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C NURSING 3
rd
YEAR
DIANA COLLEGE OF NURSING UNIT PLAN SUBJECT PLACEMENT TEACHING METHODS TEACHING AIDS THEORY HRS PRACTICAL HRS : Child health nursing . : Third year B.Sc nursing : Lecture cum discussion, demonstration : Chalk board, chart, OHP, films. : 90 hours : 270hrs
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
: This unit is designed for developing an understanding of the modern approach to child care ,identification,prevention and nursing management of common health
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
To describe the nursing care of a normal newborn. To provide nursing care to a low birth weight baby. To perform neonatal resuscitation. To identify and manage common congenital malformation. To explain the organization of a neonatal unit. To discuss kangaroo mother care . To recognize and manage common neonatal disorders.
UNIT
CONTENT
Nursing care of neonate Nursing care of normal newborn/essential newborn care. Immediate care Routine newborn care Evaluation of the newborn Assessment of gestation Initial physical examination Neonatal reflexes. Maintenance of temperature Principles of infection control. Neonatal resuscitation
METHODS OF TEACHING
Lecture cum discussion Demonstration. Practice session. Clinical practice. Assessment of skills with checklist.
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Asking questions
Principles of successful resuscitation. Initial steps of resuscitation. Assessment after initial steps. Bag and mask ventilation. Chest compression Endotracheal intubation Apgar score
Nursing management of low birth weight baby. Low birth weight infants. Preterm infants. Small for gestational age infants Causes Clinical features Management of low birth weight infants Managing LBW babies at home. Hospital care of LBW infants.
Nursing management of common neonatal disorders. Refusal to feed and lethargy. Excessive crying Transient fever of newborn Diarrhoea Vomiting Umbilical discharge Skin boils Eye discharge Neonatal septicaemia Apnea Newborn with jaundice Abnormal movements Bleeding newborn Birth injuries Infant of diabetic mother Organization of neonatal unit.
Cleft lip Cleft palate Congenital talipes equinovarus Congenital dislocation of hip ,neural tube defects Cardiac septal defects Pyloric stenosis.
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Meharban singh CARE OF THE NEWBORN6TH edition ,2004,sagar publication,newdelhi. Pillitteri MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING5TH edition ,2007,Lippincott,newyork. Wongs NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN7TH edition ,2003,mosby publishers,china.