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NUR 313 Child Health I

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences12 topics

NUR 313 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Growth and development of the child
  2. Growth monitoring and anthropometric assessment
  3. Factors affecting growth and development
  4. Childhood developmental problems and the exceptional child
  5. Nutritional requirements of children
  6. Breastfeeding, complementary feeding and weaning
  7. Local foodstuffs, preparation and preservation
  8. Child survival strategies and health promotion
  9. Common symptoms and home management of childhood illness
  10. Oral rehydration therapy and preventable childhood diseases
  11. Common diseases from birth to 5 years
  12. Assessment and nursing management of the sick child

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Growth and development of the child

Growth and development of the child covers how a child increases in body size and how the child acquires functions, skills, and maturity over time. For examinations, you must clearly distinguish growth from development, know the main principles and stages, and understand how heredity, nutrition, health, and environment influence normal child progress.

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