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Syllabus

Course Description:

Applies the caring process to child-bearing and child-rearing families. Clinical experiences focus on principles and concepts of health promotion and maintenance to families in various phases of the health and illness continuum.

Prerequisites:

All 200 level nursing major courses. Corequisite: Nursing 340 and 342

How to Get Started:

Start with reviewing the syllabus and assignments. Use the communication features on the Home page to communicate to faculty (Email) and to post discussions (Discussion Board). For assistance with WebCt call 664-help. All policy related to the Department of Nursing is applicable in this class. See the Nursing Handbook.

Course Objectives:

1. Caring: Develop inter-subjective nurturing relationships with children and families that support the fulfillment of potentials of both client and nurse.

2. Critical Thinking: Make informed choices through critical analysis of health care situations involving children and families that promote nurse/client well-being.

3. Communication: Demonstrate humanizing interactions that are grounded in the integration of the art (subjective) and science (objective) child health nursing.

4. Advocacy: Exemplify moral and ethical professional standards.

5. Teaching/Learning: Develop directed and deliberate actions for self and clients intended to result in change.

6. Professionalism: Demonstrate professional development through commitment to intellectual awareness and integrity in caring for children and families.

7. Leadership: Participate in influencing behavior guided by vision and commitment to the well being of children, families and self.

8. Research: Optimize evidenced based practice in the care of children and families through information management and research utilization

Instructors:

Judy Greenwald, RN, MSN, PNP- Clinical instructor for students in the community rotation. teocat@comcast.net
Home phone:415-453-3099 Cell:415-299-9104

Chris Stewart, RN, MSN, FNP - Clinical instructor for students in the hospital rotation.
chriss@swhealthcenter.org
Home phone: (707) 769-7976 Cell (707) 849-4980

Text and Resources:

All resources used and recommended in N342 plus texts and resources used in all previous nursing classes.
Text: Engel., J. (1997). Pocket guide to pediatric assessment. 3rd Ed. ST Louis: Mosby
Recommended: Fadiman, A. (1999). The spirit catches you and you fall down. New York: Noonday

Guidelines for Health Supervision for Infants, Children & Adolescents, Pocket Guide. www.brightfutures.org

Rotation

Student Rotation This list will provide you with the information regarding your assignment into Hospital rotations in N345.

Course Assignments:

This clinical course is designed to facilitate an introductory experience with well and ill children in a variety of settings.

.The Community experience is highly varied and dependent upon an aggressive learner to access knowledge of professional nursing. The community assignments will provide opportunities for individuals and groupd to participate in clinical simulation activities. These activities will focus on specific topics that impact the health and well-being of children and families within the context of community.

In the hospital settings students participate with faculty and staff to provide nursing care to children of all ages.

Attendance at all clinical assignments, completion of all written assignments, completion of all on-line journal and discussion assignments, and completion of evaluation materials is required. All policies of the Department of Nursing Undergraduate Handbook are observed. The HIPPA regulations apply to all clinical activities.

Care of Children in the Community: 45 hours of clinical practice

The Community experience is highly varied and dependent upon an aggressive learner to access knowledge of professional nursing. Management of many health care problems is gradually chaing from a primary based setting to community settings where health care is provided in the home, day care centers, community agencies and school settings. One of the primary reasons for these changes has been the reduced cost and financial savings to health care insurers, including private and government agencies. Public and private services strive to develop optimal conditions for health promotion and prevention

A. Participate in community assignments that promote critical thinking skils while working both independently and in small groups.

B. Participate in journal style weekly discussion with classmates on WebCT with a focus the Professional Values, Core Competencies, Core Knowledge and Role Development criteria.

1. Discussion groups and final learning activities will be posted on-line. Students will have opportunities to utilize varied resources to complete these activities. Learning activities will facilitate the use of community resources to complete these activities. (40hrs)

2. Independent community resource observation. a) Attend a community meeting focused on children ages 0-18.b) Observe the practice of a community pediatric nurse or school nurse.c) Attend an educational conference related to the health, well-being of children ages 0-18. ( 5 hrs)

3. Participate in self-evaluation using WebCt Survey Tool.

Care of Children in the Hospital: 45 hours of clinical practice

The Hospital experience in caring for children and families is available at UCSF and consists of four weekend days from 6:30AM to 4:30PM.

Requirements: 45 hours

1. Actively attend clinical practice opportunities (40 hours).

2. Complete clinical data record and care plan assignments associated with direct patient care (5 hours).

Grading for N345

The Pediatric experience in N345 includes both the community and hospital rotations. Your grades for the following assignments will be combined to contribute 50% to your final N345 grade.

Hospital

Clinical Practice - Hospital (25% overall of N345 grade) For students who achieve 74% (minimum passing grade for any of the N345 components) or greater on the Clinical Evaluation Form, the percentage will be added to the pediatric N345 grade.

Clinical Practice - Community (25% overall of N345 grade): For students who achieve 74% or greater (minimum passing grade for any of the N345 components), the percentage will be added to the pediatric N345 grade.

Six Clinical Simulation Activities: 15 pts each (90pts)

One Independent Community Observation: One page write-up to be completed by the end of the rotation. Format: Name, date of observation, site. How this specific community resource relates to the needs of children 0-18? How does this community resource impact/advocate for the lives of children/families? Subjective observations related to the experience: (10pts)

Final Clinical Conference: TBA

 

 

 

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