Nursing of Children, Adolescents and FamiliesLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

The student:

• Knows the principles guiding the nursing of children, as well as the status and rights of a child
• Is familiar with the development of a healthy child
• Can monitor and promote growth and development, and identify deviations
• Can support parenting, and identify resources and risk factors
• Can guide children and families, as well as utilise health technology
• Can act in a manner that promotes patient safety
• Can search for and apply evidence-based information
• Can define and record the nursing needs of a child patient, plan and implement nursing work, and assess the effectiveness of treatment
• Become familiar with common diseases of children and adolescents, as well as their prevention, treatment and rehabilitation methods
• Knows the resuscitation and advanced life support of a child
• Knows the pharmacological grounds for the treatment of children, and can administer safe drug and fluid therapy for child patients

Content

Contents

• Laws on children, regulations, children’s rights and ethical principles of the nursing of children
• Meeting and guiding a child and family
• Forms and methods of family nursing work
• Monitoring the growth and development of healthy children and young people, and deviations in development
• Basic care of the child
• The most common children’s diseases, surgical problems, infectious diseases and long-term illnesses and their treatment, rehabilitation and recording of information
• Clinical examination of child patients and the use of various assessment methods to support clinical decision-making
• Preparing a child for a procedure
• The most common medical procedures for children and adolescents, patient observation, and pain management
• Use of nursing technology
• Resuscitation and advanced life support of children
• Pharmacology for children and adolescents, as well as planning, implementation and evaluation of pharmacotherapy
• Planning, administration and assessment of fluid therapy for children
• Medical bills