Description
This course introduces nursing care for children and adolescents within a family-centered and developmentally appropriate framework. Students learn to assess the physical, emotional, and social needs of pediatric patients, including the effects of illness and chronic conditions on families. The course emphasizes safe and evidence-based nursing care, basic pediatric pharmacology, effective communication, and clinical decision-making. Through hands-on and interactive learning experiences, students develop professional responsibility, ethical practice, cultural awareness, advocacy skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a variety of pediatric care settings.