This course aims to enhance the knowledge of Nurses (ARNP, RN, LPN), Therapists, CNAs/HHAs, and others on pediatric care. It covers physiological changes, growth, and development in children, factors essential in pediatric patient care, and common pediatric injuries (drowning, poisoning, burns, sports injuries, falls, motor vehicle accidents). It includes preventive measures and child injury prevention tips, plus a review of pediatric pharmacology, focusing on the absorption, distribution, excretion, and metabolism of medications from infancy through puberty. The course also addresses how Pediatricians, health professionals, parents, and caregivers can screen teens for risky behaviors. Objectives – Students will be able to: 1. Describe the Growth and Developmental changes that occurs 2. Discuss factors to take into consideration when caring for the pediatric patient 3. Discuss some common Pediatric injuries such as Poisoning, Burns, injuries from sports, fall, motor vehicle accidents, drowning. 4. Discuss various preventative and safety measures/ child injury prevention tips. 5. Discuss Pharmacology; the absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism of medication variation through infancy, early childhood and puberty. 6. Describe some ways in which Pediatricians and other health professionals can screen teens for risky behaviors.