Department of Pediatric
Lab Objectives
1. Reinforce learning through practicing Child Health procedures.
2. Provide hands-on training experiences specific to course objectives as directed
by the nursing curriculum.
3. Prepare educational materials for awareness creation among people in the hospital and
community.
4. Prepare the nursing students before the introduction to hospital training
5. Offer independent student learning opportunities.
6. Promote evidence-based nursing practice through novel research applications.
VISION
The vision of our department at Hita College of Nursing is to be a universal leader in innovations, research, education, attitude, and practice to create positive changes in Child Health care settings and better outcomes by training nursing students competently. Child Health Lab will be a focus of excellent training and practice for Child Health newborn care assessment, education, counseling, and research.
MISSION
To fulfil our vision, we are catalysts for optimizing Child Health care through nurse-led health care by integrating education, application, research, and technology to create innovative solutions and to prepare nurses for global Child Health nursing care to improve health for all.
Based on the department’s mission, the Child Health Lab will provide a suitable environment where the students can learn and apply cognitive, psychomotor, and social skills, and instructors can guide with proper study skills and measure the student performance and competency.
Lab Layout
Department is currently placed on the ground floor of the college. A Child Health lab. The lab offers facilities to practice and learn a wide range of Child Health nursing skills in a safe environment.
PURPOSE OF POLICY & PROCEDURES
- Policies and procedures are proposed to guarantee that the Child Health Lab is maintained as an efficient learning area for students’ training and assessment of Child Health problems.
- Maintenance and Policy & Procedures must be followed by all its users.
- The Lab promotes safe, and effective practice by demonstrating and reinforcing the highest level of performance and readiness.
- Strategies are skill demonstration, practice and return demonstration, case scenarios, consistent use of medical terminology; application of the nursing process
- performance, care plans, documentation, audio and video-assisted teaching; and individualized instruction.
