Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care

A.Y. 2024/2025
6
Max ECTS
90
Overall hours
SSD
MED/20 MED/38 MED/41 MED/45
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
- Know the methodology of the nursing care management, from data collection to the evaluation of actions and results, for the patient across the pediatric age range presenting with biophysiological, physiopathological, psychological and socio-cultural signs and symptoms related to the vital critical state;
- Recognize promptly the emergency clinical situations requiring first aid actions, in order to guarantee survival and adequate and effective nursing support;
- Acquire the knowledge necessary to manage emergency clinical situations and be able to develop specific supportive plans in situations of high complexity of care in the emergency room and intensive care;
- Know the main procedures and interventions in disaster situations
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
- general and clinical nursing issues for the understanding of pediatric nursing fields of intervention, clinical method leading to effective clinical approach intervention techniques and evidence supporting the decision making and the delivery of the pediatric nursing care;
- It and linguistic disciplines with particular focus on the English language for the understanding of the scientific nursing literature and for the exchange of general information.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- integrate the knowledge and skills stemming from the nursing discipline, from biomedical, psychological, socio-cultural and humanistic features to recognize the care needs of the newborn and the family and provide appropriate, effective and evidence-based pediatric nursing care;
- apply the nursing care on the basis of the reference disciplinary theoretical models to assess and diagnose health status and care needs in their physical, psychological and socio-cultural dimensions, plan goals, implement and evaluate the care provided and outcomes achieved;
- conduct a complete and systematic evaluation of data relating to the care needs of the newborn to facilitate growth, development and adaptation in health promotion, maintenance and recovery;
- analyze and accurately interpret the data collected through clinical reasoning;
- interpret and apply the results of research to nursing practice and link research paths to the theoretical development of the nursing discipline;
- provide nursing care in different care settings, both in- and out- of-hospital settings
Single course

This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Anaesthesiology
MED/41 - ANAESTHESIOLOGY - University credits: 1
Lessons: 15 hours
General and subspecialty paediatrics
MED/38 - PAEDIATRICS - University credits: 1
Lessons: 15 hours
Professor: Cavallaro Giacomo
Lab 3
MED/45 - NURSING - University credits: 1
Lessons: 15 hours
Professor: Salvato Mauro
Nursing sciences: general, clinical and paediatric
MED/45 - NURSING - University credits: 2
Lessons: 30 hours
Paediatric surgery
MED/20 - PAEDIATRIC SURGERY - University credits: 1
Lessons: 15 hours