NURSE   CHILDCARE

Specialization for nurses,  accessible to midwives
 

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Access to nursery training:

• Access by competition

• 1000 places/year in one of the 34 schools in the area

• Admission procedures:www.ceepame.com

 

All schools adhere to the  CEEPAME - Committee for the Agreement of Schools Preparing for Careers in Childhood.

 

Each nursery school develops its educational project with local partners and resources.

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Innovative pedagogies are supported by training institutes (health simulation, e-learning).

Small groups of learners promote interaction and sharing of experiences.

The teaching units are organized for each discipline in partnership with business experts in the field: childcare nurses, psychologists, paediatricians, etc.

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Aims of the training:

developeder clinical expertise skills to ensure holistic care "in the best interests of the child", namely: helping to promote, maintain, restore the child's health, development, awakening, autonomy and its socialization.

Child development depends on how well others respond to their needs, which requires specific training in childhood health care.

The training aims to train competent, autonomous and responsible professionals in the health, social and educational fields in line with the expectations of a Master's level training.

The childcare nurse takes care of the child and his family by promoting their knowledge and skills while taking into account their resources in their environment. She accompanies them throughout the course of care and life.

In all modes of exercise, diagnostic and therapeutic responsibilities  childcare nurses practice within the framework of a therapeutic project developed with the doctors and specifically the pediatricians with whom they collaborate.

The training of childcare nurses integrates and takes into account societal changes, the evolution of knowledge, scientific knowledge, care techniques, pedagogy, family policy and health policy.

Article 3 of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child which specifies: In all decisions concerning children, whether made by public or private social protection institutions, courts, administrative authorities or bodies legislation, the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration (20-11-1989).

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Specific skills necessary for practice in neonatology. At the end of her training, the childcare nurse(see the skills and childcare activities reference framework, validated in 2009 by the DGOS) :

1. Assesses the health status of the term, preterm newborn

2. Designs and conducts a care and education project adapted to the newborn and his family

3. Implements appropriate care for newborns with health alterations

4. Accompanies and supports families in the parenting process

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12 months of work-study training with:

• Theoretical knowledge 650 hours

• Clinical training: 710 hours of internship including 8 weeks with the newborn (4 weeks in maternity and 4 weeks in neonatology)

• Analyzes of professional practices

• Clinical reasoning in childcare

• The quality approach

• Research aimed at the continuous improvement of practices

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Teaching units:

• EU2.1    Child and family psychology

• EU3.1    Biology and physiology of a developing being

• EU 3.2   Pathologies of term newborns and premature babies

• EU3.5    Pharmacology

• UE 4.1 – Care and follow-up  from newborn to neonatal period

Goals :
• Meet the health needs of a newborn and his family in different contexts (birth, hospitalization, emergencies, transfer, ...)

• Master the technical gestures necessary to take care of the newborn according to the situation

• Promote an environment adapted to the needs of the child

• Guarantee the continuity of care in collaboration, in partnership and in a network

Content items:

Neonatal care (incubator, oxygenation, ventilation, phototherapy, clinical monitoring and screening for complications)

Hygiene and comfort care, consideration of the environment

Educational and preventive public health care related to the neonatal period (prevention of unexpected death, shaken baby syndrome, road safety, falls, accidents, childcare equipment, etc.)

Assessment, prevention, treatment of pain

Developmental Care, Nidcap

Prevention care for oral disorders

Breastfeeding and feeding arrangements

Biological sampling techniques (blood, urine, etc.)

Infusion and transfusion techniques

Management of peripheral and central approaches

Support and integration of parents in care

• EU4.2  Care and follow-up of the child in the context of acute emergency pathology and resuscitation

• UE1-4.6 -4.7  Neonatal ethics, care and support in a context of end of life, disability

 

Re-engineering of training:

Childcare nurse training is moving towards integration into the university system License Master Doctorate.

The professional associations CEEPAME and ANPDE aim for university training in 4 semesters to enhance the knowledge, skills and expertise of childcare workers and meet the new complex health needs of children and their families.