NURS305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Congenital Disorder, Nurse Practitioner, Bicycle Helmet
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Discuss current societal trends and describe their influence on children in saudi arabia. Identify the effects of poverty, violence on children and their health. Discuss the current status of children"s physical and social health. Identify five strategies to prevent unintentional childhood injuries. Describe and discuss the importance of each pediatric nurse role. Children are members of families, communities and society. The wellbeing of children is associated with wellbeing of their families, communities and the society in where they live. World is changing and different trends appear that have effect on the environment surrounding children and their families and their health. These trends are poverty, violence, homelessness, migration of different nationality. Immigration (over staying population) of haji and omrah people. Poor diet, intestinal parasites, tuberculosis, hepatitis a & b. Low income family has significant effects on the well-being of the children. Poor children at risk of physical, social, cognitive and emotional effects. Have higher rates of death and illness.
