Pediatric and adolecent nursing (4cr)

Objective

After attending the course, you will know the developmental stages and individual needs of children and adolescents, and you will know how to promote the well-being of families.
You understand the special features of evidence-based nursing, drug and liquid care for children and adolescents.
You will identify the most important childhood diseases and the mental health challenges of adolescents.
You understand the importance of interaction and growth environments in the planning, implementation and evaluation of pediatric, adolescent and family nursing.
You familiarize yourself with the communication of families and children in health care context in Finnish and English
You know the key concepts and vocabulary of the course in Finnish.

Content

Child and adolescent growth and development
Early interaction
Child and adolescent sexuality
The knowledge base of pediatric and adolescent nursing and the promotion of family well-being and health
The most important infectious and chronic diseases, developmental disabilities and surgical care of children and adolescents
Drug and fluid therapy for children and adolescents
The most important mental health challenges for adolescents
Child palliative care and death
Key terminology of the course in Finnish

Qualifications

You master the methods of health promotion, internal medicine nursing and mental health nursing.
You master the areas of anatomy and physiology, drug therapy, pharmacology and medicine which are related to the nursing studies mentioned.
You know the basics of evidence-based decision-making.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
You can partly recognize the developmental stages and individual needs of children and adolescents, as well as the importance of family well-being.
You can recognize some of the special features of evidence-based nursing and drug and fluid therapy for children and adolescents, as well as the most important childhood diseases.
You can identify some factors relevant to the interaction and growth environment for children and adolescents.
You recognize the key features of the communication of families and children in health care context in Finnish


Satisfactory 2
You can recognize the developmental stages of children and adolescents, individual needs and the importance of family well-being.
You can recognize several special features of evidence-based nursing and drug and fluid treatment for children and adolescents, as well as the most important pediatric diseases.
You can identify several factors that are relevant in terms of interaction and growth environments for children and adolescents.
You recognize the key features of the communication of families and children in health care context in Finnish

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You can recognize and describe the developmental stages and individual needs of children and adolescents and the importance of family well-being.
You can more broadly describe the special features of evidence-based nursing and drug and fluid treatment for children and adolescents, and you can identify several childhood diseases.
You can describe more broadly the meanings of interaction and growth environments for children and adolescents.
You recognize the key features of the communication of families and children in health care context in Finnish

Very good 4
You can describe fully the developmental stages of children and young people, individual needs and the importance of family well-being.
You can describe and apply the special features of evidence-based nursing and drug and fluid therapy for children and adolescents, and you can identify several pediatric diseases.
You can describe and justify to some extent the meanings of interaction and growth environments in the planning, implementation and evaluation of child, adolescent and family nursing.
You recognize the features of the communication of families and children in health care context in Finnish

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You can describe the developmental stages of children and adolescents, individual needs and the importance of family well-being.
You can describe and apply the special features of evidence-based nursing and drug and fluid treatment for children and adolescents, and you can identify several pediatric diseases.
You can describe and justify the meanings of interaction and growth environments as well as the connections between them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of pediatric, adolescents and family nursing.
You recognize the features of the communication of families and children in health care context in Finnish