Children's nursing
The child programme aims to reflect the changing epidemiology of childhood illness and consequent change in the role of the child nurse. It has been designed to focus on the core role of the child nurse – caring for a child with a health deficit and to acknowledge that this care now takes place in a range of settings, often with the hospital acting as a centre of assessment for many children whose main care is carried out in the community.
In addition the programme recognises the need for the child nurse to be aware of the new morbidity of childhood e.g. increasing recognition of mental health problems in childhood. The philosophy of the course is to develop a practitioner who can work with children and families acknowledging that the level of support required is determined not only by illness severity, but also by a complex interplay of social, cultural, economic and psychological factors. Central to the pathway philosophy is an awareness of the role of the family and the need to work with families.
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