Title: Describe management techniques for common ambulatory health and developmental problems.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Applying the Nursing Process to the Pediatric Client

Description should include

- using preventive measures
- chronic disorders
- nursing interventions for developmental disorders
- characteristics of special-needs children.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What preventive measures are appropriate to pediatric clients, such as immunizations, well-baby visits, and client and/or family education?
- How would chronic disorders (e.g., diabetes, asthma, cancers) requiring long-term follow-up and special nursing interventions on a regular basis be described?
- What are the nursing interventions for children with developmental disorders?
- How would one describe behavioral and developmental characteristics of the special needs child, such as
  - Down syndrome, autism
  - attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  - mental retardation?