Course details
This course introduces the unique and highly specialized area of pediatric emergency nursing. Family Centered Care is a core concept threaded throughout this and subsequent theory courses. A primary focus in this time limited, rapidly changing clinical environment is the care and perspectives of the pediatric patient and their family. This course introduces pediatric emergency assessment, urgency determination, and diagnostic reasoning while considering children’s growth and development stages and the unique physiology of the different pediatric age groups. Students will work through case studies of system based, non-complex, and common pediatric emergency presentations and begin to explore various basic nursing skills necessary in a pediatric emergency environment. This course emphasizes decision making, examination of pathophysiology, and assessment.
Credits
4.0
Cost
$1,166.65 - $1,190.05 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2022
Below is one offering of NSER 7610 for the Spring/Summer 2022 term.
CRN 66684
Duration
Mon Apr 04 - Fri Jun 24 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 66684
- $1166.65
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Apr 04 - Jun 24 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Matt Thacker
Course outline
Cost
$1166.65
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Program approval required for registration, please contact the program assistant mheskia@bcit.ca Textbook available for purchase through the BCIT bookstore online store
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Fall 2022
Below is one offering of NSER 7610 for the Fall 2022 term.
CRN 42059
Duration
Tue Sep 06 - Fri Nov 25 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 42059
- $1190.05
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 06 - Nov 25 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$1190.05
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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For approval to register please contact the program assistant at mheskia@bcit.ca. This course requires a minimum of four students to run. Textbook available for purchase from the BCIT bookstore.
Status
Learning Outcomes
In this course, learners will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership and professionalism. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the unique characteristics of pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) and unique qualities of pediatric emergency nursing practice.
- Describe expected characteristics of pediatric patients in the different growth and development stages.
- Determine age-appropriate techniques for performing a variety of common emergency interventions and diagnostics.
- Describe the general approach and assessment techniques for pediatric patients of all ages.
- Identify effective communication strategies to use with pediatric patients of various ages and their families.
- Describe the underlying pathophysiology, assessment, and anticipated treatment of a variety of non-complex health challenges in children, such as: urinary tract infections, asthma, and febrile seizures.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the level of urgency and prioritization of care for pediatric emergency patients.
- Apply knowledge of the unique anatomy and pathophysiology of major body systems of pediatric patients to clinical findings in common emergency presentations.
- Outline key principles of patient and family-centered care in pediatric emergency care.
- Explain the importance of understanding the phenomenological or “lived experience” of pediatric patients and their families and the impact on pediatric emergency nursing care.
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate pharmacological interventions for non-complex pediatric emergency patient presentations
- Apply the components of the pediatric emergency assessment framework to a variety of common and non-complex pediatric patient presentations.
- Apply the concepts of the oxygen supply and demand framework to a variety of common pediatric patient presentations.
- Explain the impact of pediatric patient’s unique anatomy and physiology on the components of the oxygen supply and demand framework.
- Interpret a variety of pediatric arterial blood gas (ABG) results and cardiac rhythms and determine the clinical significance and underlying pathophysiology of these findings.
- Evaluate the potential implications of diverse cultural backgrounds on emergency care of pediatric patients.
- Outline basic legal and ethical considerations related to guardianship, consent, confidentiality, and pediatric patients leaving emergency departments before being seen and treated.
- Determine age-appropriate pain assessment and intervention strategies, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management techniques.
- Describe techniques for safe pediatric medication administration in emergency care settings.
- Outline the indications and special considerations for physical restraint of children.
- Outline the significance of childhood immunizations in emergency care of pediatric patients.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2017
Related Programs
Pediatric Emergency Nursing Theory 1 (NSER 7610) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Emergency Nursing Specialty (Pediatric Emergency Option)
Advanced Certificate Part-time/Distance & Online Learning
- Pediatric Emergency Nursing Specialty
Advanced Certificate Part-time/Distance & Online Learning
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