Section: Unit 6 - Community-Based Pediatric Health Care | Pediatric Nursing Part 2 | NextGenU.org

  • Unit Objectives: 
    • Discuss the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in children.
    • Explain interventions to address health disparities among children.
    • Discuss the significance of the Integrated management of childhood illnesses approach in the care of children.
    • Delineate the role of a community-based pediatric nurse.

    • 6.1 - Community-Based Pediatric Health Nursing Care

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify examples of community-based practice settings.
      • Identify the roles of a community-based pediatric nurse (e.g., child care nurse, school nurse, home health care nurse, etc).
      • Describe the levels of prevention in community-based nursing.

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 3 hours and 2 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Role of the School Nurse in Providing School Health Services URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire article. (13 minutes)

      Council on School Health

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      What RNs Need to Know About Community-Based Nursing? URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

      Eastern Michigan University

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      Home Care of Children and Youth with Complex Health Care Needs and Technology Dependencies URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire article. (39 minutes)

      Pediatrics

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      The Nurse in Nurseries/Kindergartens: The Perspective of Teachers From a Nursing School URL
      Students must
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      Read the Introduction and Discussion. (23 minutes)

      Enfermería Global

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      Healthy and Ready to Learn: School Nurses Improve Equity and Access URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire article. (24 minutes)

      The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

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      The Vital Role of School Nurses in Ensuring the Health of Our Nation's Youth URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire page. (8 minutes)

      Nursing outlook

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      Use of Individualized Healthcare Plans to Support School Health Services URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

      National Association of School Nurses

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      'Immunizations' URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

      National Association of School Nurses

    • Students must
      Mark as done
      Optional Learning Resources:
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      Comprehensive Community and Home-Based Health Care Model URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire PDF. (2 hours)

      World Health Organization

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      Enhancing the Role of Community Health Nursing for Universal Health Coverage URL
      Students must
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      Read from the introduction to the conclusion. (53 minutes)

      World Health Organization

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      Slide Deck Presentation: Community Based Pediatric Health Nursing Care URL
      Students must
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      Quiz: Unit 6.1

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Combined Unit 5 Exam is marked complete

    • 6.2 - Integrated  Management of Childhood Illness

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
      • Identify the components of IMCI.
      • Discuss the significance of the IMCI approach to child care.
      • Identify the elements necessary for the implementation of the IMCI approach.
      • Explain the role of the community health worker in caring for the sick child within the community.
      • Explain care coordination within the IMCI approach to child care.

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 43 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      About Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire article. (6 minutes)

      WHO

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      WHO IMCI URL
      Students must
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      Open the PDF file for ‘Handbook: IMCI integrated management of childhood illness’. Read chapters 2 to chapter 5 from pages 3-16. (31 minutes)

      WHO

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      IMCI age < 2 months URL
      Students must
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      Open the pdf file for ‘Integrated management of childhood illness: management of the sick young infant aged up to 2 months: IMCI chart booklet’ and read the entire file. (1 hr and 6 minutes)

      WHO

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      Slide Deck Presentation: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness URL
      Students must
      View
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      Quiz: Unit 6.2

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 6.1 is marked complete
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      Combined Unit 6 Exam Quiz

      To access the exam, click on the name of the exam provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 6.2 is marked complete