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<p>This unit prepares students to deliver safe, compassionate, and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and their families. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role in recognising normal and abnormal developmental milestones and applying age-appropriate, evidence-based interventions in paediatric care.</p>
<p>Students will explore principles of family-centred and strengths-based care, with a focus on engaging families as partners to support the health and wellbeing of children across a range of clinical and community settings. The unit highlights the physical, emotional, and social needs of younger populations and guides students in creating holistic care plans that are responsive to each child’s stage of development.</p>
<p>Students will also develop practical skills through case studies and simulated scenarios and examine strategies for health promotion and illness prevention tailored to children and families. By the end of the unit, students will be equipped to advocate for and deliver person- and family-centred care that supports the growth, development, and health of children and adolescents.</p>
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<p>The following key standards have guided the content development of this unit:</p>
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<li>NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Registered nurse standards for practice, Midwife standards for practice, Code of conduct, and ICN Code of ethics for nurses)</li>
<li>NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards</li>
<li>National Safety and Quality Primary and Community</li>
<li>ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards</li>
<li>National Health Priority Areas</li>
<li>The Prescribing Competencies Framework</li>
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<p>Content may include:</p>
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<li>Growth & Development across childhood & adolescence</li>
<li>Family-centred & Trauma-informed care in paediatrics</li>
<li>Common acute paediatric illnesses & recognising deterioration</li>
<li>Chronic illness & paediatric palliative care</li>
<li>Health promotion & illness prevention in children & adolesecents</li>
<li>Caring for diverse paediatric populations, discharge planning & continuing care</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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Unit description
<p>This unit prepares students to deliver safe, compassionate, and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and their families. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role in recognising normal and abnormal developmental milestones and applying age-appropriate, evidence-based interventions in paediatric care.</p> <p>Students will explore principles of family-centred and strengths-based care, with a focus on engaging families as partners to support the health and wellbeing of children across a range of clinical and community settings. The unit highlights the physical, emotional, and social needs of younger populations and guides students in creating holistic care plans that are responsive to each child’s stage of development.</p> <p>Students will also develop practical skills through case studies and simulated scenarios and examine strategies for health promotion and illness prevention tailored to children and families. By the end of the unit, students will be equipped to advocate for and deliver person- and family-centred care that supports the growth, development, and health of children and adolescents.</p>
Unit content
<p>The following key standards have guided the content development of this unit:</p> <ul> <li>NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Registered nurse standards for practice, Midwife standards for practice, Code of conduct, and ICN Code of ethics for nurses)</li> <li>NSQHS National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards</li> <li>National Safety and Quality Primary and Community</li> <li>ACQS Aged Care Quality Standards</li> <li>National Health Priority Areas</li> <li>The Prescribing Competencies Framework</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>Content may include:</p> <ul> <li>Growth & Development across childhood & adolescence</li> <li>Family-centred & Trauma-informed care in paediatrics</li> <li>Common acute paediatric illnesses & recognising deterioration</li> <li>Chronic illness & paediatric palliative care</li> <li>Health promotion & illness prevention in children & adolesecents</li> <li>Caring for diverse paediatric populations, discharge planning & continuing care</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Early Semester 1 Nursing</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Gippsland (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Mt Helen (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Wonthaggi (Blended)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nurbn3102">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN1111" target="_blank">NURBN1111</a> AND must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN1112" target="_blank">NURBN1112</a> AND must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN1105" target="_blank">NURBN1105</a> OR must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=NURBN2020" target="_blank">NURBN2020</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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K1
<p>Describe the growth and developmental milestones of children and young people including relevant anatomy and physiology.</p>
S1
<p>Analyse the physiological alterations and nursing care interventions associated with acute and chronic illness, as well as disabilities in children and adolescents.</p>
A1
<p>Evaluate age-appropriate health promotion strategies aimed at illness prevention for children, adolescents, and their families, and critically analyse their effectiveness in diverse clinical and community settings.</p>
A2
<p>Apply the principles of family-centred and trauma-informed care in the assessment, planning, and delivery of nursing care for children and their families from diverse backgrounds.</p>
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<p>Medical Calculation </p>
<p>MedSafe</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
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<p>Critically analyse an AI generated care plan </p>
<p>Written Assessment</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
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<p>Evaluate or develop an aged-appropriate health promotion </p>
<p>Asynchronous Oral Presentation</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
S1, A1
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<p>Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, S1, A1, A2
5
<p>Attendance/attempt at all assessments</p>
<p>100% Attendance/attempt at assessments 2 and 3</p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, S1, A1, A2
6
<p>Attendance at Clinical Laboratories </p>
<p>100% Attendance at Clinical Laboratories </p>
<p>S/U Hurdle</p>
K1, S1, 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>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Early Semester 1 Nursing</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Gippsland (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Mt Helen (Blended)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Wonthaggi (Blended)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nurbn3102">View unit fees</a>
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