Learning objectives
In General Pediatrics, the student should acquire the knowledge of the following:
• Physical and functional features of the newborn
• Somatic and neuropsychiatric development of the child
• Modes and steps of feeding in newborn/ infant/children and adolescents
• Main neonatal and childhood diseases
• Therapeutic approach in neonatal respiratory distress, dehydration and fever.
• Immune prophylaxis of infectious diseases.
The student must be able to define the development psychology and its own processes
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
-Growth and puberty development
-Allergic diseases
-Immunedeficiency
- Diseases of upper, middle , low airways
- Urinary tract infections
- Neonatal diseases
- Meningoencephalitis
- Fever seizures
- Headache
- Gastroenteritis
- Celiac disease
- Infantile colic
- Fever
- Vaccinations and related diseases
- Exanthematic deseases in childhood
- Nutrition
- Type 1 diabetes
- The main neoplasms in pediatric age.
- Syncope
-Congenital and acquired cardiopathies
- Psychological development in early childhood: from 0 to 2 years; In preschool age: 3 to 6 years, in school age: 7 to 10 years and in pre-adolescence
- Pain in pediatrics: pain-related factors, assessment scales, treatment details, non-pharmacological techniques.
- Dosages and way of administration in pediatrics.
- Transfusions: physiology, legislation, component and emo control, and their management.
- Pediatric structure (logistics and legislation), worker / child relationship, operator / parent, defense mechanisms, and management of hospitalization.
- The newborn: the healthy newborn, psychomotor development,weaning, lactation, Apgar index, dietary patterns.
- Neonatal screenings.
- Breathing: physiology, nursing care to major pediatric diseases and their treatment.
- Dehydration: Symptoms and Treatment.
Full programme
-Growth and puberty development
-Allergic diseases
-Immunedeficiency
- Diseases of upper, middle , low airways
- Urinary tract infections
- Neonatal diseases
- Meningoencephalitis
- Fever seizures
- Headache
- Gastroenteritis
- Celiac disease
- Infantile colic
- Fever
- Vaccinations and related diseases
- Exanthematic deseases in childhood
- Nutrition
- Type 1 diabetes
- The main neoplasms in pediatric age.
- Syncope
-Congenital and acquired cardiopathies
- Psychological development in early childhood: from 0 to 2 years; In preschool age: 3 to 6 years, in school age: 7 to 10 years and in pre-adolescence
- Pain in pediatrics: pain-related factors, assessment scales, treatment details, non-pharmacological techniques.
- Dosages and way of administration in pediatrics.
- Transfusions: physiology, legislation, component and emo control, and their management.
- Pediatric structure (logistics and legislation), worker / child relationship, operator / parent, defense mechanisms, and management of hospitalization.
- The newborn: the healthy newborn, psychomotor development,weaning, lactation, Apgar index, dietary patterns.
- Neonatal screenings.
- Breathing: physiology, nursing care to major pediatric diseases and their treatment.
- Dehydration: Symptoms and Treatment.
Bibliography
P.Badon, S.Cesaro, Manuale di Nursing Pediatrico. CEA.
Castello M, Duse M. Manuale di Pediatria. Piccin editore.
Teaching methods
Oral lessons with use of slides.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination with publication of the results and the possibility of refusing the vote in 1 week. Then oral examination.
The score is from 0 to 30
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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