommended for reference for the shorter courses or for small group discussion in a forum such as clinical conference if time permits.