learning Objectives - Demonstrate skills in providing comprehensive nursing care to children with various disorders & diseases
Hours - 15
Teaching and Learning Activities - Lecture cum discussions Presentation Clinical teaching, Simulation, Videos, Visit to Blind, Deat & dumb school & rehabilitation centre
Assessment Methods - Short answers Objective type Essay type
Content of the chapter
Etiology, signs and symptoms,
complications, prevention, medical,
surgical &nursing management of :
a) Renal System
– Nephrotic Syndrome
– Acute Glomerulonephritis
– ARF & CRF
b) Resp. System
– URI and LRI
– Asthma, Pneumonia
c) GI System
– Intestinal obstruction
(Mechanical)
– Hirschsprung’s disease
– Malabsorption Syndrome
– Inflammatory conditions
– appendicitis, Meckel’s
divertculum, ulcerative colitis
– Worm infestation
d) CVS System
– Rheumatic fever
– CCF
– Infective endocarditis
e) Hematological System
– Anemia
– Leukemia,
– Thalassemia
– Hemophilia
– Sickle cell anemia
– Thrombocytopenic purpura
f) Neurological System
– Meningitis
– Encephalitis
– Convulsive disorders
– Cranio-cerebral trauma
g) Endocrine
– Pituitary disorders
– Hypo & Hyperthyroidism
– Juvenile Diabetes
– Adrenal disorders
h) Developmental problem
– Handicapped children
– Mental Retardation
– Dyslexia
– Hearing & Vision impairment
i) Others:
– Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
– Burns
j) Problems with locomotion:
– Poliomyelitis
– Osteomyelitis
– Kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis
– Fractures
k) Pre and post operative care of
children undergoing surgery