Placement– Second year

Time – 70 hour
Course Description:-
This course is designed to help students develop and understanding of the concept of child health, the trends in
child care and the health problems of children. This shall enable the students to meet the needs of the children,
in health and sickness.
General Objective:-
Upon completion of this course, the students shall able to:

  1. Explain the concept of child health, the principles underlying child care trends in pediatric nursing.
  2. Describe normal growth and development of children, so as to recognize deviations for normal health
    and care of healthy children
  3. Demonstration skill in meeting the needs of the sick infants and children based on the IMNCI guidelines
    of GoI