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HEALM6305 - Child and Family Health in Community
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<p>This unit will guide the students to explore the range of health issues that can impact on children and families in the community. Identification, assessment, management and referral of these issues will be discussed in terms of support and agencies available to families. The concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families will be further explored in terms of the Maternal and Child Health nurse’s role, care planning, and health promotion</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify"><em>The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2014); NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice (2018); NMBA Code of Conduct for the Midwife (2018), Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014), NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016); NMBA Code of Conduct for nurses (2018), Code of Ethics for nurses (2012) and Maternal and Child Health Service Standards (2010) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.</em></p>
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<li class="ql-align-justify">Child and family assessment of risk</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Range of health issues that impact on child and family – assessment, management and referral procedures, including immunisation</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Support and agencies available to families</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Chronic illness - parent and/or child and impact on families</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Impact of tobacco on child and family health</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">QUIT</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Bridges out of poverty</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Circle of security</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">National disability insurance scheme (NDIS)</li>
<li class="ql-align-justify">Parenting groups</li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>This unit will guide the students to explore the range of health issues that can impact on children and families in the community. Identification, assessment, management and referral of these issues will be discussed in terms of support and agencies available to families. The concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families will be further explored in terms of the Maternal and Child Health nurse’s role, care planning, and health promotion</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify"><em>The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2014); NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice (2018); NMBA Code of Conduct for the Midwife (2018), Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014), NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016); NMBA Code of Conduct for nurses (2018), Code of Ethics for nurses (2012) and Maternal and Child Health Service Standards (2010) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.</em></p> <ul> <li class="ql-align-justify">Child and family assessment of risk</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Range of health issues that impact on child and family – assessment, management and referral procedures, including immunisation</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Support and agencies available to families</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Chronic illness - parent and/or child and impact on families</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Impact of tobacco on child and family health</li> <li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">QUIT</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Bridges out of poverty</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Circle of security</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">National disability insurance scheme (NDIS)</li> <li class="ql-align-justify">Parenting groups</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060303 - Midwifery
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/healm6305">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p> must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=HEALM6301" target="_blank">HEALM6301</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Utilise comprehensive knowledge of psychosocial issues impacting on families to engage and support families and refer them for further assessment and management as appropriate</p>
K2
<p>Critically explore the concept of vulnerability and how ‘being vulnerable’ adds further complexity to child and family health issues</p>
S1
<p>Synthesise knowledge of risk and protective factors impacting on children, and families and demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate these to assess potential risks for a child or children</p>
S2
<p>Integrate assessment findings and knowledge of risk assessment, professional guidelines and legislation to adhere to and comply with mandatory reporting</p>
A1
<p>Critically apply specialist maternal and child health nursing knowledge of common child health issues with an emphasis on identifying, assessing and discussing the management required and the rationale for decisions to refer for further assessment</p>
A2
<p>Apply specialist maternal and child health nursing knowledge to work in partnership with vulnerable families to plan care and promote health</p>
Assessment
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<p>Identification of services available to support child and family in contemporary Australian communities</p>
<p>Written assessment – resource folder of community services</p>
<p>40-60</p>
K1, K2, S1, A1, A2
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<p>Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats analysis of a community service</p>
<p>Written report</p>
<p>40-60</p>
K1, K2, S2, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060303 - Midwifery
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/healm6305">View unit fees</a>
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