OVERVIEW

Pediatric- Growth and Development is organized by BAYADA Home Health Care.

Course Opens: 06/14/2018
Course Expires: 07/02/2021

Accreditation:
1.00 Participation

Description:
Listen to a recorded presentation by our pediatric director of clinical education talk about growth and development of the pediatric client. This course is intended for health care professionals to gain a baseline knowledge for care to a pediatric patient.
• Pediatric stages of growth and development are defined and explored
• Pediatric developmental assessment guidelines
• Understand how developmental age impacts nursing care and safety

Criteria for successful completion of activity
• Complete entire Self-Directed Learning
• Complete evaluation with electronic signature

Objectives:
The learner will:
• Understand the importance of monitoring growth.
• Discuss patterns of growth from infancy through adolescence
• Discuss the essential pediatric growth measurements and how to perform them
• Understand the importance of developmental assessment.
• List 6 types of development.
• Discuss patterns of development.
• Apply Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development to their client interactions.
• Apply Piaget’s stages of cognitive development to their client interactions.
• Understand how developmental age impacts nursing care and safety.