School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing Practice
  • Unit Code

    NPP6104
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Mandie FOSTER

Description

This is the fourth workplace integrated learning unit in a series of five clinical practice units. In this unit students will develop knowledge, skills and practice for evidence based nursing care within a legal ethical framework, for the care of children, adolescents and families from culturally diverse backgrounds, in a variety of health care settings within an inter-professional team environment.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed NPP6101, NPP6102 and NPP6103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Examine the demographic profile and the health of children and young people in Australia.
  2. Determine growth and development stages and factors that affect children and young people's growth and development.
  3. Examine the impact of an illness experience on children, adolescents and families.
  4. Apply knowledge and skills in evidence based nursing care to develop, deliver and evaluate a family centred plan of care to children, young people and their families in hospital and the community setting.
  5. Demonstrate competence in medication calculation and medication administration in the care of children and young people.
  6. Evaluate health promotion strategies to improve health and well-being of children and young people in Australia.
  7. Collaborate with the inter-professional healthcare team to provide nursing care to children and young people.

Unit Content

  1. Demographic profile of children and young people in Australia.
  2. Nursing care of children and young people within the inter-professional health care team.
  3. The well child, young person and principles of growth and development.
  4. Family Centred Care and the impact of hospitalisation.
  5. Holistic health assessment of the child and young person.
  6. Nursing care of common children and young people's conditions.
  7. Working with children, young people and their families in health care settings.
  8. Medication administration in paediatrics.
  9. Children and young people's safety and injury prevention.
  10. Health promotion of children and young people.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Practicum89 x 4 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and clinical practicum (160 hours).

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Case Study ^Evidence based case study evaluating the multidisciplinary care of children and young people in hospital
Examination ^End of semester exam
Test ^Medication calculations
Practicum ^Completion of all pre- practicum requirements and successful completion of the clinical placement and NCAS

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing Practice
  • Unit Code

    NPP6104
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Mandie FOSTER

Description

This is the fourth workplace integrated learning unit in a series of five clinical practice units. In this unit students will develop knowledge, skills and practice for evidence based nursing care within a legal ethical framework, for the care of children, adolescents and families from culturally diverse backgrounds, in a variety of health care settings within an inter-professional team environment.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed NPP6101, NPP6102 and NPP6103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Examine the demographic profile and the health of children and young people in Australia.
  2. Determine growth and development stages and factors that affect children and young people's growth and development.
  3. Examine the impact of an illness experience on children, adolescents and families.
  4. Apply knowledge and skills in evidence based nursing care to develop, deliver and evaluate a family centred plan of care to children, young people and their families in hospital and the community setting.
  5. Demonstrate competence in medication calculation and medication administration in the care of children and young people.
  6. Evaluate health promotion strategies to improve health and well-being of children and young people in Australia.
  7. Collaborate with the inter-professional healthcare team to provide nursing care to children and young people.

Unit Content

  1. Demographic profile of children and young people in Australia.
  2. Nursing care of children and young people within the inter-professional health care team.
  3. The well child, young person and principles of growth and development.
  4. Family Centred Care and the impact of hospitalisation.
  5. Holistic health assessment of the child and young person.
  6. Nursing care of common children and young people's conditions.
  7. Working with children, young people and their families in health care settings.
  8. Medication administration in paediatrics.
  9. Children and young people's safety and injury prevention.
  10. Health promotion of children and young people.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Practicum89 x 4 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students are also required to complete clinical practicums such as 2 placements of 10 days x 8 hours per day = 80 hours per placement (total 160 hours), or other combinations of practicum hours totalling 160 hours

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Case Study ^Evidence based case study evaluating the multidisciplinary care of children and young people in hospital
Examination ^End of semester exam
Test ^Medication calculations
Practicum ^Completion of all pre- practicum requirements and successful completion of the clinical placement and NCAS

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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