Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits5.5PrerequisiteNURS210 - Fundamentals of Nursing Or equivalent AND Prerequisite NURS205 - Drug Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students AND Prerequisite NURS211 - Developing Competency in Nursing Practice (A) Or equivalent AND Prerequisite NURS212 - Pharmacology for Nurses AND Co-Requisite NURS241 - Competency in Nursing Practice (B) AND Prerequisite PSYCH126 - Child Development OR Prerequisite PSYCH128 - Life Span Development AND Prerequisite � Admission to the Nursing program AND Advisory � This course is for a special category of student, for example: a transfer student, or a foreign trained nurse who is required by the BRN to take pediatric nursing. Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThis course places emphasis on the nurse's role in helping families to be healthy. Content includes growth and development levels, teaching, communication, as well as common health problems seen in children. Cultural variation is integrated throughout. This course provides an opportunity for the student to develop clinical skills related to hospitalized children and experience pediatric settings with a focus on teaching and health promotion within the family. 