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course plan

1. COURSE PLAN
ON
CHILD HEALTH NURSING
ANM I YEAR 2024-2025

2. Course plan
Programme: ANM I Year
Theory- 75 hours
Demonstration- 110 hours
Total- 170 hours
Course Description:-
This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of Pediatric Nursing. It will help students
to develop advanced skills for nursing intervention in various pediatric medical and surgical conditions. It will enable the student to function as
pediatric nurse practitioner/specialist. It will further enable the student to function as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Paediatric
nursing.
General Objective:
Upon completion of this course, the students shall able to:
1.Assess the growth and development of a child at difference ages.
2.Describe nutritional needs of difference age groups of children
3.Provide care to sick children during their common illness
4.Describe school health programme
5.Describe rights of the children
6.Educate mothers and family members as per need of their children

3. Unit Learning
Objectives
Contents
Hours
Theory
/ demo
Method of
teaching
AV-
aids
Assessment
Method
I Assess the
growth and
development of
children and
needs of child
and common
accidents in
children and
protection
Growth and Development
Introduction to growth and
development
Factors affecting growth and
development
Growth and development in infant and
children assessment
Physical and psychological and social
development of children
Monitoring and recording of growth
and development of infants and
children
Care of infants and children Play,
hygiene, emotional needs, training for
bowel and
urination
Accidents: Causes precautions and
20 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board &
LCD
Assignment
Test

4. prevention
Congenital anomalies
II Explain
importance of
breast feeding
and management
of children with
nutritional
problems
Nutrition of Infants and Children
Exclusive breast feeding
Nutritional requirements
Complementary feeding
Problems of feeding
Breast feeding counselling
Infant feeding and HIV
Baby friendly hospital initiative
10 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board,
LCD,
Models
Return
demonstration
Test
Assignment
IIIDescribe the
rights if children
and prevention
of child labor
Children's Rights
Convention of rights of the child
Prevention of child labor
Abuse and legal protection
Special care of girl child
Female infanticide
5 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board,
LCD,
Models
Return
demonstration
Test
Assignment
IV Provide nursing
care to critically
ill children
Care of the Sick Child
Common child hood disorders
Signs, Symptoms and management
Vaccine for Preventable diseases
4 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board,
LCD,
Models
Return
demonstration
Test
Assignment

5. Acute Respiratory infections
Diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation
Tonsillitis and mumps
Ear infections
Worm infection
Accidents and injuries
Skin infection
Fever-Malaria, Measles
IMNCI Strategy
V Identify the
signs and
symptoms of
common
childhood
disorder and
prevention of
illness
Care of School Children
School health objectives, problems
and programmes
Environment of school
Assessment of General Health of
School Children
Dental and eye problems
Nutritional deficiencies
School health education for children
Need based sharing of health
information with teachers, parents,
15 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board,
LCD,
Models
Return
demonstration
Test
Assignment

6. children
Records and reports
VI Discuss the
problems and
various changes
in the adolecents
Care of Adolescents
Physical growth during adolescence
Emotional and behavioral changes, in
girls and boys
Special needs of adolescents
MEROLD GRA
Sex education for Adolescents
Counselling
5 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board,
LCD,
Models
Return
demonstration
Test
Assignment
VIIDiscuss the
problems and
management and
needs of care of
adolescents girls
Care of Adolescent Girls
Menstruation and menstrual hygiene
Special nutritional needs
Early marriage and its effects
Adolescent girls pregnancy and
abortion
Preparing for family life - Premarital
life
Role of ANM / Female Health
Workers
15 Lecture cum
discussion
Black
board,
LCD,
Models
Return
demonstration
Test
Assignment

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Anupama sushmitha, “essentials of pediatric nursing” first edition Frontline publications.
Gadda sobha Krishna “ A text book of child health nursing” 2017 edition vijayam publication
Redding And Maelow Text book of Pediatric Nursing,Elsevier publication.
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