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Pediatric Nursing Part 1

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      This Pediatric Nursing course provides information and instructions on foundational concepts and principles of nursing care related to Pediatric health concerns in the hospital and/or community settings. This includes applying knowledge and skills required in nursing care for families with children. The goal is to provide a strong foundation in nursing theory, critical thinking and clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and safe clinical care in all settings for children’s health. 

      The scope of pediatric nursing practice varies widely depending on the country, the national and regional government, and professional regulatory agencies. This course addresses nursing skills and practices on several levels to be relevant to the global pediatric nursing community. It is the nurse’s responsibility to know what particular regulations apply to their practice area.

      The Pediatric Nursing course is a competency-based course developed in partnership with Nurses International (N.I.) and NextGenU.org (NGU). Competencies were developed in collaboration with subject matter experts in Pediatric nursing education and practice. The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education direct the course objectives. The course uses learning resources from accredited world-class organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), universities, international guidelines, and peer-reviewed journals. The Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) facilitates distance learning. The course was designed by NextGenU’s Instructional Design team and Nurses International’s team members: Kathleen Capone MS, RN CNE, EdD; Cissy Ondoma Nakyajja RN Ph.D.; Betsy Woods MSN, R.N., CPEN; Emily Pappa MSN, R.N.; Lourdes Webster RN, BSN, MSN; Rachel Loftin, MSN, R.N.; Stephanie Marfurt APRN-BC, ARNP-BC; Marija Bjegovich-Weidman RN, BSN, MSN, CCAP; Jordan Wilson MSN, RN-BC;  Caitlin Cartmell MFS, BSN, R.N.;  NPD-BC; 

                                                                     

      There are 6 units/modules to complete, which include:

      Unit  1: Perspectives in Pediatric Nursing
      Unit  2: Child Growth and development in the context of family and community
      Unit  3: Therapeutic communication and cultural competence with children and families
      Unit  4: Nursing care of the sick child
      Unit  5: Child Maltreatment
      Unit  6: Community-Based Pediatric Nursing Care

      Instructions:

      The course consists of six (6) learning units. Included in the units are individual lessons with accompanying assigned reading resources, PowerPoint presentations with speaker notes, learner self-assessments, and interactive clinical judgment learning activities. A passing grade of 80% is required on quizzes and unit exams, as well as submission of the required activities for all case studies/reflection activities to gain access to the next lesson or section.

      There is a 50-question multiple-choice exam at the end of the course. A grade of 80% is required. If a grade of 80% is not achieved, the learner may be self-remediate and take another exam. The second exam is of comparable content, and 80% is required for a passing grade. 

      A certificate of completion may be downloaded upon successful completion of the course.

      Engaging with this Course:

      Learners may take this course at no cost for personal enrichment. There are no course prerequisites. 

      To obtain a certificate, the learner must successfully complete:

      • All the reading requirements;
      • All quizzes and unit exams with a passing grade of 80%;
      • All activities and case studies;
      • The final exam with a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 2 attempts, and;
      • The self and course evaluation forms.

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      • Your evaluations -- course and self-assessments;
      • A copy of your certificate of completion.


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      NextGenU.org co-sponsors degree programs with institutional partners. To obtain a full degree co-sponsored with NextGenU.org, registrants must be enrolled in a degree program as a student of a NextGenU.org institutional partner. If you think that your institution might be interested in offering a degree with NextGenU.org please feel free to contact us.

      We hope that you will find this a rewarding learning experience, and we count on your assessment and feedback to help us improve this training for future students.

      For Nurse Educators:

      • There are teacher resources for this course, including didactic and clinical syllabi, a teacher’s guide, and suggested teaching activities. 
      • Nurse educators may contact info@nursesinternational.org with queries/permission to access faculty files for this course. 


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      • Unit 1 - Perspectives in Pediatric Nursing

        Unit Objectives: 
        • Explain the role of the nurse in the care of children and families.
        • Describe a family-centered approach to the care of children and their families.
        • Analyze the structures, roles, and functions of the family and how they affect the health of children.
        • Identify health care barriers affecting children and families.
        • Identify legal and ethical issues related to the care of children and nurses’ role.
        • Identify and define measurements used to assess health and illness in children.


        • 1.1 - Role of Pediatric Nurse

          Student Learning Outcomes:
          Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
          • Explain how a nurse can be an advocate for a child and their family.
          • Discuss strategies a nurse can utilize in providing health education, support/counseling, health promotion, disease prevention, and injury prevention strategies with children.
          • Briefly explain the roles of the nurse in research, coordination, collaboration, and health care planning in the care of children and their families.
          • Identify the nurses’ role in ethical decision-making in the care of pediatric patients and their families.
          Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 46 minutes.

          Click here to start this lesson

          8 URLs
          • Required Learning Resources and Activities
          • Evidence-Based Practice: Nursing: What is EBP? URL

            Read the entire page. (2 minutes)

            Cleveland Clinic

          • Patient Advocacy From the Clinical Nurses' Viewpoint: A Qualitative Study URL

            Read the Introduction and Result. (14 minutes)

            Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine

          • Safety First: A Nurse’s Guide to Promoting Safety Measures Throughout the Lifespan URL

            Read the Newborns and Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged children, and Adolescents. (7 minutes)

            Nurses Lab

          • Mental Health Counselling URL

            Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

            NHS

          • Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) URL

            Read the table containing Evidence-Based practice. (2 minutes)

            Qsen Institute

          • What You Need to Know Before Becoming A Pediatric Nurse URL

            Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

            Rasmussen University

          • The Role of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing URL

            Read the entire page. (6 minutes)

            USAHS- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

          • Slide Deck Presentation
          • Topic: Role of Pediatric Nurse URL
          • Quiz
          • Quiz: Unit 1.1
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        • 1.2 - Concept of Family and Its Influence on Child Health

          Student Learning Outcomes:
          Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
          • Define family.
          • Identify family structures and functions.
          • Describe family roles.
          • Describe how family influences child health.
          • Explain nursing implications related to family and child health.
          Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 44 minutes.

          Click here to start this lesson
          15 URLs
          • Required Learning Resources and Activities
          • Definition of Family URL

            Read the whole article. (4 minutes)

            Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S Department of Health and Human Services

          • Family Structures and Roles URL

            Open ‘Child Growth and Development' and read about family structures from pages 311-316. (13 minutes)

            ‘Child Growth and Development - ECE 101’ by College of the Canyons

          • 'Grandparents' URL

            Read the article from section ‘Becoming a grandparent’ to ‘Grandparents as parents’. (12 minutes)

            Association of Child Psychotherapists

          • Role of Grandparents URL

            Read the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the section ‘Conditions for and consequences of grandparent involvement’. (3 minutes)

            Journal of Academy of Social Sciences

          • Who Is Considered a Parent? URL

            Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

            Federal Student Aid, An Office of the U.S. Department Education

          • Duties as Parents URL

            Read the entire article. (3 minutes). 

            New South Wales Government

          • 'Parenting Styles' URL

            Read the section ‘Issues of Concern’. (5 minutes)

            StatPearls [Internet]

          • Parenting Styles URL

            Read the entire article. (1 minute)

            American Psychological Association

          • Genetic and Biological Influences of Family URL

            Identify different diseases that run in the family. (2 minutes)

            Genetic Alliance, Washington

          • What Does it Mean if a Mental Disorder Seems to Run in My Family? URL

            Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

            American Academy of Pediatrics

          • Prenatal Risk Factors URL

            Read the key points in the box. (1 minute)

            Canadian Pediatric Society

          • Pregnancy and Child Health URL

            Read first paragraph of ‘Under-five mortality’. (1 minute)

            UNICEF

          • Influence of Families on Children URL

            Read the section ‘How Do Families Influence Child Health?’. (17 minutes)

            The Future of Children Journal

          • Family’s Influence in Children URL

            Read from ‘Breastfeeding’ to the second paragraph of ‘Contingent Responsiveness of Parents’. (35 minutes)

            ‘Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8’ by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

          • Slide Deck Presentation
          • Topic: Concept of Family and Its Influence on Child Health URL
          • Quiz
          • Quiz: Unit 1.2
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        • 1.3 - Family-Centered Care

          Student Learning Outcomes:
          Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
          • Define family-centered care.
          • Identify essential elements of family-centered care.
          • Explain the significance of applying the family-centered approach in caring for children and their families.
          • Discuss the nurse’s role in family-centered care.
          Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 47 minutes.

          Click here to start this lesson
          9 URLs
          • Required Learning Resources and Activities
          • Family-Centered Care Definition URL

            Read the entire page. (3 minutes)

            University of Florida Health

          • 'Family-Centered Care' URL

            Read section ‘Family-Centered Care’. (4 minutes)

            Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing Journal

          • Essentials Elements of Family-Centered Care URL

            Read the section ‘Core Principles of Patient- and Family-Centered Care’. (4 minutes)

            Pediatrics Journal

          • 'Elements of Family-Centered Care' URL

            Read the section ‘What is Family-Centered Care?’. (5 minutes)

            Maternal and Child Health Journal

          • Incorporating Cultural Diversity URL

            Read from ‘Model Components’ to ‘Discussion’. (11 minutes)

            BMC Health Services Research

          • Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) URL

            Read ‘Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)’ and ‘Our Approach to CYSHCN’. (2 minutes)

            Health Resource & Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health

          • CYSHCN and FCC URL

            Read ‘Definitions’, ‘Macro Level’, and ‘Micro Level’. (5 minutes)

            Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

          • Benefits and Barriers to FCC URL

            Read the section ‘Synthesis of Findings’. (13 minutes)

            Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

          • Slide Deck Presentation
          • Topic: Family-Centered Care URL
          • Quiz
          • Quiz: Unit 1.3
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        • 1.4 - Morbidity and Mortality

          Student Learning Outcomes:
          Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
          • Define neonatal, infant, and childhood morbidity and mortality rates.
          • Identify three major causes of death during infancy, early childhood, late childhood, and adolescence (within your country/region and globally).
          • Identify at least three ways how a nurse can apply knowledge of morbidity and mortality to improve child health.
          Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 15 minutes.

          Click here to start this lesson

          11 URLs
          • Required Learning Resources and Activities
          • Definition of Mortality URL

            Read the definition for mortality. (1 minute)

            National Cancer Institute

          • Definition of Morbidity URL

            Read the first paragraph of section ‘Section 2: Morbidity Frequency Measures’. (1 minute)

            Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

          • Definitions of Indicators of Child Mortality URL

            Read the definitions of different mortality indicators of the sub-section Definition of indicators’ of the section ‘Notes on the data’. (1 minute)

            UNICEF

          • Neonatal Mortality URL

            Read the section ‘The neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a child’. (1 minute)

            UNICEF

          • Newborn Mortality URL

            Read the sections ‘Key facts’ and ‘Causes’. (2 minutes)

            WHO

          • 'Infant Mortality' URL

            Read the sections ‘About Infant Mortality' and ‘Causes of Infant Mortality. (2 minutes). 

            Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

          • Infant Mortality Global URL

            Read the entire article. (1 minute)

            WHO

          • Under-Five Mortality URL

            Read the section ‘Under-five mortality’. (1 minute)

            UNICEF

          • Under-Five Mortality and Children (5-9 Years) Mortality URL

            Read the sections ‘Key facts’. (2 minutes)

            WHO

          • Causes of Adolescents Mortality URL

            Read the entire section ‘The challenge’. (3 minutes). 

            UNICEF

          • Slide Deck Presentation
          • Topic: Mortality and Morbidity URL
          • Quiz
          • Quiz: Unit 1.4
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        • 1.5 - Ethical Issues in Child and Family Nursing

          Student Learning Outcomes:
          Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
          • Define the term ethics.
          • Identify factors that influence ethics.
          • Discuss the core principles of health care ethics.
          • Discuss the various ethical issues in pediatrics.
          • Explain the nurses’ role during ethical dilemmas.
          Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 55 minutes.

          Click here to start this lesson

          14 URLs
          • Required Learning Resources and Activities
          • 'Ethics' URL

            Read the sections ‘What are ethics?’ and ‘What are applied ethics?’. (5 minutes)

            Government of Canada

          • Social and Personal Factors Influence Ethics URL

            Read the entire section of ‘Results’. (12 minutes)

            Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine

          • Factors Influencing Ethical Decision Making By Health Professionals URL

            Read the abstract. (1 minute)

            Journal of Business Ethics

          • Environmental/Organizational Factors Influencing Ethical Behaviour URL

            Read the section ‘Discussion’. (5 minutes)

            Ethics & Behavior Journal

          • Core Principles of Ethics URL

            Read the entire section ‘Overview of Core Ethical Principles in Modern Western Medicine’. (14 minutes)

            StatPearls[Internet]

          • 'Beneficence' URL

            Read the abstract. (1 minute)

            The American Journal of Bioethics

          • International Council of Nurses URL

            Read pages 7, 8, 12, 15, and 18. (8 minutes)

            International Council of Nurses

          • Difference Between Ethical Dilemma and Moral Distress URL

            Read the section ‘The Phenomenon of Moral Distress’. (5 minutes). 

            The Online Journal of Issues of Nursinh

          • Ethical Issues and Moral Distress in Child Health URL

            Read the journal article starting from the section ‘Moral distress: barriers to ethical action in pediatric intensive care’,to the section ‘Confronting moral distress and promoting moral courage and resilience - "in our team, everyone has a voice".’. (19 minutes)

            Rev Bras Ter Intensiva Journal

          • Ethical Issue in Pediatrics URL

            Read the entire article ‘Doctors share ethical issues that worry them most’. (25 minutes)

            Contemporary PEDs Journal

          • Abuse and Neglect in School Children URL

            Read the section ‘Results’. (8 minutes)

            Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

          • Ethical Problems in Pediatrics URL

            Read the section ‘Results’. (7 minutes) 

            BMC Medical Ethics

          • Clinical Trials in Children URL

            Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

            WHO

          • Slide Deck Presentation
          • Topic: Ethical Issues in Child and Family Nursing URL
          • Quiz
          • Quiz: Unit 1.5
            Restricted Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 1.4 is complete and passed

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        • Unit 2 - Child Growth and Development in the Context of Family and Community

          Unit Objectives:

          • Identify normal developmental changes occurring in children (0-17yrs).
          • Assess health and development of child (0-17) years.
          • Discuss the nutritional requirements of children based on their developmental stage.
          • Apply knowledge and understanding of theories of psychological development.
          • Identify and discuss social, cultural, and environmental/ community factors that influence child development.

          • 2.1 - Growth and Development of Newborn and Infant

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Identify normal developmental changes that occur in the newborn and infant.
            • Describe the gross and fine motor milestones of newborns and infants.
            • Compare and contrast common developmental theories (Erikson’s, Freud’s, and Piaget’s theories) in relation to the growth of newborns and infants.
            • Describe nutritional requirements of newborn and infant.
            • Discuss factors that affect /influence nutrition in newborns and infants and implications for nursing care.
            • Identify common issues related to growth and development in infancy.
            • Discuss the nurse's role in newborn and infant development.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 28 minutes.

            Click here to start this lesson
            9 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective (2 Eds.) URL

              Read Chapter 3. (1 hour and 50 minutes)

              College of Lake County Foundation

            • Child Growth and Development: ECE 101 (A. Johnson, Ed.) URL

              Read the Developmental Theories of Eriksons, Piaget’s, Sigmund Freud. (30 minutes)

              College of the Canyons

            • Role of Nursing Professionals for Parenting Development in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of Scope URL

              Read Figure number 3. (8 minutes)

              NIH: Revista latino-americana de enfermage

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Infant & Newborn Growth and Development URL
            • Clinical Skills
            • Newborn Assessment (Head to Toe) URL
            • How To Measure MUAC (Video) URL
            • Growth and Development Assessment URL
            • Assessing Nutritional Health (Video) URL
            • Nutritional Assessment of Children URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.1
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          • 2.2 - Growth and Development of Toddler

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Explain normal developmental changes (e.g., physiologic, cognitive, psychosocial) that occur in the toddler.
            • Examine common developmental theories (Erikson, Freud, and Piaget) in relation to the growth of a toddler.
            • Identify the gross and fine motor milestones in toddlers.
            • Demonstrate understanding of emotional and social development in toddlers.
            • Describe the nutritional requirements of toddlers.
            • Discuss nurses' role in the development of a toddler.

            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 37 minutes.

            Click here to start this lesson

            13 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Toddler Development URL

              Read the entire page. (7 minutes)

              MedlinePlus

            • Toddler (2-4 Years) URL

              Read the entire page. (8 minutes) 

              NorthShore University

            • 'Growth and Development' URL

              Read chapter 4 Physical Development of Infant and Toddlers. (20 minutes)

            • Child Development (6) - Two to Three Years URL

              Read the entire page. (4 minutes)

              Better Health

            • Every Baby Matters: Guidelines for Good Nutrition in Bradford and Airedale Nutrition and 1-5 Year Old URL

              Read the pages from 1 to 9. (22 minutes)

            • Dietary Recommendations for Healthy Children URL

              Read the entire page. (6 minutes)

              American Heart Association

            • Theories of Growth and Development in Pediatrics: A Review Disease URL

              Read the entire page. (15 minutes)

              J PaediatrNursSci 

            • Role of Nursing Professionals for Parenting Development in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of Scope URL

              Read the section “Discussion”. (15 minutes) 

              Revista latino-americana de enfermagem

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Child Growth and Development Toddlers URL
            • Clinical Skills
            • Growth and Development Assessment URL
            • How to measure MUAC (Video) URL
            • Nutritional Assessment of Children URL
            • Assessing Nutritional Health (Video) URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.2
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          • 2.3 - Growth and Development of Preschoolers

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Identify normal developmental changes (e.g., physiologic, cognitive, psychosocial) that occur in a preschool-age child.
            • Examine common developmental theories (Erikson, Freud, and Piaget) in relation to the growth of preschoolers.
            • Understand and explain the nutritional requirements of a preschooler.
            • Identify common issues related to growth and development in a preschooler.
            • Discuss nurses' role in the development of a preschooler.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 28 minutes.

            Click here to start this lesson
            10 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • 'Growth and Development' URL

              Read chapter 7 Physical Development of Early Childhood. (30 minutes)

            • Every Baby Matters: Guidelines for Good Nutrition in Bradford and Airedale Nutrition and 1-5 Year Old URL

              Read the pages from 1 to 9. (22 minutes)

            • Dietary Recommendations for Healthy Children. URL

              Read the entire page. (6 minutes)

              American Heart Association

            • Theories of Growth and Development in Pediatrics: A review Disease URL

              Read the entire page. (15 minutes)

              J PaediatrNursSci 

            • Role of Nursing Professionals for Parenting Development in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of Scope URL

              Read the section “Discussion”. (15 minutes) 

              Revista latino-americana de enfermagem

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Growth and Development of Preschooler URL
            • Clinical Skills
            • Growth and Development Assessment URL
            • How to measure MUAC (Video) URL
            • Nutritional Assessment of Children URL
            • Assessing Nutritional Health (Video) URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.3
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          • 2.4 - Growth and Development of School-Age Children

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Identify normal developmental changes (e.g., physiologic, cognitive, psychosocial) that occur in a school-age child.
            • Examine common developmental theories (Erikson, Freud, and Piaget) in relation to the growth of a school-age child.
            • Explain the nutritional requirements of a school-age child.
            • Identify common developmental concerns of the school-age child.
            • Discuss the nurse’s role in the growth and development of a  school-age child.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 57 minutes.

            Click here to start this lesson
            9 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Middle Childhood (6-8 Years) URL

              Read the entire article. (6 minutes)

              CDC

            • Middle Childhood (9-11 Years of Age) URL

              Read the entire article. (7 minutes)

              CDC

            • Sleep in School-Aged Children URL

              Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

              CDC

            • Tips for Better Sleep URL

              Read the entire article. (1 minute)

              CDC

            • Middle Childhood Growth and Development URL

              Open the book on 'Child Growth and Development' by clicking on PDF link. Read pages 238-244, 249-253, 269-273, 302-303, 306-309. (40 minutes)

              ‘Child Growth and Development - ECE 101’ by College of the Canyons

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Growth and Development of School-Aged Children URL
            • Clinical Skills
            • Growth and Development Assessment URL
            • How to measure MUAC (Video) URL
            • Nutritional Assessment of Children URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.4
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          • 2.5 - Growth and Development of Adolescent

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Identify normal developmental changes (e.g., physiologic, cognitive, psychosocial) that occurs during adolescence.
            • Examine common developmental theories (Erikson, Freud, and Piaget) in relation to the growth of the adolescent.
            • Demonstrate knowledge of nutritional requirements during adolescence.
            • Identify common developmental concerns during adolescence.
            • Describe the nurses’ role in adolescent growth and development.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 41 minutes.

            Click here to start this lesson
            7 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Dietary Recommendations for Healthy Children URL

              Read the entire article. (6 minutes)

              American Heart Association

            • Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective (2 Eds.) URL

              Read chapter 6. (1 hour 15 minutes)

              College of Lake County Foundation

            • Adolescence - Social Emotional Development URL

              Read the entire article. (20 minutes)

               College of the Canyons

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Growth and Development of Adolescents URL
            • Clinical Skills
            • Growth and Development Assessment URL
            • How to measure MUAC (Video) URL
            • Nutritional Assessment of Children URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.5
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          • 2.6 - Safety and Injury Prevention in Children

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Identify common safety issues and injuries in children in relation to their stage of development.
            • Identify risk factors for injuries among children
            • Identify common sources of injuries in children based on developmental stage.
            • Explain measures for ensuring safety and preventing injuries among children.
            • Discuss nurses’ role in safety and injury prevention among children.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 47 minutes.

            Click here to start this lesson

            6 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Injuries Among Children and Teens URL

              Read the entire page. (3 minutes)

              CDC

            • Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Injuries URL

              Read the section “Risk of Injuries and Stages of Development”. (12 minutes)

              The California Childcare Health Program

            • Child Safety and Injury Prevention (Child Care Manual) URL

              Read the entire page. (18 minutes)

              Niagara Region
            • A Guide to Home Safety: Identifying and Preventing Hazards URL

              Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

              SafeHome.Org

            • The Nurse's Role in Pediatric Injury Prevention URL

              Read the "Abstract". (2 minutes)

              Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Safety and Injury Prevention in Children URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.6
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          • 2.7 - Health Assessment in Children

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Demonstrate obtaining an appropriate health history from the child and parent or caregiver.
            • Perform health assessment utilizing approaches related to the age and developmental stage of the child.
            • Explain the appropriate sequence of the physical exam based on the child’s developmental stage.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 47 minutes.

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            4 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care- Pediatric and Adolescents Care URL

              Read the section “ Pediatric History” and “ Physical Examination of the Infant and Child”. (20 minutes)

              Government of Canada

            • The History and Physical Examination URL

              Read the entire page. (20 minutes)

              Better Care

            • Neurological Exam for Children URL

              Read the entire page. (9 minutes)

              Stanford Children’s Health

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Health Assessment in Children URL
            • Quiz
            • Quiz: Unit 2.7
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          • 2.8 - Immunization

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Demonstrate knowledge of principles of immunization.
            • Identify the current recommended immunization schedule for children (0-17 years), components of the immunization card, and the immunization routes.
            • List the possible side effects of vaccines, precautions, and contraindications.
            • Discuss barriers and facilitators to immunization.
            • Discuss the nurse’s role during immunization.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 39 minutes.

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            17 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • 'Immunity' URL

              Read the entire page. (1 minute)

              National Cancer Institute

            • Immune Response URL

              Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

              MedlinePlus

            • Immunity Types URL

              Read the entire page. (2 minutes)

              CDC

            • Principles of Vaccination URL

              Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

              Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

            • 'Herd Immunity' URL

              Read the section “ What is herd immunity?”. (2 minutes)

              Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

            • Infant Immunization Cards URL

              Read the entire page. (2 minutes)

              The OpenLearn Create

            • Immunization Side Effects URL

              Read the entire page. (4 minutes)

              Better Health

            • Recommended Solutions to the Barriers to Immunization in Children and Adults URL

              Read the section “ Barrier to childhood vaccines and possible solution”. (7 minutes)

              Missouri medicine

            • What Role Do Nurses Play in the Vaccination Process? URL

              Read the entire page. (4 minutes)

              The Chicago School

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Immunity URL
            • Clinical Skills
            • Vastus Lateralis injection URL
            • Positing infants/childrens for injection- Immunization Academy (Video) URL
            • Deltoid Muscle injection URL
            • Intradermal BCG Vaccine- Immunization (Video) URL
            • Subcutaneous injection URL
            • Vastus Lateralis Injection Children (Video) URL
            • Subcutaneous Injection URL
            • Quiz
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          • 2.9 - Social, Cultural, and Environmental/Community Factors Influencing Child Development

            Student Learning Outcomes:
            Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
            • Discuss how social, cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic factors impact a child’s growth & development (e.g., school environment, peer groups, social roles, media, etc.,).
            • Discuss the nurse’s role in providing care to children and families from various social, community, and cultural backgrounds.
            Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 55 minutes.

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            8 URLs
            • Required Learning Resources and Activities
            • Human Growth and Development URL

              Read the sections "Introduction" and "Factors Affecting Growth and Development." (5 minutes)

              StatPearls Publishing

            • Exploring Factors That Influence Child Development URL

              Read the entire page. (9 minutes)

              National Institute of Health.

            • Family, Peer and School Influence on Children's Social Development URL

              Read the sections “Family Influence, Peer Influence, School Influence and Conclusion”. (13 minutes)

              World Journal of Education.

            • How Media Use Can Affect Kids URL

              Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

              Kids Health.

            • The Influence of the Environment URL

              Read the section “ Community”. (10 minutes)

              Institute of Medicine (US) and National Research Council (US) Committee on the Science of Adolescence

            • Family Factors That Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect URL

              Read the entire page. (1 minute)

              Child Information Gateway

            • Cultural Influences on Child Development URL

              Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

              Maryville University

            • Slide Deck Presentation
            • Topic: Social, Cultural, and Environmental/Community Factors in Child Development URL
            • Quiz
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          • Unit 3 - Therapeutic Communication with Children and Families

            Unit Objectives: 
            • Demonstrate appropriate and effective communication techniques/skills with child and family based on their age, ability, language, culture, and another relevant contexts.
            • Discuss barriers to effective communication with the child and family.
            • Identify strategies nurses can apply to foster effective therapeutic communication.
            • 3.1 - Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication

              Student Learning Outcomes:
              Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
              • Understand the basic skills for communicating with children.
              • Discuss strategies/techniques nurses can utilize to appropriately and effectively communicate verbally to children.
              • Discuss strategies/techniques nurses can utilize to appropriately and effectively communicate non-verbally with children.
              • Discuss strategies/techniques nurses can utilize to appropriately and effectively communicate with parents/caregivers.
              • Discuss common strategies for challenging communication with children/parents with special needs.
              Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 54 minutes.

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              4 URLs
              • Required Learning Resources and Activities
              • Open RN: Fundamentals of Nursing URL

                Read "Communication with Patients". (25 minutes)

                Wisconsin Technical College System

              • Communication for the Nursing Professional URL

                Read the Chapter 2: Communication strategies, Non-verbal communication, Cultural considerations. (14 minutes)

                Press Books

              • Communicating with Pediatric Patients and their Families: The Texas Children’s Hospital Guide for Physicians, Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals URL

                Go to the link, download the file, and read Chapter 1 and Chapter 14. (1 hour 15 minutes)

                Texas Children’s Hospital

              • Slide Deck Presentation
              • Topic: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication URL
              • Quiz
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            • 3.2 - Communication and Counseling Skills

              Student Learning Outcomes:
              Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
              • Discuss how the social and cultural environment impacts family communication.
              • Analyze family communication patterns (functional and dysfunctional family).
              • Discuss strategies a nurse could utilize to promote continued family and interprofessional communication.
              • Identify strategies a nurse can utilize to for effectively communicate with families during counseling.
              Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 3 hours and 33 minutes.

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              8 URLs
              • Required Learning Resources and Activities
              • Communication Within Family System URL

                Read from ‘Communicating Within the Family System’ to end of ‘Cognitive Orientations and Communication’. (29 minutes)

                Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication

              • 'Family Communication Patterns' URL

                Read from ‘Family Communication Patterns’ to end of ‘Laissez-faire’. (6 minutes)

                The LibreTexts libraries

              • Communications and Families URL

                Read from ‘Family Communication Processes’ to ‘Key Takeaways’. (12 minutes)

                University of Minnesota

              • Effective Communication with Parents and Carers URL

                Read the entire article. (9 minutes)

                Raising Children Network

              • Effective Communication in Nursing URL

                Read ‘3. Communication process’, ‘5. Types of communication’, and ‘8. Improving communication’. (3 minutes)

                Intechopen

              • Family and Inter-Professional Communication Strategies URL

                Read pages 13-1, 50-55, 68, 92-96, 215-219. (1 hour and 30 minutes)

                ‘Communicating with Pediatric Patients and their Families: The Texas Children’s Hospital Guide for Physicians, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals’ by Texas Children’s Hospital

              • Communication Strategies for Child/Family Counselling URL

                Open ‘FCS Sheet 8: Effective communication in family-centred service’ and read pages 3-4. (4 minutes)

                CanChild, McMaster University

              • Slide Deck Presentation
              • Topic: Communication and Counseling Skills URL
              • Quiz
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            • 3.3 - Health Teaching

              Student Learning Outcomes:
              Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
              • Discuss the process of health teaching as it relates to children and their families.
              • Identify the components of learning needs assessment.
              • Discuss techniques a nurse could utilize to improve learning among children and their families.
              • Explain techniques a nurse can utilize to evaluate learning among children and their families.
              Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 12 minutes.

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              12 URLs
              • Required Learning Resources and Activities
              • Nurse As Educator URL

                Read the section ‘Definition of the nurse’. (1 minute)

                International Confederation of Nurses

              • Health Education of Client URL

                Read the entire section ‘Patient Education’. (4 minutes)

                ‘Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine’ 6th edition

              • Importance of Health Education URL

                Read the article from the section ‘WHY IS PATIENT EDUCATION IMPORTANT’ to the section ‘HOW ARE PATIENTS DIFFERENT?’. (5 minutes)

                Arkansas State University

              • Benefits of Health Education URL

                Read sections ‘Expected Beneficial Outcomes’ and ‘Other Potential Beneficial Outcomes’. (1 minute)

                University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 2019

              • Client Health Education URL

                Read first paragraph of the section ‘Background’, and the entire section ‘Educating children, adolescent, and young adult patients’. (13 minutes). 

                eviQ, NSW Government

              • Techniques of Teaching URL

                Read the article from section ‘Patient-teaching techniques that work’ to the section ‘Asking key assessment questions’. (9 minutes)

                ‘Nursing’ Journal

              • Patient Education Strategies URL

                Read the entire article. (21 minutes)

                Lippincott Nursing Center

              • Learning Domains URL

                Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

                Emporia State University

              • Lessons Measurable Goals and Objectives URL

                Read the entire article. Texts in enclosed boxes are optional. (5 minutes)

                ‘GSC Lesson Planning 101’ by Deborah & Shumway-Pitt

              • Choosing Effective Patient Education Materials URL

                Read the entire article. (3 minutes)

                A.D.A.M. Inc.

              • Maximizing Teaching Moments URL

                Read the entire article. (6 minutes)

                A.D.A.M. Inc.

              • Slide Deck Presentation
              • Topic: Health Teaching URL
              • Quiz
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            • 3.4 - Cultural Competence

              Student Learning Outcomes:
              Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
              • Define cultural competence.
              • Explain why a nurse should be culturally competent to care for children and families.
              • Identify barriers to cultural competence in health care.
              • Discuss strategies a nurse can utilize to overcome barriers to competence.
              • Describe the steps of developing cultural competence.
              Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 3 hours and 5 minutes.

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              10 URLs
              • Required Learning Resources and Activities
              • Definition of Culture URL

                Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

                University of Minnesota

              • How Culture Influences Health URL

                Read the entire article. (15 minutes)

                Canadian Pediatric Society

              • 'Transcultural Nursing' URL

                Read the entire article. (17 minutes)

                ‘Nursing’ Journal

              • 'Cultural Competence' URL

                Read the entire article. (4 minutes) 

                Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Wolters Kluwer Health

              • Barriers to Culturally Competent Care URL

                Read the sections ‘Communication’ and ‘Provider Opennes and Awareness’. (7 minutes)

                Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing

              • Barriers and Facilitators to Cultural Competence URL

                Read the sections ‘Barriers reported by practitioners’, ‘Facilitators reported by practitioners’, and ‘Facilitators reported by patients/caregivers’. (22 minutes)

                BMC Health Services Research

              • Cultural Competence Skills Set URL

                Read the entire article. (16 minutes)

                NebGuide, Nebraska Extension Publications

              • Communicating with Pediatric Patients and their Families: The Texas Children’s Hospital Guide for Physicians, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals URL

                Read chapter 28 ‘Communicating across Cultural Differences’. (40 minutes)

                Texas Children’s Hospital

              • Additional Learning Option
              • Elements of Culture URL

                Read the entire article. (41 minutes)

                University of Minnesota

              • Slide Deck Presentation
              • Topic: Relevance of Developing Cultural Competence URL
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            • Clinical Skills Activity

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              1 Forum, 1 SCORM package
              • Branching Case Study on Pediatric Burn Forum

                In this activity, you will complete a branching case study and reflect on the decisions you have made throughout the case study.

                Step 1: Complete the branching case study.

                Pediatric Burn Case Study

                Based on the context of the case study provided, make decisions by choosing the best answer options. Continue making decisions and reflecting-in until you make it to the last scenario of the case study.

                Step 2: Reflect

                In a minimum of 200 words, reflect on the decisions you have made throughout the case study, what you have learned, and explain how you might use this information for your future practice to assure safe client care. 

                Step 3: Share

                To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

                Step 4: Interact

                To complete this activity, you will need to reply to at least one post made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by providing feedback on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential problems/solutions, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion list below, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

                If you are the first learner attempting the activity and there is no other post from peers to reply to, contact support@nextgenu.org to request access to the next activity manually.

              • Pediatric Burn Case Study SCORM package
            • Summative Critical Thinking Reflection Activity

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              7 Forums
              • Case Study 1 - Part 1 Forum
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            • Pediatric Nursing Part 2 Password

              In this section, after completion of the required activities, students can access the password for part 2 of this course. Please let us know if you face issues accessing the Pediatric Nursing Part 2 at info@nextgenu.org.

              • Course Activities

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                • Nurses International Pediatric Nursing Clinical Syllabus URL
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              • PN P1
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              • How to create an account and enroll in the course?
              • Pediatric Nursing Homepage
              • Unit 1 - Perspectives in Pediatric Nursing
              • 1.1 - Role of Pediatric Nurse
              • 1.2 - Concept of Family and Its Influence on Child Health
              • 1.3 - Family-Centered Care
              • 1.4 - Morbidity and Mortality
              • 1.5 - Ethical Issues in Child and Family Nursing
              • Unit 2 - Child Growth and Development in the Context of Family and Community
              • 2.1 - Growth and Development of Newborn and Infant
              • 2.2 - Growth and Development of Toddler
              • 2.3 - Growth and Development of Preschoolers
              • 2.4 - Growth and Development of School-Age Children
              • 2.5 - Growth and Development of Adolescent
              • 2.6 - Safety and Injury Prevention in Children
              • 2.7 - Health Assessment in Children
              • 2.8 - Immunization
              • 2.9 - Social, Cultural, and Environmental/Community Factors Influencing Child Development
              • Unit 3 - Therapeutic Communication with Children and Families
              • 3.1 - Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
              • 3.2 - Communication and Counseling Skills
              • 3.3 - Health Teaching
              • 3.4 - Cultural Competence
              • Clinical Skills Activity
              • Summative Critical Thinking Reflection Activity
              • Pediatric Nursing Part 2 Password
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