Understanding disease conditions specific to pediatrics
Understanding disease conditions specific to pediatrics is vital to ensure proper and timely
diagnosis and treatment to improve healthcare outcomes for the patient. The purpose of this
assignment is to evaluate one disease condition in the pediatric population and explore current
evidence-based guidelines and treatments to determine a proper plan of care.
This assignment will focus on the following course student learning outcomes (CSLO):
2. Develop advanced practice care plans to help manage the delivery of health care to
the pediatric client and family (EOPSLO# 3, 5, 6, 7).
3. Utilize relevant evidence-based research findings in the clinical management of the
pediatric client (EOPSLO# 1, 3, 4).
4. Integrate legal, ethical, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and cultural factors in the
delivery of health care to the pediatric client (EOPSLO# 2, 6).
6. Communicate practice knowledge effectively both orally and in writing (EOPSLO# 5).
7. Demonstrates information literacy skills in complex decision-making (EOPSLO# 1, 5).