NURSING ADN1Nursing Care of Children - Exam 1 .

Pediatrics - Exam 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to child health and pediatric nursing Definitions of Health ■ Historical definition ■ Absence of disease ■ Measured by monitoring mortality and morbidity ■ Current definition ■ Shift in focus ■ Disease prevention ■ Health promotion ■ Wellness World Health Organization Definition of Health (2008) “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” History of Child Health and Child Health Care ■ Prior to the late 18th Century ■ Children were viewed as commodities or property ■ Their role was to increase population and help with workload ■ High rates of child mortality were common History of Child Health and Child Health Care (cont.) ■ End of 19th century ■ Better understanding of source of illness ■ Milk pasteurization ■ Compulsory vaccination programs ■ Public schools were established ■ Court viewed children as minors (not property!) ■ Dr. Abraham Jacobi pioneers pediatrics as a separate discipline (previously part of obstetrics)