NUR 331 - NURSING CARE OF CHILDREARING FAMILIES FOR THE ABSN TRACK

College of Nursing

Credit(s): 4 - 5 (Variable)

The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences to accelerated BSN students.This course is designed to provide classroom and clinical experiences to enable the student to provide continuity of nursing care for children and their families when children and adolescents experience a variety of health problems. Topics such as childhood asthma, bronchiolitis, diabetes, congenital heart defects, multiple childhood cancers, anemias, meningitis, cognitive disorders, and pediatric abusive head trauma will be be covered. Students will learn about these and many more disorders in the classroom and then execute caring for children with acute and chronic health disorders in the clinical setting. Clinical will focus on teaching the student application of classroom topics, critical thinking, developmentally appropriate nursing care for children of various ages, family centered care, and time management to just name a few.

Prereq: Admittance to the College of Nursing ABSN Track, certification in BCLS, completion of HIPAA, up to date immunizations and TB screening, and verification of health insurance. Successful completion of NUR 327.
Approved for Distance Learning.

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