NURS 248 - Pediatric Nursing

1. Distinguish physiological, psychological, social-cultural, and spiritual concepts needed to provide safe and competent nursing care to pediatric patients and their significant others.
2. Analyze the nursing process using clinical reasoning to assist pediatric patients and their significant others with adaptive behaviors to promote health, quality of life, and/or death with dignity.
3. Examine caring and culturally-sensitive interactions with pediatric patients and their significant others to attain optimal health, quality of life, and/or death with dignity.
4. Relate principles of verbal and written communication with other health care team members and with pediatric patients and their significant others.
5. Analyze quality and safety competencies, standards of professional nursing practice, and the nursing profession’s legal, ethical, and regulatory framework while providing safe and competent holistic care to pediatric patients and their significant others.
6. Appraise teaching/learning principles to promote healthy behavior and optimal adaptation of pediatric patients and their significant others.
7. Inspect collaboration with other health care team members and with community resources while managing the care of pediatric patients and their significant others.