Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Credit Hours: Min: 5; Max:
Description: This course is designed to focus on children as unique individuals with different capacities and vulnerabilities according to developmental level and health status. Children have the potential for a variety of responses in health and illness situations. Children's abilities to respond to changes in health status are examined within the context of their environment with an emphasis on the family. Nursing interventions that promote, maintain, or restore health and optimal functioning are explored in relation to the children and their families. Clinical experiences focus on care of children and families in a variety of health care settings.