Nursing

Module 1:

Activity type: Interdisciplinari e cliniche
SSD: MED/38
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 12 classroom hours
Lecturers: PAOLO VERSACCI

Module 2:

Activity type: Interdisciplinari e cliniche
SSD: MED/40
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 12 classroom hours
Lecturers: ANDREA GIANNINI

Module 3:

Activity type: Scienze infermieristiche
SSD: MED/45
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 2
Hours distribution: 24 classroom hours
Lecturers: Maria Antonietta Villano

Module 4:

Activity type: Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
SSD: M-PSI/04
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 12 classroom hours
Lecturers: ANNA COMPARELLI
Micol Mattei

Module 5:

Activity type: Interdisciplinari e cliniche
SSD: MED/39
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 12 classroom hours
Lecturers: PASQUALE PARISI

Module 6:

Activity type: Scienze infermieristiche
SSD: MED/47
Year: 2nd year
Semester: 2nd semester
CFU: 1
Hours distribution: 12 classroom hours
Lecturers: Romina De Nisi

Objectives

The student will explore the processes of assessment and care in maternal and child

Learning outcomes

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At the end of the course the student must know:
• Normal growth, development and behaviour and their assessment, as well as approaches to abnormalities.
• Health maintenance and preventive care for children, including age-related issues in nutrition, safety, vaccination and risk factor identification and modification.
• Common acute and chronic pediatric conditions and the most common genetic syndromes.
• Principles of physiology and pharmacology applicable to children from birth through adulthood, especially age-related changes.

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Prerequisites

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The student, in order to understand the contents of the course and to achieve the learning objectives, must possess the basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the child.

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Programme

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• Child health in the world
• Basic notions of perinatal medicine
• Basic notions of neonatology
• Growth and physiological development of the child
• Vaccinations and vaccination calendar
• Congenital heart disease
• Arterial hypertension in pediatric and adolescent age
• Rheumatic disease
• Kawasaki disease
• Exanthematous diseases
• Kidney and urinary tract disorders (urinary tract infections, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome)
• Respiratory disorders (bronchial asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis)
• Gastrointestinal disorders (gastroesophageal reflux, celiac disease, chronic intestinal diseases)
• Diabetes
• Neurological disorders (febrile convulsions, childhood epilepsies)
• Genetic syndromes (Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Williams syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome)

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Books

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Manuale di pediatria – T. Lissauer, W. Carroll – Editore: Edra – 2018

Pediatria generale e specialistica – A. Staiano, S. Esposito, N. Principi, A. Rubino – Editore: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana – III edizione 2022.

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Bibliography

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Lessons mode

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The course includes frontal lessons in the classroom where the treated topics will be presented and discussed with the students.

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Frequency

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Mandatory attendance

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Exam mode

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Oral exam

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Example exam questions

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Vaccinations and vaccination calendar in Italy, evaluation of the healthy newborn, birth trauma, Apgar index, rheumatic disease, Kawasaki disease, bronchiolitis, asthma, glomerulonephritis.

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