Section: 1.4 - Morbidity and Mortality | Pediatric Nursing Part 1 | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:- Define neonatal, infant, and childhood morbidity and mortality rates.
- Identify three major causes of death during infancy, early childhood, late childhood, and adolescence (within your country/region and globally).
- Identify at least three ways how a nurse can apply knowledge of morbidity and mortality to improve child health.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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Students mustView
Read the definition for mortality. (1 minute)
National Cancer Institute
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Read the first paragraph of section ‘Section 2: Morbidity Frequency Measures’. (1 minute)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Read the definitions of different mortality indicators of the sub-section Definition of indicators’ of the section ‘Notes on the data’. (1 minute)
UNICEF
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Read the section ‘The neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a child’. (1 minute)
UNICEF
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Read the sections ‘About Infant Mortality' and ‘Causes of Infant Mortality. (2 minutes).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Read the section ‘Under-five mortality’. (1 minute)
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Read the sections ‘Key facts’. (2 minutes)
WHO
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Read the entire section ‘The challenge’. (3 minutes).
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Students mustMark as done
Slide Deck Presentation
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Quiz
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Quiz: Unit 1.4
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