Nursing Strategies: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence

This course examines theoretical concepts, research evidence, and learning models related to growth and developmental patterns experienced by children and adolescents, as well as their application to primary care settings. Interventions by advanced practice nurses that promote optimal health and well-being are applied to commonly encountered issues of growth and development throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Social, political, cultural, and legal-ethical issues that influence growth and development and health care are explored. A clinical component allows the student to apply theoretical foundations inclinical settings.