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Subject: CHILD HEALTH NURSING Unit: Introduction Topic: VITAL STATISTICS RELATED TO PEDIATRICS AS PER THE NRHS AND GOL ▪️Definition:- Vital statistics are conventionally numerical records of marriage births, sickness, and death by which the health and growth of community may be studied. Or It is a branch of biometry that deals with data and law of human mortality, morbidity,& demography. ▪️Purpose:- 1) Community Health: To describe the level of community health, to diagnose community illness & to discover solutions to health problems. 2) Administrative purpose: It provides clues for administrative action to create administrative standards of health activities. 3) Health programmed organization: To determine success or failure of specific health programmed or undertake overall evaluation of public health work. 4) Legislation purpose: To promote health legislation at local, state,& national level. 5) Government Purpose: To develope, policies, procedure at state and ...

PREVENTIVE PAEDIATRICS CHILD HEALTH DEPENDS UPON PREVENTIVE CARE. Majority of the child health problems are preventable. ▪️Preventive pediatrics is a specialized area of child health comprises efforts to avert rather than cure disease and disabilities. ▪️ Preventive pediatrics is defined as the prevention of disease and promotion of physical, mental and social wellbeing of children with the aim of attaining a positive health. ▪️Pediatrics is largely preventive in its objectives. ▪️It has been broadly divided into: 1. Antenatal preventive pediatrics 2. Postnatal preventive pediatrics 3. Social pediatrics 1. Antenatal preventive pediatrics: It includes care of antenatal mothers with • Adequate nutrition • Prevention of communicable diseases • Preparation for delivery and breast feeding • Mother craft training 2. Postnatal preventive pediatrics: • Promotion of breast feeding • Introduction of complementary • Feeding in appropriate age • Immunization • Prevention of acc...

Medical Knowledge - Part 11 41. Number of heart champers: 4 The human heart has four chambers.  The upper two chambers are called atria (singular: atrium), and the lower two chambers are called ventricles.  The right atrium and the left atrium are separated by a thin wall called the interatrial septum, while the right ventricle and the left ventricle are separated by a thick muscular wall called the interventricular septum.  The heart's four chambers work together to pump oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs for oxygenation. 42. The function of the stomach? The stomach receives food from the esophagus.  As food reaches the end of the esophagus, it enters the stomach through a muscular valve called the lower esophageal sphincter.  The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest food. Ridges of muscle tissue called rugae line the stomach.  The stomach muscles contract periodically, churnin...

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Nursing science - Second year ▪️ NursingSubject: Child health nursing▪️Chapter 1: Introduction▪️Topic 4. Emerging challenges, nursing process related to pediatric nursing Emerging challenges, nursing process related to pediatric nursing Emerging Challenges in Pediatric Nursing Pediatric nursing faces various emerging challenges in the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.  Some of these challenges include: 1. Increasing prevalence of chronic conditions: There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of chronic conditions in children, such as asthma, diabetes, obesity, and mental health disorders. Pediatric nurses must develop specialized knowledge and skills to effectively manage and provide care for children with these conditions. 2. Technological advancements:  Advances in technology have transformed the field of pediatric nursing. Nurses need to stay updated with the latest medical devices, electronic health records, telehealth, and other technological tools to de...

Nursing science - Second year Nursing Subject: Child health nursing Chapter 1: Introduction Topic 3. ROLE OF PEDIATRIC NURSE IN CHILD CARE ROLE OF PEDIATRIC NURSE IN CHILD CARE The role of the pediatric nurse is constantly changing. These changes are as a result of expanding medical and nursing practice, emerging challenges in different aspects of child care, consumer demands & technological advancements. The role of the pediatric nurse may vary from one institution to others, but basic responsibilities remain the same. 1. ROLES OF PEDIATRIC NURSE ARE: 1. Primary care giver 2. Coordinator and collaborator 3. Advocate 4. Health educator 5. Consultant 6. Counselor 7. Case Manager 8. Recreationist 9. Social worker and 10. Researcher 1. Primary care giver: Pediatric nurses should provide preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care in all levels of health services. In hospital, care of sick children includes comfort, feeding, bathing, safety etc. At community set up, basic r...

Nursing science - Second year Nursing Subject: Child health nursing Chapter 1: Introduction Topic 2. TRENDS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING TRENDS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING ▪️INTRODUCTION Remarkable change has occurred in the field of pediatric nursing in recent years due to the changing needs of society medical and technological advancing political interest and changing trends within the nursing profession. ▪️HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES The modern concept care is part of a great historical pageantry that involved cultures of many people present day child health nurse should know something of the part to appreciate the present fully. ▪️EARLY MODERN WORLD In the 16TH century two great medical books were published: 1. “THE BOOK OF CHILDREN” by Thomas phare . 2. “THE CHILDRENS BOOK” by Felix wurtz in Germany. They found a lot of hazardous practices in feeding clothing. Rarely infants were breast fed, instead infants received different types of soups and sugar solutions or water. In 1748 Willia...