Assignment task:
Topic: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF):
Q1. Describe the nursing care of infants and children with this type of cardiac conditions in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Q2. How would this impact a nurse working with this type of patient emotionally and clinical aspect?
Q3. How do the symptoms differ between adults, children, and newborns in this cardiac condition?
Q4. Imagine the child's perspective: how do you think a child's life would be affected by being born with this congenital cardiac condition?
Q5. Imagine a parent's perspective: how do you think a parent would be affected by having a child born with this congenital cardiac condition?
Q6. Find a news, nursing journal, or television show about pediatric cardiac conditions. What did you learn from this?
Q7. What community resources are available for families and children with cardiac conditions (congenital or acquired)?