NG 606 - Advanced Child and Adolescent Health Nursing

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This didactic and clinical course focuses on health promotion, nutrition, disease prevention, and compassionate patient-centered nursing care in children and their families. Students utilize critical thinking, communication skills, and application of knowledge and technical skills when planning and implementing care for children and families. Specific components include growth and development, policy, ethical, legal and diversity issues. During the clinical segment, the student uses critical thinking and evidence-based practice in providing quality comprehensive client care along the continuum of care. Prerequisite(s): NG 504, NG 545/L Corequisite(s): NG 606C