Title: Pediatric Nursing Care Plan - Worth 100 Points
Course: NUR 1411C Nursing for the Family Part 2 > Section: General Course Assignments

General Guidelines

Complete instructions and guidelines are included in the attached document, Pediatric Nursing Care Plan with Guidelines.
- The Pediatric Care Plan will consist of a study that will be completed on one pediatric client from your acute care setting by the date specified on the course schedule.
- Obtain approval from the instructor on the client you have selected.
- Your submission should be in Word format (.doc or .rtf file) using the attached form. If the instructor has difficulty reading the submission, s/he may ask to have it rewritten. If spelling errors are frequent, the instructor may ask you to reproof it before grading, or can subtract up to five points from the grade. If extra blank pages are needed, they must be copied or written in a neat fashion identical to the original page format.
- Do not omit sections. If you have no data, please indicate whether you were unable to obtain the information, or why that section does not apply to your client.

Initial Assessment
1. Chief complaint/Present Illness –Be specific and as detailed as necessary.  Use quotations if possible.
2. Previous Illness, Surgeries, Chronic Conditions – If information is unavailable in chart, use parent/child for history but state source.
3. Significant Family Health History – Include grandparents, siblings, as well as parents.
4. Include a definition of all diagnoses booth primary and secondary diagnoses ( as an example, your client may be admitted an asthma exacerbation but also has Down syndrome, both diagnoses must be defined) along with major signs and symptoms of the disorder/s.

The point system for grading this assignment, 100 points total, is included in the attached document Pediatric Nursing Care Plan Point System.

Attachments

- Pediatric Nursing Care Plan Point System.docx
- Pediatric Nursing Care Plan with Guidelines.docx