Welcome to Pediatrics!!

Syllabus Review

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Our response time Email on the weekends

Course Activities Mixture of activities Lecture, Case Studies, Homework, Class

DiscussionCourse Grade

Exams Midterm Assignments Final

Exam policy One make up, NOT for final

Must call BEFORE exam May review exams for 1 week after exam There will not be an in class review due to time

constraints

Must sign back page of syllabus and submit at end of class. It will become part of student file

Text Books

Assignments

In class case studiesHomework assignmentsIn class assignmentsResearch ArticleAll assignments must be turned in on time

NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED

Teaching Style

Team teaching We will both be active in lecture and clinic Can come to either of us for questions

Variety of classroom activities Lecture Case studies Podcasts Concept maps A lot of hands on learning versus straight lecture It will be different!! But give it a chance and let us guide

you through the process. Reaching all learning styles

Rationale Behind Teaching Methods Research has shown that Adult learners prefer

experiential learning and self directed learning What is self directed learning?

Self-directed learning has been described as "a process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others," to diagnose their learning needs, formulate learning goals, identify resources for learning, select and implement learning strategies, and evaluate learning outcomes (Knowles 1975).

According to Knowles, “Learning is more meaningful and purposeful, with greater motivation resulting in longer retention”

Lunyk-Child (2001) “found that students undergo a transformation that begins with negative feelings but ends with confidence and skills in self-direction and during this transformation it is the responsibility of teachers to provide student support” It is our job to teach you how to learn this way

and to help you along the way. We are here to HELP!!

“Nurses need to be able to manage and monitor their own learning. This means that professional nurses engaged in continuous learning should have the ability to be self directed. The use of problem based learning as an instructional methodology in undergraduate nursing curricula has been identified as one way to facilitate the development of nursing students’ abilities to become self directed in learning” (Williams,B. 2001).

Study Tips

Different types of questions Analyze Apply Integrate Questions will not be recall questions

Study differently Reading is not enough Practice applying new information Integrate growth and development into scenarios Case studies

Practice Questions

The most appropriate nursing intervention when caring for an infant with an upper respiratory infection an elevated temperature would be to: Give tepid baths to reduce the fever Encourage food intake to maintain caloric needs. Have child wear heavy clothing to prevent chilling. Give small amounts of favorite fluids frequently to

prevent dehydration.

Although a 14-month old girl recently received a shock from an electrical outlet, her parents find her about to place a paper clip in another outlet. They discuss this with you as they are frustrated about how to handle these kind of situations. You should advise them that:

Her cognitive level must be delayed. This is typical behavior because toddlers are not well

developed. This is typical behavior because at this age, there is an

inability to transfer past experiences to new situations. This is not typical behavior because toddlers should know

better than to repeat an act that caused them pain.

A 5-1/2 month-old infant is admitted to the hospital with a fever and a history of vomiting for 48 hours. In view of this infant’s responses, the assessment by the nurse that would initially influence the child’s care is: Inspecting the baby’s skin for poor turgor Determining the baby’s vital signs and weight Checking the baby’s neurologic status and urinary

output Asking the mother whether the baby is breast- fed or

bottle-fed

How to Access Library Page for Article

Go to BC homepage.Click on student services tab at top of

screenScroll down to Library and click on itBakersfield College – Library

Once you are on web page look under Find An Article Click on EBSCOhost This will direct you to a screen asking for your

student ID number Do not enter the @ sign before number

Scroll down and we recommend using ERIC or Medline or you can check both Scroll down to bottom of page and click

continue

ERIC search engine will openType in your area of interest in top line

Example: Pediatrics Then click on TX All Text in the box next to

PediatricsUnder Search Options

Check box that says Full Text Pick publication date this falls within the last 5

years

Under Journal or Document select JournalUnder Journal & Citation Subset select

NursingUnder Publication Type select one of the

Research categoriesHit Search at bottom of screen