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

    Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing
  • Unit Code

    NUR3503
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Maggie ZGAMBO

Description

Caring for children and young people presents challenges for nurses and requires knowledge of growth and developmental stages, legal and ethical responsibilities and how these impact on the requirements specific to these age groups. This unit will examine the role and responsibilities of the nurse in the management of symptoms, risk identification, and the development of appropriate interventions for family centred care.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass Nursing Practice 4 (NPU2404) and Human Processes 4 (HPU2404)

Students studying the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or the Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Distinguish the milestones and development of anatomy and physiology in response to age.
  2. Critically review the principles of trauma informed care within vulnerable populations.
  3. Examine the importance of family and child centred care when providing nursing care to children and young people in the context of equity, diversity and disability.
  4. Describe a comprehensive nursing assessment, management and treatment of prevalent children and young people's physical, emotional and psychological health issues.
  5. Detail the common public health issues relating to the child and young person's health within diverse populations and contexts.
  6. Analyse the impact of an illness experience on children, young people and families.

Unit Content

  1. Assessment of developmental milestones and management of physical, emotional, social and intellectual developmental disorders.
  2. Application of the child and family centred care principles in acute and community contexts.
  3. Recognition and management of deterioration in the child and young person.
  4. Trauma informed care within diverse populations.
  5. Assessment and management of children with common mental health issues.
  6. Acute and chronic conditions in children and young people.
  7. Cultural safety and awareness in the care of children and young people from diverse cultural backgrounds and contexts.
  8. The impact of the illness experience on the child and family.
  9. Prevention of injury and child protection.
  10. Access and use of public health data.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
PresentationFamily and child centred care40%
ExaminationOpen book timed assessment40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
PresentationFamily and child centred care40%
ExaminationOpen book timed assessment40%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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

    Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing
  • Unit Code

    NUR3503
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Maggie ZGAMBO

Description

Caring for children and young people presents challenges for nurses and requires knowledge of growth and developmental stages, legal and ethical responsibilities and how these impact on the requirements specific to these age groups. This unit will examine the role and responsibilities of the nurse in the management of symptoms, risk identification, and the development of appropriate interventions for family centred care.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass Nursing Practice 4 (NPU2404) and Human Processes 4 (HPU2404)

Students studying the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or the Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Distinguish the milestones and development of anatomy and physiology in response to age.
  2. Critically review the principles of trauma informed care within vulnerable populations.
  3. Examine the importance of family and child centred care when providing nursing care to children and young people in the context of equity, diversity and disability.
  4. Describe a comprehensive nursing assessment, management and treatment of prevalent children and young people's physical, emotional and psychological health issues.
  5. Detail the common public health issues relating to the child and young person's health within diverse populations and contexts.
  6. Analyse the impact of an illness experience on children, young people and families.

Unit Content

  1. Assessment of developmental milestones and management of physical, emotional, social and intellectual developmental disorders.
  2. Application of the child and family centred care principles in acute and community contexts.
  3. Recognition and management of deterioration in the child and young person.
  4. Trauma informed care within diverse populations.
  5. Assessment and management of children with common mental health issues.
  6. Acute and chronic conditions in children and young people.
  7. Cultural safety and awareness in the care of children and young people from diverse cultural backgrounds and contexts.
  8. The impact of the illness experience on the child and family.
  9. Prevention of injury and child protection.
  10. Access and use of public health data.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered13 x 2 hour lecture
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
PresentationFamily and child centred care40%
ExaminationClosed Book Assessment40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline quiz20%
PresentationFamily and child centred care40%
ExaminationClosed timed assessment40%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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