The King Faisal Specialsit Hosptial & Research Center-Riyadh will be offering a general pediatric course to registered nurses who have no pediatric experience, but who are interested in working in pediatrics.
This course is designed to give you an introduction to Pediatric Nursing. The content is presented throughout 6 weeks and will begin in February 2010. The overall theoretical hours of the course are 45hrs. The clinical hours total 100 hours with a further 8 hours of skills lab.
There will be various modules run over the 6 week period. Each module will consist of lectures, interactive session, case studies, a practical component, and either a formative or summative assessment.
This general peds course will also be a stepping stone for those wishing to progress into pediatric oncology.
Pediatric Clinic is a hospital-based ambulatory center providing non-emergency care to pediatric patients, ages infancy to 14 years, the exception to this age restriction is in the Metabolic and Genetic Services who continue to see their patients regardless of age. This clinic takes place in three different locations as follows:
2nd Floor OPD - Medical Pediatric clinics
2nd Floor OPD - Neuroscience (as described below) at the opposite end of the floor
2nd Floor North Tower – Pediatric Medical Genetics
The patients come from all over the Kingdom and parts of the Middle East to be seen in this tertiary Care facility. The patient will be referred to one of the sub-specialties within the Pediatric Medical Services, Medical Genetics, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Urology. or Neuroscience.
Neuroscience Area:
Pediatric Neurology, Adult and Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Pediatric Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) see patients in this clinic area. As well, the Movement Disorder CNC, sees patients in conjunction with a Neurosurgeon.
Monthly Patient Volume: 2,500 - 3,000
Clinic Hours of Operation: 5 days per week; Saturday – Tuesday, 0730 – 1700 hr; Wednesday 0730 - 1600 hr
