ACE.P Teaching Strategies
These teaching strategies are designed to help nursing students become more proficient in understanding the special needs of children. The intent of the ACE.P teaching strategies is to highlight common health problems experienced by children and the nursing care management implications. The teaching strategies offered in this section incorporate all or some of the ACE.P Knowledge Domains and ACE.P Essential Nursing Actions into student learning experiences.
Pediatrics Teaching Strategies
Adolescent Substance Use Disorder
All health care providers need greater awareness of updated resources for use with adolescents experiencing problems with alcohol and other substance use disorders (SUD). Many family members, K-12 educators, and pediatric health care providers are aware of adolescents returning to problematic use, even after long-term SUD treatment. However, emerging research has a greater focus on the process of recovery, highlighting a better understanding of how to achieve positive outcomes.
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Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide in the Adolescent Population
This teaching strategy focuses on assessing for and providing education about depression and suicide in the adolescent population. Students will identify mental health resources that are available in their community, develop a teaching presentation for families, peers, and/or educators, and work through an unfolding case study.
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Children with Chronic Conditions: Impact on Families
This teaching strategy is designed to help students understand the impact caring for a child with a chronic condition has on family members and family life. Students can refer to one of the pediatric simulation cases, or to families encountered in an inpatient or community clinical experience.
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Developing a Nutrition Education Program for Children/Adolescents with Eating Challenges
This teaching strategy focuses on developing competencies to educate parents and children on the importance of good nutrition in order to promote good oral health and prevent obesity.
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Immunization Challenges with Migrant Children
A global effort to provide immunizations to children throughout the world has been a priority for decades. Many children are properly immunized in their homelands through reliable health agencies and international charities. However, due to the fragile nature of vaccines, there are challenges that accompany the process of transport and administration in developing countries.
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Nurse’s Role in Caring for Children of Parents With Opioid Use Disorder
This teaching strategy centers on a case study of a 10-year-old boy named Camden. Students will conduct a biopsychosocial assessment of Camden, assess Camden for abuse, and develop a concept map identifying Camden’s stressors.
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Oral Health in Children: The Role of the Nurse in Community Settings
This teaching strategy focuses on developing oral health competencies to educate parents and children on the importance of oral health and hygiene, fluoride, and having a dental home. It also focuses on recognizing abnormal findings in the mouth.
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Pediatric Mental Health Stressors Related to Migration
Migrant children have a particularly challenging journey when traveling to a foreign land. They are often linked to a lower socioeconomic class and are at risk for acute disease and mental health stressors following a long journey. These physical and mental stressors are often present with the initial health assessment intake and are directly related to the difficult journey, malnutrition, dehydration, lack of clothing and shelter, and familial stress and/or separation from loved ones.
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Unintentional Injury Prevention in the Pediatric Population – Risk Identification and Education
This teaching strategy focuses on knowledge of and education for preventable unintentional injuries. Students will test their knowledge by competing in a Jeopardy-style game. They will identify the type of injury for which a specific child may be at risk and develop a teaching plan for children and families.
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