NURS 3900 - Pediatric Nursing

5 cr. 9 hr. Day course offered every Semester.

This course teaches the theoretical base and clinical experience in caring for infants, children and adolescents. The focus is the major and most common disorders of infants, children and adolescents. The nursing process is the basis for providing care in a variety of settings. Health promotion aspects of preventing or alleviating health problems are addressed Clinical experience occurs in acute care agencies.

Prerequisite(s): PSY 1200 , NURS 2300 , NURS 2600 , and NURS 2900 , BIOL 1650 and BIOL 2700 .