Dr. D.Y.

Patil Vidyapeeth’s
Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing
Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune – 411 018
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[Link]. Nursing Second Year

Subject: Child Health Nursing
Faculty: - Mrs. D. Priya

Lesson Lesson
Unit Hours Content
in Hours Series
Introduction
I 5 Current principles, practices and trends in Pediatric Nursing 2 1-2
Role of pediatric nurse in various settings -Expanded and extended 3 3-5
o Pathophysiology, assessment (including interpretation of
various invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures),
treatment modalities and nursing
intervention in selected pediatric medical isorders
• Child with respiratory disorders:
- Upper respiratory tract: choanal atresia, tonsillitis,
epistaxis, aspiration. 3 6-8
- Lower respiratory tract: Broncheolitis,
Bronchopneumonia, Asthma, cystic fibrosis
• Child with gastro-intestinal disorders:
- Diarrheal diseases, gastro-esophageal reflux.
- Hepatic disorders: Hepatitis, Indian childhood cirrhosis,liver
3
transplantation. 9-11
- Malabsorption syndrome, Malnutrition
• Child with renal/ urinary tract disorders: Nephrotic
syndrome, Nephritis, Hydronephrosis, hemolytic-uremic
3
II 35 syndrome, kidney transplantation 12-14
• Child with cardio-vascular disorders:
- Acquired: Rheumatic fever, Rheumatic heart disease,
5
- Congenital: Cynotic and acynotic 15-19
• Child with endocrine/metabolic disorders: Diabetes
insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus – IDDM, NIDDM, hyper and hypo 3 20-22
thyroidism, phenylketonuria, galactosemia
• Child with Neurological disorders: Convulsions,
3 23-25
Meningitis, encephalitis, guillian- Barre syndrome
• Child with oncological disorders: Leukemias,
Lymphomas, Wilms’ tumor, nephroblastomas,
3 26-28
neuroblastomas, Rhabdomyosarcoma, retinoblastoma,
hepatoblastoma, bone tumors
• Child with blood disorders: Anemias, thalassemias,
hemophilia, polycythemia, thrombocytopenia, and 3 29-31
disseminated intravascular coagulation
• Child with skin disorders 3 32-34
 • Common Eye and ENT disorders
3 35-37
• Common Communicable diseases 3 38-40
o Assessment (including interpretation of various invasive and
non-invasive diagnostic procedures), treatment modalities
including cosmetic surgery and nursing interventions in
selected pediatric surgical problems/ Disorders
• Gastrointestinal system: Cleft lip, cleft palate and
conditions requiring plastic surgery, Tracheo
esophageal fistula/ atresia, Hirschsprungs’ 41-45
disease/megacolon malrotation, intestinal obstruction,duodenal
5
atresia, gastrochisis, exomphalus, anorectal
malformation,omphalocele, diaphragmatic hernia
Anomalies of the nervous system: Spina bifida, Meningocele,
5 46-50
Myelomeningocele, hydrocephalus
III 35 Anomalies of the genito-urinary system: Hypospadias, Epispadias,
5 51-55
Undescended testes, Exstrophy bladder
Anomalies of the skeletal system 5 56-60
Eye and ENT disorders 5 61-65
Nursing management of the child with traumatic injuries: General
principles of managing Pediatric trauma Head injury, abdominal 5 66-70
injury, poisoning, foreign Body obstruction, burns- & Bites
Child with oncological disorders: Solid tumors of childhood,
Nephroblastoma, Neuro blastoma, Hodgkin's/Non Hodgkin's
Lymphoma, Hepatoblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma Management of 5 71-75
stomas, catheters and tubes Management of wounds and
drainages
Intensive care for pediatric clients
Resuscitation, stabilization & monitoring of pediatric Patients 2 76-77
o Anatomical & physiological basis of critical illness in infancy
2 78-79
and childhood
IV
10 o Care of child requiring long-term ventilation 1 80
Nutritional needs of critically ill child 1 81
Legal and ethical issues in pediatric intensive care 2 82-83
Intensive care procedures, equipment and techniques 1 84
Documentation 1 85
High Risk Newborn
Concept, goals, assessment, principles .Nursing
V 20 management of
• Post-mature infant and baby of diabetic and substance use 1 86
mothers.
 • Respiratory conditions, Asphyxia neonatorum, neonatal
Apnoea, meconium aspiration syndrome, pneumo 2 87-88
thorax,pneumo mediastinum
• Icterus neonatorum 1 89
• Birth injuries. 1 90
• Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy 1 91
• Congenital anomalies. 2 92-93
• Neonatal seizures 1 94
• Neonatal hypocalcaemia, hypoglycemia,
1 95
• hypomagnesaemia.
• Neonatal heart diseases. 2 96-97
• Neonatal hemolytic diseases 1 98
• Neonatal infections, neonatal sepsis, opthalmia 2 99-100
Neonatorum, cogenital syphilis, HIV/AIDS 2 101-102
• Advanced neonatal procedures.
1 103
• Calculation of fluid requirements.
• Hematological conditions – erythroblastosis
1 104
fetalis,hemorrhagic disorder in the newborn
• Organization of neonatal care, services(Levels), transport,
neonatal intensive care unit, organization and management 1 105
of nursing services in NICU
Developmental disturbances and implications for nursing
o Adjustment reaction to school, 1 106
o Learning disabilities 2 107-108
VI 10 o Habit disorders, speech disorders, 2 109-110
o Conduct disorders, 2 111-112
o Early infantile autism, Attention deficit hyperactive 2 113-114
Disorders (ADHD), depression and childhood schizophrenia. 1 115
Challenged child and implications for nursing
Physically challenged, causes, features, early detection
3 116-118
VII &management
10 o Cerebral palsied child, 2 119-120
o Mentally challenged child. 2 121-122
Training & rehabilitation of challenged children 3 123-125
Crisis and nursing intervention
2 126-127
o The hospitalized child,
VIII
5
o Terminal illness & death during childhood 2 128-129

o Nursing intervention-counseling 1 130

 Drugs used in Pediatrics
o Criteria for dose calculation 1 131
IX 5 o Administration of drugs, oxygen and blood 2 132-133
o Drug interactions 1 134
Adverse effects and their management 1 135
Administration and management of pediatric care unit
o Design & layout 2 136-137
o Staffing, 2 138-139
x 10 o Equipment, supplies, 2 140-141
o Norms, policies and protocols 2 142-143
Practice standards for pediatric care unit 1 144
o Documentation 1 145
Education and training in Pediatric care
o Staff orientation, training and development, 2 146-147
XI 5
o In-service education program, 2 148-149
o Clinical teaching programs. 1 150

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Journals:
1 Pediatric Today.

EVALUATION

Sr. no Internal assessment (Theory) Max Marks

Periodical Exams-2
1 Mid-term 50
2 Pre-final 75
3 Seminar-1 50
4 Review of article from journal-1 50
TOTAL 225
For Internal assessment marks 225 to be converted out of 25
Internal assessment (Practical):

Sr. no Assignments Marks

1 Mid-term 50
2 Pre-final 100
100
3 Case presentation (2 x 50)
100
4 Case study (2 x 50)
50
5 NICU Report
50
6 Nursing care plan (2 x 25)
25
7 Health Talk
50
8 Project
25
9 Drug book
Clinical evaluation (3 x 100) 300
10
(Medical, Surgical, NICU)
850
TOTAL

For Internal assessment marks 850 to be converted out of 100