government COLLEGE OF NURSING
rajnandgaon, (C.G)
Subject :- nursing education
COURSE PLAN on :- m.sc nursing 1st year
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
Mrs. Ragini B. Dash madam Ms. Sudhalata
Demonstrator MSc. (Nsg) I YEAR
Child health nursing GCON Rajnandgaon (c.g.)
GCON Rajnandgaon (c.g.)
Placement: 1st Year Hours
Theory: 150 Hours
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Practical: 650 Hours
Total : 800 Hours
Subject: Child Health Nursing
Class Teacher:
Total Time: 10 Hours
Teaching methods: lecture, discussion, demonstration
Course Description
This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and indepth understanding in the field of
Pediatric Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the child as a holistic individual and develop skill to
function as neonatal and pediatric nurse specialist. It will further enable the student to function as educator,
manager, and researcher in the field of Paediatric nursing .
Objectives
At the end of the course the students will be able to:
1. Appreciate the history and developments in the field of pediatrics and pediatric nursing as a specialty
2. Apply the concepts of growth and development in providing care to the pediatric clients and their
families.
3. Appreciate the child as a holistic individual
4. Perform physical, developmental, and nutritional assessment of pediatric clients
5. Apply nursing process in providing nursing care to neonates & children
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6. Integrate the concept of family centered pediatric nursing care with related areas such as genetic
disorders, congenital malformations and long term illness.
7. Recognize and manage emergencies in neonates
8. Describe various recent technologies and treatment modalities in the management of high risk neonates
9. Appreciate the legal and ethical issues pertaining to pediatric and neonatal nursing
10. Prepare a design for layout and management of neonatal units
11. Incorporate evidence based nursing practice and identify the areas of research in the field of
pediatric/neonatal nursing
12. Recognize the role of pediatric nurse practitioner and as a member of the pediatric and neonatal health
team
13. Teach pediatric nursing to undergraduate students & in-service nurses.
COURSE CONTENTS
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Unit hours Specific Content Teaching Resource activity Evaluation
objective method
1 10 Appreciate the Introduction: Lecture Dorothy R. Test
trends & issues Historical development of Pediatrics and Group Marlow’s. Essay type
in the field of Pediatric Nursing in India; discussion text book of questions
Child health Current status of child health in India; pediatric
Nursing as a Trends in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nursing, nursing , south
speciality. Ethical and cultural issues in pediatric care Asian edition,
Rights of children ELSEVIER, a
National health policy for children, special division of reed
laws and ordinances relating to children. Elsevier India
National goals, private limited.
Five year plans,
National health programs related to child
health.
II 20 Demonstrate Assessment of pediatric clients Demonstratio . Ghai. Case studies
assessment of History taking n Essential
various systems. Developmental assessment pediatrics 9th
Physical assessment edition, CBS
Nutritional assessment Publishers &
Family assessment distributors pvt
ltd.
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objective method
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III 5 Explain the Hospitalized child Lecture PPT, . Short answer
different type of Meaning of hospitalization of the child, Wong’s .essent type
care in the preparation for hospitalization, effects of ial of pediatrics questions
hospital settings hospitalization on the child and family. nursing ,10th Assignments
Stressors and reactions related to edition
developmental stages, play activities for ill ELSEVIER, a
hospitalized child. division of reed
Nursing care of hospitalized child and Elsevier India
family -principles and practices private limited.
IV 10 Discuss the Pre-natal Pediatrics Lecture . Parul Datta. Multiple
management of Embryological and fetal development, Discussion Pediatric choice
pre natal Prenatal factors influencing growth and nursing second question
pediatric. development of fetus, edition ,publis Oral tests
Genetic patterns of common pediatric hed by jaypee
disorders, chromosomal aberrations, genetic brothers
assessment and counseling legal and ethical medical
aspects of genetic, screening and counseling publishers (p)
role of nurse in genetic counseling, ltd.
Importance of prenatal care and role of
pediatric nurse.
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V 10 Contrast the Growth and Development of children Lecture , Long answer
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Growth and Principles of growth and development, Discussion . Ghai. type
Development of Concepts and theories of growth and Essential questions,
children. development, pediatrics 9th Short answer
Developmental tasks and special needs from edition, CBS type
infancy to adolescence, developmental Publishers & questions
milestones, distributors
Assessment of growth and development of pvt ltd.
pediatric clients,
Factors affecting growth and development.
VI 10 Enlist the Behavioural Pediatrics and Pediatric Lecture . Ghai. Oral test
various Nursing discussion Essential
disorders of Parent child relationship, pediatrics 9th
respiratory Basic behavioural pediatric principles and edition, CBS
system and their specific behavioural pediatric Publishers &
management. concepts/disorders- maternal deprivation, distributors
failure to thrive, child abuse, the battered child, pvt ltd.
Common behavioural problems and their
management,
Child guidance clinic.
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VII 10 Describe Preventive Pediatrics and Pediatric Nursing Symposium Dorothy R. Long answer
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various Concept, aims and scope of preventive Marlow’s. text type
programs for the pediatrics, book of questions,
maternal and Maternal health and its influence on child pediatric Short answer
child health. health antenatal aspects of preventive nursing , south type
pediatrics, Asian edition, questions
Immunization, expanded program on ELSEVIER, a
immunization/ universal immunization division of reed
program and cold chain, Elsevier India
Nutrition and nutritional requirements of private limited.
children, changing patterns of feeding, baby-
friendly hospital initiative and exclusive breast
feeding,
Health education, nutritional education for
children
Nutritional programs
National and international organizations
related to child health,
Role of pediatric nurse in the hospital and
community.
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objective method
VIII 5 Explain the Neonatal Nursing Lecture . Parul Datta. Objective
characteristics, New born baby- profile and characteristics of demonstrati Pediatric type,
classification the new born, on nursing second Multiple
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and nursing Assessment of the new born, edition ,publis choice
management of Nursing care of the new born at birth, care hed by jaypee questions,
new born baby. of the new born and family, brothers oral test
High risk newborn- pre term and term medical
neonate and growth retarded babies, publishers (p)
Identification and classification of neonates ltd.
with infections, HIV & AIDS, Ophthalmia
neonatorum, congenital syphilis.
High risk new born- Identification,
classification and
nursing management
Organization of neonatal care,
services(Levels), transport, neonatal intensive
care unit, organization and management of
nursing services in NICU.
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objective method
IX 10 Describe the IMNCI Lecture PPT. Parul Oral test
IMNCI (Integrated management of neonatal and Discussion Datta. Assignments
childhood illnesses) SLIDES Pediatric short type
nursing second question
edition ,publis
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hed by jaypee
brothers
medical
publishers (p)
ltd.
Practical
Total = 660 Hours
1 Week = 30 Hours
S.NO. Dept. /Unit No. of weeks Total hours
1 Pediatric Medicine Ward 4 120 hrs
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2 Pediatric Surgery Ward 4 120 hrs
3 Labor Room / Maternity Ward 2 60hrs
4 Pediatric OPD 2 60hrs
5 NICU 4 120HRS
6 Crèche 1 30HRS
7 Child Guidance clinic 1 30HRS
8 Community 4 120HRS
Total 22 weeks 660 HOURS
Student Activities:
• Clinical presentations
• Growth & developmental assessment
• Assessment & prescription of nursing interventions for sick children
• Health education related to disease conditions
• Nutritional assessment
• Project work
• Field visits
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Ghai. Essential pediatrics 9th edition, CBS Publishers & distributors pvt ltd.
2. Dorothy R. Marlow’s. text book of pediatric nursing , south Asian edition, ELSEVIER, a division of
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reed Elsevier India private limited.
3. Parul Datta. Pediatric nursing second edition ,published by jaypee brothers medical publishers (p)
ltd.
4. Rimple sharma . Essentials of pediatric nursing 2007,second edition,
5. Wong’s .essential of pediatrics nursing ,10th edition ELSEVIER, a division of reed Elsevier India
private limited.
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