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Course Descriptions

NUR340
Pediatric Nursing
Nursing care of healthy children and adolescents as well as those exhibiting common health problems will be explored. Concepts related to growth and development as well as the physiology utilized to identify norms and deviations in the health status of children and adolescents will be incorporated in course content. Age appropriate communication skills, evidence-based nursing strategies, and critical thinking skills for professional interaction with children of different ages in a variety of clinical settings are integrated into the classroom and clinical components. 4 Credits (2 Lecture - 6 Lab) Prerequisite(s): NUR211 and NUR212 and NUR352.