NURS 3032: WEEK ONE: PEDIATRIC NURSING IN CANADA
1.Pediatric Nurse: Demonstrates care in the context of family to improve
the quality of health care for children
2.Qualities of a Pediatric Nurse: -Creativity
-Effective communication skills
-Playfulness
-Patience
-Resilience
3.What are the greatest impacts of a child's health?: Income level and
socioen- comic status
4.What is the recent government shift in perspective for health?:
Government is shifting perspective from health illness to health
promotion and prevention, hence understanding SDOH is important
5.Health Promotion: the process of enabling people to increase control
and im- prove their health.
Example:
Less substance use
Less Risk taking behaviour that results in injury of
violence Dietary interventions to avoid obesity
Sedentary lifestyle
6.Nutrition for HBHC: Human milk is the preferred form of nutrition for
ALL infants
Breastfeeding provides the infant with micronutrients, immunological
properties exchange digestion and absorption of these nutrients
During childhood, eating preferences and attitudes related to food habits
are estab- lished by family influences and culture
7.Dental Caries: Dental caries is the single most common chronic
disease of child-hood.
Preventable: Nurses play roles n promotion of early tooth care
8.Immunizations:: The two public health interventions that have had the
greatest impact on world health are clean drinking water and vaccines.
9.What impact does childhood detriments have on later life?: Life long
effects of early experiences impact on later achievements, health and
longevity individuals
10.Biological Embedding: when experience gets under the skin and
alters human biological and developmental processes; Parents are
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, NURS 3032: WEEK ONE: PEDIATRIC NURSING IN CANADA
alcoholics and do drugs to cope with problems so child might do so later
on
2/
13
1.Pediatric Nurse: Demonstrates care in the context of family to improve
the quality of health care for children
2.Qualities of a Pediatric Nurse: -Creativity
-Effective communication skills
-Playfulness
-Patience
-Resilience
3.What are the greatest impacts of a child's health?: Income level and
socioen- comic status
4.What is the recent government shift in perspective for health?:
Government is shifting perspective from health illness to health
promotion and prevention, hence understanding SDOH is important
5.Health Promotion: the process of enabling people to increase control
and im- prove their health.
Example:
Less substance use
Less Risk taking behaviour that results in injury of
violence Dietary interventions to avoid obesity
Sedentary lifestyle
6.Nutrition for HBHC: Human milk is the preferred form of nutrition for
ALL infants
Breastfeeding provides the infant with micronutrients, immunological
properties exchange digestion and absorption of these nutrients
During childhood, eating preferences and attitudes related to food habits
are estab- lished by family influences and culture
7.Dental Caries: Dental caries is the single most common chronic
disease of child-hood.
Preventable: Nurses play roles n promotion of early tooth care
8.Immunizations:: The two public health interventions that have had the
greatest impact on world health are clean drinking water and vaccines.
9.What impact does childhood detriments have on later life?: Life long
effects of early experiences impact on later achievements, health and
longevity individuals
10.Biological Embedding: when experience gets under the skin and
alters human biological and developmental processes; Parents are
1/
13
, NURS 3032: WEEK ONE: PEDIATRIC NURSING IN CANADA
alcoholics and do drugs to cope with problems so child might do so later
on
2/
13
