NUR5702 Paediatric nursing 2
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5702 Paediatric nursing 2 is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5702
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR5702
No unit lists NUR5702 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: NUR5701
Prohibition/s: Incompatible with NUR5709
Co-requisite: Must be enrolled in M6031 and any co-requisite in unit set PAEDNURS03 (Paediatric Nursing Specialisation).
Must be working at least 3 days per week in a paediatric setting at an approved provider.
Overview
Paediatric nursing requires specialised skills and understanding of advanced paediatric pathophysiology, systematic assessment, management, and care.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to apply advanced paediatric nursing principles and practice to the care of children with complex conditions. You will develop knowledge and skills to assess and care for the seriously ill and/or deteriorating child or young person. The importance of health promotion and illness prevention to provide safe and quality care, in collaboration with parents/caregivers will be explored. The concepts associated with transition to adult or community-based services, palliative and end-of-life care will also be discussed.
Your study will include elements of clinical leadership including the role of the advanced practice nurse in optimising quality outcomes and in applying relevant ethical, legal and socio-cultural principles influencing patient and family centred care for children and young people.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Written case study (3,000 words)60%
- Audio-visual presentation (2,500 word equivalent)40%
- Clinical skills assessments (pass/fail)Competency hurdle-
- Clinical performance appraisal (pass/fail)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply the principles of systematic patient assessment based on an advanced knowledge of paediatric anatomy and physiology.
- 2
Implement advanced nursing practice principles required to manage children and young people with complex disease states.
- 3
Discuss and apply advanced practice nursing knowledge and skills to prioritise assessment and care of the seriously ill or deteriorating patient.
- 4
Evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion and illness prevention strategies for common paediatric presentations
- 5
Implement effective quality transitions in care across care settings for children, young people and their families.
- 6
Discuss the concepts underpinning end of life care and palliative care for children and families.
- 7
Apply the skills and knowledge required to effectively and collaboratively undertake interdisciplinary team-based care across a variety of settings.
- 8
Implement strategies to enhance leadership skills and apply these in everyday practice
- 9
Evaluate the impact of clinical leadership strategies in paediatric nursing contexts.
- 10
Analyse the ethical, legal and socio-cultural issues related to the advanced nursing management of the paediatric patient.
- 11
Implement and evaluate the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard in paediatric nursing contexts
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials56 hours
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Carly Fletcher
- Chief Examiners
- Carly Fletcher
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5702?
NUR5702 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5702 offered?
In 2024, NUR5702 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Does NUR5702 have an exam?
No. NUR5702 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.