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Unit of Study NURS3008 - Paediatric Health: Conception to Adolescence (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Develops knowledge of the principles of paediatric nursing stretching from pre-conception, pregnancy, birth and across the newborn, infant, child and adolescent life stages.  Exploring the complex bio-psycho-social factors impacting childhood development; the anatomical and pathophysiological complexities of the paediatric patient at their respective life stages, and understanding their application within child-centred and family-embracing practice.  Students develop their critical thinking skills to assess and problem-solve foundational paediatric scenarios in the clinical laboratories

Unit content

  1. Conception, pregnancy, birth and care of the newborn
  2. Childhood development, health priorities and an introduction to medication safety
  3. The sick child and family-centred nursing
  4. The critically unwell child
  5. Neurodiversity and a strengths-based approach to nursing children and young people
  6. The adolescent patient

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3,5
Term3,5
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
Lismore
Term3,5
Term3,5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate safe oral and IV medication administration for paediatric patients including accurate medication dosage calculations

articulate the physiological and anatomical differences between children and adults and their consequent pathophysiological implications on common paediatric clinical presentations.

discuss cognitive and developmental milestones which affect children and the impact global and public health has on these

demonstrate critical thinking, assessment and communication with the paediatric patient within a child and family-centred nursing paradigm

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