Dear Students,

I want to welcome each of you to Care of the Child and Family Nursing 497 and Nationwide Children's Hospital. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you. CLASS IS TBA AT 8AM-12 Noon M,TH, FRI.

I have been a nurse many years. I worked and taught in most areas except psych nursing- which is in all areas as you know. My beginning was in medical surgical nursing -ICU nursing. I did not have an interest in pediatric nursing until later in my career. One great thing about our profession -- you can always change! One goal as coordinator of N497 is that you all have a positive experience learning to approach and care for children. Even though the data shows only about 20% of you enter pediatric nursing, I hope you all learn information that will assist you in your career and personal life.

All of the clinical faculty are experienced pediatric nurses employed by Nationwide Children's Hospital. We are all here to assist you and guide you as needed. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you. Once again, welcome!

Sincerely,

Hannah O'Handley RN, MSN, CPNP

Assistant Professor

Coordinator, Nursing 407

hohandley@mccn.edu

614 234 3874

Office CLE 0106

Course Overview

Course Number and Name: N 407 Caring for the Child and Family

Prerequisites: Senior level

Course Description: This is a traditional in class nursing course. The student applies knowledge and the nursing process in caring for the pediatric population in a variety of settings. This course focuses on children's health issues within the context of family dynamics.

Purpose of the Course: The main purpose of N497 is to allow the student to develop confidence and expertise in approaching and caring for the Child and Family. Although the student will experience a variety of settings, the main purpose is for the student to gain expertise in caring for the acutely ill child in the hospital setting.

Course Objectives:

In the care of pediatric populations, the student will be able to:

Practice caring behaviors in the community and acute care settings.
Synthesize the knowledge and research findings of the physical, social, and biological sciences and the humanities.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to design, provide, coordinate, and evaluate health care in a variety of settings.
Employ critical thinking to maximize health outcomes.
Select environmental modifications to promote health.
Demonstrate clinical competence while implementing the nursing process.
Incorporate professional nursing behaviors.
Implement teaching-learning and service learning to address holistic needs.
Assess the ethical/legal/political considerations influencing care.

Units of Study:

Healthy People 2020
Goals and objectives for pediatric populations
Disparity in health care
Health promotion and disease prevention
Overview of theoretical concepts of family-centered care:
Cultural Influences
Nurses Role in Care of the Ill and Injured Child:
Hospital and Community Settings
Growth and Development
Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
Pediatric Assessment
Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child
Nursing Consideration for the Child in the Community.
Pediatric Issues in Care of the Child
Societal and Environmental Influences on the Child: Child Abuse
The child with a Life Threatening Illness or Injury
Nursing Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition
End of Life Care and Bereavement
Pain Assessment and Management
Alteration in Mental Health Function
Alterations in Child Health Patterns
Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-base Balance, Immune function, Communicable Disease, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Hematological, Cellular, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Eye Ear, Nose, and Throat Function, Skin Integrity

Minimal technical skills are accomplished by successful completion of the Online Student Orientation Modules prior to starting the curriculum courses. Skills include: using the learning management system (MyMCCN | Canvas), using email and attachment, creating and submitting files, copying and pasting, using presentation and graphics programs, using e-portfolio program.

Other Pages in this Course

Below is a description of the pages in this course. You may access them by clicking on the titles in the vertical navigation bar to the left of the screen.

Home: Welcome to the Course

On this page you will find a Welcome Message from Your Instructor; Instructor Information, including a brief instructor bio; contact information for your instructor along with best contact method, and your instructor’s timeline for return communication with you.

Modules - Begin working in/ attending the course here

These are also called “Learning Modules.” They are considered the virtual classroom. The module pages contain the content of the course organized by themes. Typically, there will be one module per week, but there may be occasional modules that span over a couple of weeks because of the quantity of information in those themes. The content will be provided in various methods: readings, PowerPoint presentations, Voice over PowerPoint presentations, hyperlinks to websites and videos, etc.

Announcements

This page is arranged in a blog format with each announcement as a blog entry date and time stamped. Students will find the most up-to-date announcements/news in the course on this page.

Chat (use as you need)

This page contains a list of all students and faculty in the course. There is a place for general discussion board questions open to all members of the course. A synchronous or real-time chat room, similar to instant messaging, is located here to communicate with other members of the course who are logged into the course at the same time as you. Chat Overview (video - length 1:58 minutes)

Communicate with Your Instructor

Within Canvas, you may communicate via email inside the course. Click on the Inbox link in the top right hand portion of your screen in the wine colored bar. Click on the Inbox link in the global navigation on the left to view your Canvas Inbox.

Assignments (use in conjunction with your syllabus, course calendar and module instructions to provide directions for assignments)

This page contains a list of all assigned work for the course, including discussion board posts, along with corresponding due dates. It also may contain further instructions and files needed to complete each assignment.

Grades

This page contains a list of all assignments in the course, including discussion board posts. Once the instructor has graded the assignment and entered the points, both the points and letter grade will appear next to the corresponding assignment.

Discussions

Also known as "Discussion Boards" are asynchronous conversations about course content. They located under "Discussions" and are labeled for each corresponding learning module. Linked below are some tutorials to help you learn how to use Discussions in MyMCCN | canvas.

Help > Student Resources > Online Learning Resources (additional resources to read if you need them)

On this One-stop Information page you will find many tutorials and links to help online students. The topics include: How to Obtain Accommodation for a Documented Learning Disability, Orientation Tutorials, Writing Skills, Computer Help, Netiquette (appropriate communication online), Library Assistance, Academic Support Services, Student Resources and Program Documents. You will also find links to online tools and plug-ins (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash, Java, etc.) The HELP (aka ? icon) link is located in the lower left corner of your screen.

Technical Support

Click here to view the minimum computer requirements for navigating the Learning Management Systems, CARMELink and MyMCCN|Canvas. Also, you will need regular access to a computer with an Internet connection.