Nursing Sciences and Human and Pedagogical Sciences

- Acquire historical and professional knowledge of pediatric nursing assistance as useful fundamentals for professional identity;
- Acquire knowledge on the historical evolution of caring and nursing, with a special focus both on pediatric nursing, and its professionalization process across the 20th century;
- Acquire knowledge on the nursing assistance process: fundamental concepts, theories and professional methods;
- Acquire knowledge on the following concepts: person, health / illness, environment and nursing assistance from a theoretical perspective, in order to capture the need for nursing care;
- Acquire knowledge on methods and tools suited to: collect data within the nursing context; build a professional relationship with single persons, families and significant others;
- Acquire knowledge on principles and norms at the base of both the pediatric nurse professional work, and responsibility;
- Acquire knowledge on aspects of bioethics and professional ethics related to the nursing profession;
- Acquire knowledge on professional work fundamental values;
- Acquire knowledge on ethical reasoning, in order to identify both ethical issues and practical solutions;
- Acquire knowledge on basic psychic functioning and mechanisms involved in: person-environment, and person-social context interaction, and adaptation;
- Acquire knowledge on the different stages of the neuropsychic development through which children builds autonomy and acquire fundamental psychosensory and affective experiences;
- Acquire skills to build an adequate and effective relationship with the child (at different ages) and with family members;
- Acquire skills suited to establish an effective communication with other social and health operators. Special attention will be given to awareness of individual and external values, integration, and knowledge of both rules and dynamics associated with group work;
- Acquire and apply basic knowledge on relational dynamics useful in establishing and maintaining helping relationships with the child at different ages, and family members;
- Acquire knowledge on developmental behavioral analysis;
- Acquire knowledge on child (at different ages) and family reactions to hospitalization and associated educational needs;
- Acquire awareness of existing influences on the concept of health and illness in all phases of the care process (e.g multi-ethnic society, different values, cultural and religious aspects of the child and his family).

Knowledge and understanding:
- psycho-social and humanistic sciences for the understanding of normal and pathological relational dynamics, defense or adaptive reactions of the newborn , child, teenager and the family in situations of mental and social distress and physical suffering;
- ethical, legal issues for the understanding of the organizational complexity of the Health Care System, relevance and usefulness of acting in compliance with regulations and procedures, as well as respect for values and ethical dilemmas arising in daily practice; they are also aimed at promoting an understanding of professional autonomy, integration areas and interdependence with other healthcare providers.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- plan the delivery of nursing care in collaboration with child, teenager and the family and the interdisciplinary care group;
- evaluate the progress of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary group, guaranteeing continuity of care;
- be responsible for providing and evaluating pediatric nursing care in accordance with professional quality standards and considering legal indications and ethical responsibilities such as rights of the newborns child and teenager.