Course Details

1. Describe the developmental of infancy and childhood.
2. List the general principles of immunization and types of vaccinations.
3. List the normal psychosocial needs of hospitalized infants and children.
4. Explain the ways of facing and helping ill-treated (assaulted) children as well as the ways of providing the best care for the welfare of children with special needs.
5. Estimate, analyze and evaluate the needs of children in order to plan and apply the appropriate nursing care to children with cancer and leukemia, with problems of hydration, nutrition, infections, lung, cardiovascular and urological problems.
6. Estimate, analyze and evaluate the needs of children in order to plan and apply the appropriate nursing care to children with cancer and leukemia, with problems of hydration, nutrition, infections, lung, cardiovascular and urological problems.
7. Describe the genetic diversity and environmental factors which create genetic abnormalities.
8. Evaluate the special problems of the families of children who suffer from chronic illnesses.

• M. Panou, Pediatric Nursing. 3rd Edition, Athens: Beta Medical Editions, 2000

• M. Winkelstein, N. Kline, D. Wilson, Nursing Care of Infants and Children. 7th edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2002
• K. Barnes, Pediatrics: A Clinical Guide for Nurse Practitioners. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2003
• K.M. Speer, S.L. Pixler, K.C. Schmidt, Παιδιατρική νοσηλευτική. (in Modern Greek) Έλλην,1999

The course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer-based presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.

In Laboratories lectures and demonstrations by laboratory instructors and exercises are performed by the students under the guidance and supervision of laboratory instructors.

In clinical teaching, demonstrations and supervised (by clinical instructors) nursing interventions applications are used.