Study Guide

Objective

Some of the studies in the study unit are arranged in English

Objectives

Students will
• Understand the principles of nursing children and the status and rights of children as patients and in society
• Understand the development of a healthy child
• Know how to promote the healthy growth and development of children and identify any deviations
• Know how to support parenthood and recognize resources and risk factors
• Know how to guide children and families and benefit from health care technology
• Know how to promote patient safety in nursing
• Know how to retrieve and apply evidence-based information
• Know how to determine and document the care needs of a child patient, plan and administer nursing and evaluate its effectiveness
• Become familiar with common diseases of children and adolescents, as well as their prevention, treatment and rehabilitation methods
• Understand resuscitation and advanced resuscitation of children
• Understand the pharmacological grounds of paediatric pharmacotherapy and learn to safely administer pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy to child patients

Content

Contents

• Legislation concerning children, children’s rights and the ethical principles of the nursing of children
• Encountering and counselling children and families
• Forms and methods of family nursing
• Monitoring of the growth and development of a healthy child and adolescent and deviations in the development of a healthy child
• Basic care of a child
• The most common paediatric diseases, surgical disorders, infectious diseases and long-term illnesses of children and adolescents and treatment, rehabilitation and documentation thereof
• Clinical examination of child patients and the use of various assessment methods to support clinical decision-making
• Preparation of children for procedures
• The most common medical treatment methods for children and adolescents, patient observation and pain treatment
• Use of health care technology
• Resuscitation and advanced resuscitation of children
• Planning, administration and assessment of pharmacotherapy for children and adolescents
• Planning, administration and assessment of fluid therapy for children
• Dosage calculation

Evaluation scale

H-5