2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NU 208 - Nursing Care of Children, Adolescents and their Families


This course integrates theoretical and empirical knowledge and skills into the nursing care of children, adolescents and their families. Emphasis is placed on developmental, physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and spirtual care of the child within the family unit. This course focuses on the nursing process and strategies formulated for maintaining optimal functioning of the child-family unit, communication, collaboration and use of best evidence to deliver high quality, safe family-centered care to children, adolescents and their families inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Clinical experiences emphasize the application of theory to practice in a variety of healthcare settings.

Prerequisite: NU 205 Corequisite: NU 103, NU 206, NU 221
5 credits