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

    Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Children and Young People
  • Unit Code

    NUR6120
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Beverley Anne EWENS

Description

Students will explore the role of the nurse on the physical, psychological and emotional well-being of children and young people in a variety of health care contexts. These health care contexts primarily relate to primary care and rural and remote settings.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically reflect upon the epidemiology of disease in childhood.
  2. Formulate prevention strategies for a range of communicable diseases.
  3. Construct a health promotion strategy for children and young people.
  4. Appraise the evidence which supports effective nutrition strategies for children and young people.
  5. Illustrate strategies which promote the safety of children and young people.

Unit Content

  1. Epidemiology of diseases in children and young people.
  2. Immunisation programs.
  3. Communicable diseases.
  4. Health promotion of children at risk including Indigenous Australian children.
  5. Nutrition of children and young people.
  6. Environmental and social factors of disease prevalence.
  7. Child protection and the rights of the child.
  8. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
  9. Children in crisis.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, discussion fora.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentHealth promotion factsheet 30%
EssayCritical reflection30%
ProjectAnalysis of the epidemiology of disease40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentHealth promotion factsheet30%
EssayCritical reflection30%
ProjectAnalysis of the epidemiology of disease40%

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

    Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Children and Young People
  • Unit Code

    NUR6120
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Beverley Anne EWENS

Description

Students will explore the role of the nurse on the physical, psychological and emotional well-being of children and young people in a variety of health care contexts. These health care contexts primarily relate to primary care and rural and remote settings.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically reflect upon the epidemiology of disease in childhood.
  2. Formulate prevention strategies for a range of communicable diseases.
  3. Construct a health promotion strategy for children and young people.
  4. Appraise the evidence which supports effective nutrition strategies for children and young people.
  5. Illustrate strategies which promote the safety of children and young people.

Unit Content

  1. Epidemiology of diseases in children and young people.
  2. Immunisation programs.
  3. Communicable diseases.
  4. Health promotion of children at risk including Indigenous Australian children.
  5. Nutrition of children and young people.
  6. Environmental and social factors of disease prevalence.
  7. Child protection and the rights of the child.
  8. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
  9. Children in crisis.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, discussion fora.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentHealth promotion factsheet 30%
EssayCritical reflection30%
ProjectAnalysis of the epidemiology of disease40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentHealth promotion factsheet30%
EssayCritical reflection30%
ProjectAnalysis of the epidemiology of disease40%

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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