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The pediatric nursing, historical development.
The pediatric nurse profiles and skills.

Ethical and legal references
The cards of the rights of children in hospital (AOPI / ABIO)
Ethical dilemmas in caregiving and informed consent of the child

Structural and functional characteristics and peculiarities of pediatric unit.
Hospitalization of the child: the acceptance, visits, safety measures, discharge.
Psychological and behavioral aspects of the child in the experiences of illness, defense mechanisms, self-concept and body image; supportive care to traditional medicine (clowtherapy, pet therapy etc.), the game and the hospital school.
Family-Centered Care.

The child and the pain
The methods of measurement, scales mono and multi-dimensional
The non-pharmacological management.

The healthy newborn / infant pathological:
Assigning Apgar scores;
The neonatal resuscitation;

Cure the healthy newborn:
detection of anthropometric parameters
hygiene and care of the newborn's umbilical stump
identification of the infant,
the mother-child relationship,
execution of neonatal screening;
monitoring of newborns at risk: hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia
hyperbilirubinemia treatment and phototherapy
health education to new parents in preparation for discharge
the prevention of SIDS

The Care of the newborn

The process of care in pediatrics:
Nutrition and metabolism: nutrition and growth.
Activities and exercise: mobility and personal hygiene (daily care of the child, mother education on prevention and environmental safety, the risk of falls.

The adolescent patient: (self-study)
Adolescents and disease
Eating disorders
Risk of addiction (smoking, alcohol)

Pediatric emergencies
Elements of PBLSD and unblocking airways.

Drug therapy
Techniques and peculiarities in children.
Dose calculation.

The child with fever - presentation of a clinical case