Child Health Nursing Department

1. 1. PHILOSOPHY
      • We the faculty of department of Child Health Nursing believe that child health nursing is service rendered by professional nurses with knowledge, skill and attitude based on art and scientific knowledge to help the children, family and community in the prevention of diseases, preservation and restoration of health and rehabilitation.
      • We believe that the faculty members of child health nursing will prepare nursing students to render competency based quality care in various paediatric settings in accordance with legal and ethical aspects.
      • We recognize that the nursing students with the specialized knowledge and skill imbibed with appropriate attitude will excel in various expanded and extended nursing roles. Further this department encourages accountability and commitment to life long learning which fosters improvement of quality care.
      • We agree that the nursing students will execute evidence based nursing care in accordance with current research and technology.
   2. AIM

The aim of the Department of child health nursing is to prepare graduates to assume responsibilities as nurse specialists, consultants, educators, administrators in a wide variety of professional settings.

1. 1. OBJECTIVE

On completion of the child health nursing theory/ clinical experience, the graduate will be able to:-

1. • Utilize/apply the concepts, theories and principles of paediatric nursing science
   • Demonstrate advance competence in practice of nursing
   • Practice as a nurse specialist.
   • Demonstrate leadership qualities and function effectively as nurse educator and manager.
   • Enhance understanding on growth and development of children, child psychology and modern trends and concepts in the child care.
   • Demonstrate the ability to make appropriate judgments/decisions to solve problems related to the care of children and their families.
   • Participate in the preventive and curative aspects of nursing care for the minor and major childhood diseases and disorders
   • Prepare paediatric postgraduate nurses occupy nurse manager/nurse clinician, nurse researcher in the clinical area/college
   • Demonstrate skill in conducting nursing research, interpreting and utilizing the findings from health related research.
   • Prepare experts as nurse consultant to work in the neonatal intensive care unit or in the paediatric intensive care unit or in general paediatrics.
2. FACILITIES
   1. Lab Facilities
      • Child Simulator (Mannequin) is available to demonstrate the child health nursing procedures.
      • Models, Instruments, Drugs & adequate articles are available to practice.
   2. Clinical Facilities
      • Civil Hospital Gandhinagar
      • Civil Hospital Ahmedabad
      • Apple Hospital Ahmedabad
3. FACULTY

4. Name	Qualification	Designation
   Mrs. Himali Prajapati	M. Sc(N)	Assistant professor
   Mrs Sweta Chaudhary	M.Sc. (N)	Tutor