STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Apply concepts of safe, quality, evidence based, patient centered nursing care to diverse patient populations across the lifespan

    within the standards of practice that are specific to the registered nurse role.

 2. Demonstrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and safe, effective application of the nursing process while caring for patients

    across the healthcare continuum.

 3. Demonstrate understanding of the professional, legal and ethical knowledge needed to care for patients within the scope of

    practice of the registered nurse.

 4. Demonstrate leadership and knowledge of roles among the interdisciplinary healthcare team while caring for patients

    across the healthcare continuum.

 5. Apply maternal/child and pediatric concepts to safe, quality, evidence-based, family centered-centered nursing care to diverse patient populations.

 6. Demonstrate critical thinking and clinical reasoning to make patient-centered care decisions when caring for childbearing families and children.

 7. Relate quality measures to improved patient care for childbearing families and children.

 8. Contribute to collaborative relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team in the maternal/child and pediatric healthcare settings.

 9. Use information management principles, techniques, and systems, and patient care technology to communicate, manage knowledge,

    mitigate error, and support decision-making.

 10. Demonstrate use of leadership principles caring for stable and complex maternal/child and pediatric patients.

 11. Apply professional, legal, and ethical guidelines when caring for stable and complex maternal/child and pediatric patients.

 12. Demonstrate a culture of caring when providing holistic, compassionate, culturally-competent care to stable and

    complex maternal/child and pediatric patients.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.  Transition into the Role of the Registered Nurse

     A. The multiple roles of the RN

     B. The Nurse Practice Act

     C. ANA Standards of Practice

     D. Ethical knowledge related to the RN role

     E. Legal knowledge related to the RN Role

 II.  Safe and Effective Care Environment

     A. The RN role in the Application of the Nursing Process

     B. Teaching and Learning

     C. Coordinated Care

 III.  Application of key concepts to maternal-child nursing practice

     A. Family Centered Care

     B. Quality/Safety Measures

     C. Critical thinking/Clinical Reasoning

     D. Collaborative Relationships

     E. Information Technology

     F. Advocacy

     G. Culture of Caring

     H. Cultural/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices

 IV.  Care of the Complex Obstetric and Neonatal Patient

     A. Common Complications Seen in the Antenatal Period

             1. Hemorrhagic Conditions of Pregnancy

             2. Hyperemesis

             3. Hypertension

             4. Maternal Fetal Blood Incompatibility

             5. Diabetes

             6. Infections in Pregnancy

     B. Common Complications Seen in the Intrapartum Period

             1. Dysfunctional Labor

             2. PROM

             3. Preterm Labor

             4. Prolonged Pregnancy

             5. Intrapartum Emergencies

     C. Common Complications Seen in the Postpartum Period

             1. Hemorrhage and Shock

             2. Subinvolution of the Uterus

             3. Thromboembolic Disorders

             4. Puerperal Infection

             5. Affective Disorders

      D. Common Complications seen in the Neonate

             1. Complications Related to Gestational Age

             2. Acquired Conditions

             3. Congenital Conditions

 V.  Care of the Complex Pediatric Patient

      A.Care of the child with alterations in Respiratory function (RSV, asthma, croup, cystic

                 fibrosis)

      B.Care of the child with alterations in Cardiac function (congenital anomalies, heart failure)

      C.Care of the child with alterations in Gentiurinary/Renal function (UTI, nephrotic syndrome,

                  Wilms tumor)

      D.Care of the child with alterations in Gastrointestional function (pyloric stenosis,

                 Hirschsprung’s disease, celiac disease, intussusception)

      E.Care of the child with alteration in Metabolic /Endocrine function (fluid & electrolyte, fever, diabetes, hypothyroid)

      F.Care of the child with alterations in Neurologic function (cerebral palsy, neural tube defects, meningitis)

      G.Care of the child with alteration in Musculoskeletal function (muscular dystrophy, trauma. congenital concerns)

      H.Care of the child with alterations in Hematological/immune function (anemias, hemophilia, immunodeficiencies)

      I.Care of the child with Infectious Diseases (viral, bacterial, vectored)

      J.Care of the child with alterations in Integumentary function (burns, infections, trauma)

      K.Care of the child with Cancer (brain, osteosarcoma, leukemia, symptom management)