Homework: Pediatric Safety
Purpose of Homework
This homework will address the current issues in pediatric healthcare related to safety. Growth and development is an important factor that should be considered along with safety in many areas of pediatric health alterations. Many times, the health alterations experienced by children can be prevented if safety education is provided.
Competency
Prioritize nursing interventions when caring for pediatric clients with health disorders.
Instructions
This homework will focus on the importance of teaching a chosen safety concern in the pediatric population. You will present your response in this homework addressing the following questions: (homework should be 300 words).
1) Determine the age and developmental stage and how that impacts the child related to the safety concern.
2) Describe why you believe the safety education you chose will benefit the pediatric population. Who do you believe is the target age range for this specific educational teaching?
3) Describe at least three nursing diagnoses related to the incident you are providing teaching to prevent. Support your choices with rationales citing three scholarly sources.
4) Discuss two different safety education than you chose in part 1 and add additional rationale for why this type of education is beneficial. Cite four scholarly sources to support each.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.