Curricular Unit:			Code:
Health Nursing of Children and Young People I			852ESJ1
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Nursing	4 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Know the evolution of child care and significant improvements in health with the advancement of medical sciences and a new look at "being a child";Identify health indicators in Pediatrics and decisive factors for its positive evolution;Identify the stages of child growth and development according to expected age patterns and warning signs at the physical, cognitive and sensory motor levels; Learning to communicate with the Child Youth Family appropriate to the age and culture; Recognize nursing interventions that maximize the adaptation and recovery of the Child / Youth / Family in situations of illness and hospitalization, such as acute and chronic illness and disability; Value anticipatory care in the promotion and prevention of health in partnership with the family and community; Recognize the partnership with the Child Youth Parents in the Care process, enhancing their autonomy. Knowing the Rights of the Child and the Charter of the Hospitalized Child. To value the parental role.
Syllabus:
Child / Youth in society; Evolution of care; Health indicators in pediatrics; Protective legislation for children and adolescents. Partnership model of care; Child at Risk or Neglected; Admission and discharge of the child; Parenthood; Child Growth and Development, influencing factors; Family and environmental importance in the development of socialization and security; The Adolescents; Accidents prevention; Most common health problems and nursing interventions in the neonatal period and early childhood; Food in the 1st year of life; Nursing interventions in the most common diseases in Children and Youth; Pain in Children and Youth; Non-pharmacological strategies for managing pain; Acute disease conditions in children; A child with special care needs; Rare diseases; Nursing care to children / Youth and Family; Preparation and therapy delivery in Pediatrics. Aspects of Child Health Physicians.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus contents were elaborated to meet the objectives outlined and to enable the students to take care of the child / Youth in partnership with the family, in any context that is found and to promote the best possible state of health. It is intended that the students recognize the specificity of the Child / Youth care considering Child up to 18 years. The student should relate the positive evolution of pediatric care to the improvement of child health indicators, the publication of legislation that favors the rights of the Child and the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of families and the community. The student should know and value anticipatory care in health promotion and disease prevention, the appreciation of significant parents / persons as the main caregivers, and their fundamental role in preserving the safety and well-being of the child and family and In maximizing the potential for growth and development of the child.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The assessment is ongoing. The methods will be the expositive and interrogative in the classroom. It will be advised to read fundamental works in Pediatric Nursing, and referenced the programs of the DGS in the area of Children's Health, the National Vaccination Program, the National Child and Youth Health Program, the Practical Guide for Approach, Diagnosis and Intervention in Maus- Treatment, among others. In the practical part, some specific procedures in Pediatric Nursing will be addressed. The summative evaluation will be done through two tests of frequency and by examination tests. In the evaluation by frequency, each test will have a weight of 50% in the final classification. The assessment by frequency and the evaluation by exam will take the form of written tests, except for the exams of recourse and / or improvement that may still have the oral form, according to the evaluation regime in force. The student will be approved with the minimum classification of 10 values.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
There should be an effective articulation between objectives, content and methodology so that the student can succeed in the uc.With the demonstrative methodology is intended to provide students with the basic knowledge of the discipline and with the interrogative method students are helped to seek answers to questions On the themes under study, with the constant support of the teacher. The strategies have to adapt to the diverse styles of learning of the students and used in function of the available resources. Being the central student in the process and privileged actor of his learning, methodologies are proposed that allow the acquisition of the conceptual tools and the development of the capacities of intellectual curiosity, objectivity, methodical doubt, critical analysis, decision making and evaluation. Success in the curricular unit is achieved in a superior way if the student does a thorough study of the various contents of the program in his own hours of work.
Reading:
Apóstolo,J.M.A.2014.Modelo Touchpoints e Boa Prática em Cuidados neonatais.htpp://fundaçãobgcp. bgp.com/publicacoes-fundacao-bg. Badinter, Elisabeth, O Amor Incerto – História do amor maternal do século XVII ao século XX Lisboa,2006. Brazelton, T.B. & Greenspan S. I. A criança e o seu mundo. Lisboa,2002. Maus tratos em Crianças e Jovens Guia Prático de Abordagem, diagnóstico e intervenção para Crianças e Jovens em risco DGS,2011. Programa Nacional Saúde Infantil e Juvenil DGS,2013. A Dor 5º Sinal Vital. Circular Normativa nº 9/DGCG de 14/06/2003; DGS,2010,Orientações técnicas sobre avaliação da dor nas crianças. Wong Manual Clínico de Enfermagem Pediátrica, David Wilson, MS, RNC Marilyn J. Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN,Loures: Lusociência. Ordem dos Enfermeiros 2015 Guias orientadores de Boa Prática em Enfermagem Saúde Infantil e Pediátrica; Unicef - Recomendações para a prevenção dos acidentes com crianças.Urgência Pediátrica do Porto, Orientações Clínicas. Ed. ARS-Norte, 2014