Course Title: Practise in the paediatric nursing environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: NURS5309C
Course Title: Practise in the paediatric nursing environment
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact : Carylin Lenehan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email:carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Not Applicable
Course Description
This unit addresses the principles of paediatric nursing care, building upon existing skills to enable the Enrolled/Division 2 nurse to provide holistic nursing care to a group of paediatric clients
The knowledge and skills described in this competency unit are to be applied within jurisdictional nursing and midwifery regulatory authority legislative requirements
Enrolled/Division 2 nursing work is to be carried out in consultation/collaboration with registered nurses and under direct or indirect supervisory arrangements in line with jurisdictional regulatory requirements
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN614B Practise in the paediatric nursing environment |
Element: |
1. Work as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team for the client in the paediatric environment 2. Address the special health requirements of the paediatric client 3. Contribute to the plan of care for the paediatric client 4. Perform clinical nursing actions appropriate to the care of the paediatric client 5. Assist in evaluating outcomes of planned nursing actions for the paediatric client |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Contribute appropriately to support the role of the multi-disciplinary health care team in managing care needs of paediatric clients 2.1 Perform a holistic assessment of the paediatric client in consultation/collaboration with the client and/or parent or guardian, and registered nurse 3.1 Accurately use contemporary paediatric assessment tools 4.1 Practise contemporary nursing interventions for the paediatric client in consultation/collaboration with the registered nurse 5.1 Monitor client response to nursing interventions and progress toward planned goals, and document and report to the appropriate members of the health care team |
Learning Outcomes
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Details of Learning Activities
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Teaching Schedule
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
All powerpoints will be posted on Student Blackboard
Overview of Assessment
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Assessment Tasks
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Assessment Matrix
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Other Information
Essential knowledge:
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role
This includes knowledge of:
• Childhood perceptions of health status
• Cognitive and psychosocial development from birth to adolescence
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices
• Culturally appropriate health promotion activities for children of all backgrounds
• Factors influencing growth and development
• Factors influencing self esteem
• Legal standards for practice
• Medical terminology
• Occupational health and safety legislation
• Organisation policy and procedure
• Parent and child interactions
• Participating as a member of the health care team
• Principles of growth and development
• Principles of health assessment
• Reflective practice
• Specialised in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology of the paediatric client
• Specialised knowledge of clinical manifestations of paediatric clients conditions
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