Description: Lecture, three hours; clinical, six hours. Requisite: course 465C. Corequisite: course 462. Nursing assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems in infants, children, and adolescents, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of infants, children, and adolescents. Application of nursing process, evidenced-based practice, problem-solving strategies, and critical thinking. Supervised practicum experience within setting of multidimensional team in clinical interpretation of assessment and diagnostic data for purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for infants, children, and adolescents. Assessment, health maintenance, and management of symptoms in infants, children, and adolescents. Letter grading.

Units: 5.0