Department of Child Health Nursing
Devoted to educating and training students in comprehensive paediatric nursing care.
Overview
The Child Health Nursing Department is devoted to educating and training students in comprehensive paediatric nursing care across hospital, clinic, and community settings.
The department emphasizes growth and development, preventive and promotive health, therapeutic care, and family-centred approaches to support children from infancy through adolescence.
Students gain hands-on experience in paediatric wards, neonatal intensive care units (NICU), outpatient clinics, and community child health programs — preparing them to manage common childhood illnesses, emergencies, and chronic conditions with compassion and clinical competence.
Objectives
- To equip students with knowledge of normal and abnormal growth and development from birth through adolescence.
- To develop competency in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for sick and healthy children.
- To instil skills for family-centred care, supporting parents and caregivers.
- To train students in health promotion, disease prevention, and immunization practices.
- To cultivate empathy, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice in paediatric nursing.
Research Areas
- Neonatal care practices and outcomes
- Nutritional assessment and intervention in children
- Impact of parental education on child health
- Pain management strategies in hospitalized children
- Common paediatric infectious diseases and prevention
- Psychosocial needs of hospitalized children
- Growth and developmental milestones in diverse populations
- Effectiveness of school health education programs