Pediatric Theory 1 NSPE 7100

As a healthcare practitioner, you are expected to follow professional standards of practice throughout all SN programs and courses. In this course, you will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership, professionalism, and clinical decision-making. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Reflect on and clarify values, beliefs, and assumptions about children, families, and nursing in the development of a personal philosophy of pediatric nursing.
• Explain the anatomic and physiological growth and development of children at various stages.
• Critically examine theories of growth and development and other perspectives on children and childhood, analyzing their relevance to and influence upon the practice of pediatric nursing.
• Explore key influences on and characteristics of partnership relationships with children and their families.
• Explore and identify the influence of the physical, social, political, and economic environments on the health and well-being of infants, children, and young people.
• Explore the meaning of Equity Oriented Health Care, including cultural safety and humility and trauma informed practice, analyzing their relevance to and influence upon the practice of pediatric nursing.
• Reflect on Indigenous-specific racism, the legacies of colonialism in health care, and analyzing their relevance to and influence upon the practice of pediatric nursing.
• Examine the components and processes of a comprehensive pediatric assessment to identify the complexities of children's health.
• Demonstrate increased understanding of key issues related to the prevention of infection and children's health in the hospital and community settings.
• Understand the need for nutritional assessment and promotion with pediatric patients and their family.
• Identify the oxygen supply and demand framework and the interrelationships among the determinants.
• Identify medication administration safety risks and proper medication administration techniques.
• Demonstrate mathematical ability in safe medication dosage calculations.​

Effective as of Fall 2024