Nursing Children and Young People
Overview
From a strengths-based approach, students will explore the nursing care of infants, children, young people and their families. The emphasis will be on promoting health and preventing illness; holistic assessment; and the nurse’s role in supporting families during pregnancy, early childhood and adolescent development. Students will cover the nursing management of infants, children and young people presenting acutely unwell including the nursing administration and management of paediatric medication.
Requisites
NUR20007 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Nursing
Rules
Pre-requisite
NUR20005 Acute Nursing Care
AND
NUR20007 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Nursing
09-November-2025
09-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Explain the nurse’s role in pregnancy and the newborn period
- Summarise nursing care for infants, children and young people with selected acute presentations
- Differentiate the developmental stages of a child and discuss various strength-based nursing approaches to family centred care
- Analyse immunisation status and adhere to the national immunisation schedule for infants and young people
- Explore health promotion in the prevention of illness in children and young people
- Perform safe calculation and delivery of paediatric and adolescent medications
Teaching methods
All applicable locations
| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12 | 8 weeks | 1.5 |
| On-campus | Class | 16 | 8 weeks | 2 |
| On-campus | Practical | 6 | 3 weeks | 2 |
| Specified Activities | Group Meetings | 24 | 8 weeks | 3 |
| Unspecified Activities | Various | 92 | 12 weeks | 7.67 |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 16.17 | |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Medication calculation test | Individual | 10% | 6 |
| Report | Individual/Group | 40% | 2,3,4,5 |
Hurdle
To pass this unit students must attempt all assessments, gain 100% in the Medication Calculation Test, and gain an aggregate mark of 50% or more.
Content
- Communication
- Health and safety
- Growth and development
- Nursing assessment
- Acutely unwell presentations
- Resuscitation
- Immunisation
- Mandatory reporting
- Adolescent development and health issues for adolescence
- Graduate Attributes:
- Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
- Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
- Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
- Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
- Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
- Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.