Upon successful completion of this course, candidates will be able to:
Apply the concepts of growth and development in providing care to paediatric clients and their families.
Appreciate the child as a holistic individual.
Perform physical, development, and nutritional assessment of paediatric clients.
Apply nursing process in providing nursing care to children
Integrate the concept of family-centred paediatric nursing care with related areas such as genetic disorders, congenital malformations and long term illness.
Recognize and manage emergencies in neonates.
Describe various recent technologies and treatment modalities in the management of high-risk children.
Appreciate the legal and ethical issues pertaining to paediatric.