UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY NURSING
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of these assignments and with consideration of the PN and ADN dimensions of
practice, the student will:
1. relate a basic knowledge of growth and physical, cognitive, language and psychosocial development to the nursing care of children and families at various developmental levels.
2. describe major trends in growth and development.
3. discuss adaptations that may be necessary when implementing psychomotor nursing skills with children of various developmental levels.
4. discuss differences in the physiological subsystems in children as compared to adults.
5. identify the normal ranges of vital signs in children at various ages.
6. Examine diversity as it relates to the influences of culture, subculture and family structures on the childbearing and childrearing family.
7. Relate the concepts of evidence-based nursing practice, patient and family preferences and values and quality improvement to the delivery of optimal health care for children and their families.
8. Discuss the impact that violence and the threat of terrorist acts can have on the growth and development of children.
9. Discuss nursing interventions to promote safety in the care of children and their families.
10. Discuss the use of play as a nursing intervention in the care of children and their families.
11. Differentiate between effective and ineffective verbal and non-verbal communication by the nurse as a health team member providing care for children at various developmental levels and their families.
12. Investigate the concepts of caring, health promotion, nursing process and diversity as they relate to the delivery of patient-centered nursing care to children and their families.
13. Examine the importance of teamwork and collaboration in the nursing care of children and their families.
14. Discuss the nurse’s professional responsibility to identify legal standards and ethical frameworks related to the care of children and families.
READING ASSIGNMENTS:
London et al., Chapter 2, pp. 21-41 Culture and Family; Chapter 33, pp. 888-926 Growth and
Development, Play, Communication; Chapter 39, pp. 1126-1151 Nursing Considerations for the Child & Family in the Community; Chapter 40, pp. 1162-1166 Therapeutic Play
pp. 968-970 Developmental Approach to the Examination
pp. 992 Normal Respiratory Rate Changes for Each Age Group (Table 35-10)
pp. 996 Normal Heart Rates for Children of Different Ages (Table 35-12)
pp. 999-1002 Blood Pressure Values for Children of Different Ages (Table 35-14a & b)
pp. 1010 Selected Gross Motor Milestones for Age (Table 35-15)
pp. 1011 Normal Development of Posture and Spinal Curves (Table 35-16)
pp. 1013 Expected Language Development (Table 35-17)
pp. 1014 Expected Balance Development (Table 35-18)
pp. 1015 Expected Fine Motor Development (Table 35-19)
pp. 1029 Effects of Divorce (Table 36-2)
pp. 1168 Assisting Children through Procedures (Table 40-9)
pp. 1154 Stages of Separation Anxiety in Young Children (Table 40-1)
pp. 1183 Stressors of Hospitalization for Children at Various Developmental Stages (Table 41-1)
pp. 1244 Calculation of Intravenous Fluid Needs (Table 43-5)
UNIT II
HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of these assignments and with consideration of the PN and ADN dimensions of
practice, the student will:
1. relate the current mortality and morbidity statistics to the care of children at different ages.
2. describe two ways that knowledge of mortality and morbidity can be used in health promotion.
3. discuss the three major causes of death during infancy, early childhood, later childhood and adolescence.
4. discuss nursing interventions to promote safety while teaching families to prevent unintentional injuries in children.
5. discuss the immune response as it relates to immunizations.
6. identify immunization requirements during childhood.
7. discuss the nurse’s professional responsibility to identify legal requirements for immunizations and ethical considerations related to the care of children preparing to attend school.
8. discuss general contraindications to immunizations.
9. discuss the implications that the threat of bioterrorism may have on immunization requirements.
10. describe the major characteristics of the communicable diseases of childhood.
11. investigate the concepts of caring, health promotion, nursing process and diversity as they relate to the delivery of patient-centered nursing care to children with a communicable disease or unintentional injury and their families.
12. differentiate between effective and ineffective verbal and non-verbal communication by the nurse as a health team member providing care for children with communicable diseases and their families.
13. relate the concepts of evidence-based nursing practice, patient and family preferences and values and quality improvement to the delivery of optimal health care while providing care for children with communicable diseases and their families.
14. examine the relationship of teamwork and collaboration in the nursing care of with a communicable disease or unintentional injury and their families.
READING ASSIGNMENTS:
London et al., Chapter 1, pp. 9-14; Chapter 26, pp. 662-663; Chapter 28, pp. 736; Chapter 35, pp. 972-974; Chapter 37, pp. 1089; Chapter 45, pp. 1310-1347; Chapter 57, pp. 1855-1856
