Paediatric Nursing

OVERVIEW

Child Health Nursing Department is a specialized field focused on providing nursing care to both healthy children and those with special needs. The primary goal is to prepare students to understand normal growth and development, identify deviations, and deliver comprehensive care to children and their families facing medical and surgical challenges.

Paediatric nurses are trained to work in diverse settings, from community health centres to hospitals and critical care units. The curriculum emphasizes key areas such as Embryology, Genetics, Psychology, Paediatric Medicine, Surgery, Neonatology, Nutrition, and Growth and Development.

The department has 197 beds with intensive care and emergency services, covering general pediatric medicine wards, pediatric surgery, pediatric oncology, and pediatric nephrology.The department provides rich clinical experiences. Students gain hands-on training in paediatric medical and surgical wards, including specialties like nephrology, haematology, and oncology. Postgraduate students further benefit from exposure to NICU, paediatric operation theatres, child guidance clinics, community settings, and child welfare organizations.

The Unit of Hope offers students invaluable experience in caring for children with special needs, while the department’s advanced facilities ensure familiarity with cutting-edge equipment and technology in paediatric intensive care.

Additionally, the department handles Nutrition for all first-year undergraduate nursing students, covering both theory and practical components.

OBJECTIVES 

1 To foster growth and development.
2.To recognize the role of family in child care.
3.To prevent diseases and promote health.
4.To minimize the impact of child’s unique condition. 

COURSES OFFERED:

The faculty of Paediatric Nursing handle the following subjects:

• Child Health Nursing 
• Applied Nutrition and dietetics 

The Child Health Nursing course is offered in:

• Third year of B.Sc. Nursing
• First year of Post Basic BSc Nursing
• Second year of General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)
• M.Sc. Nursing and NPCC Nursing students.

Applied Nutrition and dietetics course is offered to:

• First year of General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)
• First year B.Sc. Nursing.