Study Curriculum in English
MODULE 1: General Paediatric and Nursing Sciences
ECTS: 12
Hours: 351
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Subjects |
Hours |
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Historical background |
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Family-centred care |
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Atraumatic care |
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The healthy child |
12 |
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Elements of children’s anatomy and physiology |
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The growth of the healthy child - Auxology |
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Motor and cognitive development of the healthy child |
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Nutrition of the healthy child during different developmental stages |
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Vaccinations |
3 |
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Child’s assessment |
6 |
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Elements of semeiotics |
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Clinical history and examination |
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Taking vital signs in children |
4 |
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Family assessment |
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General psychological aspects of paediatric nursing |
10 |
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Psychosocial, affective and cognitive development in children |
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Theories of child development |
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To communicate with child and family |
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Psychological aspects of the sick child and his or her family. |
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Hospitalization: impact on the child and family preparation and reception |
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Basic needs of children according to developmental stages |
28 |
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- Elimination |
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- Hygene |
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- Nutrition |
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- Sleep |
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- Security |
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- Play |
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Most frequent pathologies in children |
6 |
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Most common respiratory tract pathologies |
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Most common urinary tract pathologies |
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Most common gastrointestinal diseases. Dehydration |
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Exanthematous diseases |
3 |
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Therapy |
4 |
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Paediatric pharmacology |
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Drug preparation and different ways of administration according to developmental stages |
6 |
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Calculation skills |
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Medication administration errors prevention |
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Aerosol therapy and oxygen administration |
2 |
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The healthy newborn |
5 |
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Anatomic and physiologic characteristics of the healthy newborn |
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Birth and adaptation to extra uterine life |
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Behavioural assessment and developmental promotion of term newborns (Brazelton Course) |
18 |
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Newborn nursing care in the delivery room |
3 |
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General elements of nursing care of the healthy newborn |
6 |
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Basic needs of newborns |
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Breast feeding |
5 |
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
2 |
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Parenthood and mother-newborn bonding |
4 |
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Psychological and emotional support to mothers of newborns |
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Pain in children 1 |
6 |
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Pain in children: how to recognize and handle it |
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Pain control in children with non pharmacological techniques |
6 |
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Pain control in children with pharmacological techniques |
10 |
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Methodological and organizational aspects of paediatric nursing care |
4 |
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Rights of the sick child and his family |
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Transcultural paediatric nursing |
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Paediatric Nursing Care Models |
3 |
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Quality and accreditation |
4 |
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Clinical risk in the paediatric setting |
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Skill Lab |
20 |
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Guided individual study |
165 |
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TOTAL Module 1 |
351 |
CLINICAL LEARNING STAGE 1 - General Paediatrics Unit
ECTS: 5
Hours: 100
MODULE 2: Specialty Paediatric and Nursing Sciences 1
ECTS: 9
Hours: 255
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Subjects |
Hours |
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Paediatric nephro-urology |
5 |
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Nephrology, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis |
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Paediatric urological surgery |
5 |
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Nursing of children with nephro-urological diseases |
4 |
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Nursing care before and after urological surgery |
4 |
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Paediatric infective diseases |
6 |
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Tuberculosis, HIV, sexually transmitted diseases |
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Care of children with infective diseases, infections prevention in a paediatric setting. Isolation measures in different paediatric settings. |
4 |
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Specialist Paediatric Care |
4 |
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Paediatric endocrinology |
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Paediatric cardiology |
6 |
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Paediatric allergies. Food and skin allergies. |
4 |
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Asthma. Elements of paediatric physiology of the respiratory tract |
4 |
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Chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases and celiac disease |
5 |
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Rheumatology and autoimmune disorders |
4 |
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Abuse and maltreatment |
6 |
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The abused and maltreated child; Female genital mutilation |
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Paediatric surgery 1 |
8 |
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General paediatric surgery (thoracic and abdominal) |
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Neonatal surgery |
3 |
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Nursing care to child and family before elective and emergency surgery |
6 |
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Post operative nursing care in neonatal surgery |
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Post operative nursing care in paediatric surgery |
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Reception and management of child and family in the operative sector |
3 |
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Care of stomas |
5 |
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Management of surgical devices |
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Getting child and family ready for hospital discharge. The surgical outpatient nurse-led clinic |
3 |
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Paediatric surgery 2 |
6 |
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Paediatric neurosurgery |
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Nursing care to children with neurosurgical diseases |
5 |
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Paediatric orthopaedics |
3 |
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Postoperative pain management |
4 |
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Burns |
2 |
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Psychological and relational aspects of caring for the hospitalized child |
9 |
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Psychological reactions of the child to an acute event, trauma and prolonged hospitalization |
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Discussion of clinical cases |
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Psychological aspects and emotional reactions of children undergoing surgical interventions |
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Skill lab |
17 |
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Guided individual study |
120 |
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TOTAL Module 2 |
255 |
CLINICAL LEARNING STAGE 2 - Paediatric Surgery Unit
ECTS: 5
Hours: 100
MODULE 3: Specialty Paediatric and Nursing Sciences 2
ECTS: 9
Hours: 231
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Subjects |
Hours |
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Chronic diseases of childhood |
4 |
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Cystic fibrosis and nursing care of children with CF |
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Juvenile diabetes mellitus |
4 |
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2 |
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Metabolic diseases |
6 |
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Nursing care of children with metabolic diseases |
4 |
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Neuropsychiatry |
6 |
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Autism, Epilepsy |
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4 |
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Nursing care of adolescents with eating disorders |
2 |
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Venous central accesses in the paediatric setting |
2 |
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Protocols for the management of CVC |
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Management of CVC and ultrasound guided venous accesses |
12 |
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Paediatric artificial nutrition: TPN, TEN |
4 |
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Paediatric rehabilitation |
3 |
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General classification. Elements of paediatric motor physiotherapy |
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Paediatric respiratory physiotherapy |
4 |
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The adolescent |
3 |
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Adolescentology |
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Psychological problems in adolescents |
2 |
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Paediatric Onco-haematology |
10 |
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Paediatric oncological diseases. Diagnostic tests and invasive treatments of the child with oncological diseases. |
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Nursing care of children with oncological diseases. Special needs of children and family in the paediatric oncologic department. Prevention of complications. |
10 |
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Managing children with oncological diseases in the outpatient setting. |
1 |
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Preparation and management of chemotherapy |
2 |
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Paediatric oncologic pharmacology |
2 |
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Hematopoietic transplantation in paediatric cancer |
2 |
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Pain in children 2 |
5 |
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Procedural pain in children: techniques of sedoanalgesia and nitrous oxide |
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Paediatric palliative care |
6 |
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Psychological and relational aspects of caring for children with a chronic disease. |
4
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Psychological reactions defences of children and their parents facing a chronic disease. |
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Communicative techniques and support in chronicity and disability |
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Paediatric psychology. Communication with children and family, psychological reactions and adaptation. |
2 |
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Communication with child/family during the progression of illness and with the terminally ill. |
2 |
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Elaboration of end-of-life and grief of the child/family |
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Heath education |
2 |
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Principles, methods and educational techniques to promote health in child/family |
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Unhealthy life styles and habits; repercussions on the health of child/adolescent |
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Principles, methods and techniques of learning/teaching |
2 |
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Definition of educational goals |
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Assessment of learning- adaptation - change |
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Methods and techniques for planning educational and rehabilitation interventions in chronicity and disability during the developmental age. |
2 |
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Skill Lab |
17 |
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Guided individual study |
100 |
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TOTAL Module 3 |
231 |
MODULE 4: Paediatric and Nursing Critical Care
ECTS: 8
Hours: 174
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Subject |
Hours |
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Paediatric emergencies Paediatric triage and organisation of the paediatric emergency department |
2 |
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Respiratory emergencies |
2 |
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Traumatology – Organisation of the Trauma Center |
2 |
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Domestic injuries |
2 |
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Intoxications |
2 |
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Cardiac emergencies; congenital cardiac diseases; neonatal cardiac diseases |
3 |
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ABLS - Advanced Burn Life Support- Provider Course |
9 |
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PBLS - Paediatric Basic Life Support – Provider Course |
4 |
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Communication and management of emotional crises in the ER |
8 |
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Paediatric anaesthesiology Paediatric anaesthesiology |
6 |
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Assessment of vital functions of children during intensive care. Technologies in intensive care settings. Intensive care nursing |
3 |
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Nursing care of children with a tracheostomy. Nursing care to children undergoing respiratory endoscopy. |
1 |
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Neonatal Intensive Care The preterm newborn. Physiopathology, treatments |
3 |
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Nursing care to preterm newborns and pathological newborns in NICU |
6 |
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Term newborns in NICU: most frequent pathologies and treatment |
3 |
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Acute neonatal transport |
2 |
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Methods of containment/contact/care of term and preterm newborns in intensive care |
2 |
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Nursing care to newborns undergoing hypothermal therapy |
1 |
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Emotional support to parents of newborns in the NICU. The communication with family members during neonatal intensive care. |
4 |
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Pain in newborns |
5 |
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Skill Lab |
19 |
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Guided individual study |
85 |
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TOTAL Module 4 |
174 |
CLINICAL LEARNING STAGE 3: Paediatric ER or Paediatric Oncology Unit or PICU or NICU (to Student’s choice)
ECTS: 4
Hours: 90
Preparation of the Final Dissertation
ECTS :8
Hours: 200
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09.10.2020