RNU – 108
Pediatric Project
Select an evidenced-based [Research Based] Nursing Article. The article should
be related to a growth and development topic that is significant for the child
13 months to 6 years. At least one author must be a nurse to meet the criterion.
Write an annotated bibliography about the selected evidenced-based article.
Interview a parent(s) or primary caregiver of a child about the child’s overall
growth and development.
Summarize in 1-2 paragraphs how the child’s growth and development in # 3
relates to the growth and development norms in the Hockenberry Pediatric book.
Apply the evidence provided in the student selected, evidenced-based nursing
journal for growth and development and relate the article to the child interviewed.
Directions:
Review growth and development in Hockenberry: for example-physical
milestones, psychosocial task accomplishment [Erikson’s stages] and cognitive
levels [Piaget’s stages] of the toddler, preschooler, and school-aged child by
reviewing growth and development chapters in the Hockenberry text (chapters:
12; 13; 15).
Conduct an informal interview with the parent (primary caregiver) of a child who
is age 13 months to 6 years of age. Focus the interview on the child’s physical,
psychosocial, and cognitive development. Relate your findings to the established
norms for the child’s age as noted in your Pediatric book [Hockenberry].
Summarize in 1-2 typed paragraphs-how the child’s growth and development
information from the interview relates to the norms for age and any factors that
might be affecting the child’s growth and development. These 2 paragraphs are
typed at the end of the Annotated Bibliography.
Submit a typed Annotated Bibliography for the evidenced-based article. [see
instruction below].
