Course Objectives
NUR 385: Alterations of Holistic Integrity of Children (Clinical)
Upon completion of this course, the student is able to:

1. demonstrate a holistic approach to caring for children and families with physiologic alterations.
2. determine appropriate holistic nursing assessments for children with selected physiologic alterations.
3. formulate specific nursing diagnoses for children with selected physiologic alterations.
4. determine appropriate holistic nursing interventions which support optimal well-being in children with selected physiologic alterations.
5. describe and apply nursing research findings applicable to the holistic nursing care of children with physiologic alterations.
6. develop a body of nursing knowledge enabling one to manage holistic nursing care of children with selected physiologic alterations.
7. describe and apply ethical and legal considerations relevant to caring for children with physiologic alterations.
8. utilize critical thinking, research data, nursing informatics, and other resources to deliver holistic health care to children with physiologic alterations.
9. demonstrate sensitivity to personal and cultural influences on the child's and family's reactions to the illness experience.
10. use appropriate technologies in the process of assessing and monitoring children.