Nursing Children and Young People
36 hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Wantirna
Overview
From a strengths based approach this unit will educate the student about the care of children and families. The emphasis will be on promoting health and preventing illness; holistic assessment; and the nurse’s role in supporting families during normal pregnancy and early child development. Students will cover the emergency management of infants and children presenting acutely unwell and paediatric medication management.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 1
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Differentiate the developmental stages of a child and discuss various strength-based approaches to family centred care
- Safe calculation and delivery of paediatric medications
- Explain the nurse’s role in normal pregnancy and newborn period
- Explore health and prevent illness promotion in children and young people
- Analyse immunisation status and identify the national immunisation schedule for infants and young people
- Summarise nursing care for infants and children with selected acute presentations
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 1.50 | 8 weeks | 12 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 2.00 | 8 weeks | 16 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Clinical Practice | 2.00 | 3 weeks | 6 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 3.00 | 8 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 7.67 | 12 weeks | 92 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | Individual | 40% | 1,3,4,5,6 |
| Medication calculation test | Individual | 10% | 2 |
| Report | Group | 50% | 1,4,5,6 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
- You must gain an aggregate mark of 50% or more. Conceded passes are not recognised by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council therefore conceded passes will not be granted
- Tutorials and simulation have an 80% attendance requirement as per the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council
Content
- Communication
- Health and safety
- Growth and development
- Nursing assessment
- Acutely unwell presentations
- Resuscitation
- Immunisation
- Mandatory reporting
- Adolescent development and health issues for adolescence
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.