TAMILNADU NURSING

UNIT 2 CHILD HEALTH NURSING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT GROWTH : It refers to an increase in the size of physical structure of body. There is an increase in body cells, so it is a quantitative increase in size of body. COMPONENTS OF GROWTH : Height  ( measured in cm or inches) Weight  (measured in kg or pounds lb) Head circumference  ( measured in cm or inches) Dentition  process of teeth eruption( measured in number of teeth eruption) HEIGHT : Average height at birth is 50 cm (20 inches) Age Height in cm At birth 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 50 cm 75 cm 85 cm 95 cm 100 cm Height increases about 25 cm in 1st year of life. At third year height is about 3 feet (90 cm) At 4th year height is about 100 cm NOTE: Height increases after 3 years by 5 cm per year up to puberty, during puberty it increases by 9-10 cm per year for 2 to 3 years. WEIGHT : At birth an average weight is 2.5 kg to 3.5 kg Age Weight in pounds / lbs At birth 6 mo...

UNIT 1 CHILD HEALTH NURSING INTRODUCTION TO PEDIATRIC   NURSING COMMON TERMS: PAEDIATRICS Branch of general medicine concerned with the study of growth and development of child, as well as prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric problems. PAEDIATRICIAN A medically qualified person having specialized education in the field of pediatrics. PEDIATRIC NURSE Is a person having specialized education and clinical experience in the handling of sick children. GESTATION The period of development from ovum to birth. EMBRYO From implantation to end of 8th week of gestation FETUS From the start of 9th week to birth. NEONATE Age from birth to 28 days period. INFANT Age group from 1 month- 1 year. TODDLER Age group from 1year to 3 year. PRE-SCHOOL Age group from 3 year to 5 years SCHOOL AGE  Age group from 5 years to 12 years. ADOLESCENTS  Age group from puberty to maturity (12-18 years) ...