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Unit I
Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
1. Family centered care
2. Safety methods for care
3. Roles of the pediatric nurse
4. Differentiated practice roles
5. Advanced practice roles
6. Children’s health status
7. Contemporary issues and trends in child health care
8. Use of the nursing process in care of children and their families
Unit II
Communication with Children
1. Guidelines for Communication and Interviewing
2. Communicating with Families
3. Communicating with Children
4. Communication Related to Development of Thought Processes
5. Communication Techniques
Unit III
Ethical And Legal Issues In Pediatric Nursing Related to Working with Children and Their Families
1. Legal Issues Related to Caring for Children
2. Child Rights
Unit IV
Health Assessment
1.History Taking
2.Nutritional Assessment
3.Clinical Examination
4.General Approaches Toward Examining the Child
5.Sequence of the Examination
6.Preparation of the Child
7.Physical Examination
Unit V
Family dynamics
1. General Concepts
2. Family Theories
3. Family Structure and Function
A) Family Structure
B) Family Strengths and Functioning Style10
4. Family Roles and Relationships
5. Parenting
6. Special Parenting Situations
7. Accommodating Contemporary Parenting Situations
Unit VI
Fluids and electrolytes balance and imbalance
1. Distribution of body fluids.
2. Body electrolytes.
3. Disturbances of fluid and electrolytes (Dehydration, water intoxication, edema).
4. Electrolyte Imbalances
5. Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
6. Nursing responsibilities in fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
Unit VII
Concepts related to pediatric procedure
1. Drug therapy
A.General considerations
B.Preparation for Safe Administration
C.Dosage Determination
D.Medication Administration
2. Intravenous Therapy
3. Nutritional Support
Unit VIII
Health Promotion of the Newborn and infant
1. Health Promotion of newborn
2. Promoting optimum health during infancy
Unit IX
Health Promotion of (toddler, preschooler, school age child and adolescent)
3. Promoting optimum health
Research findings and research needs in each seminar (new trends in each seminar
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