Health of Infants, Children and Young People

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge and skills to assist infants, children and young people experiencing complex health problems achieve optimal health across a variety of contexts.

Course content

Principles of family-centred care; role of nurses caring for infants, children and young people; communication; child developmental theories; health assessment; quality and safety; immunisation; obesity, lifestyle education, nutrition and physical activity; pathophysiology, pharmacology, quality use of medicines, and nursing management of common conditions of infants, children and young people, evidence based practice; cultural knowledge; legal and ethical requirements of caring for infants, children and young people; child safe environment (mandatory reporting).

Textbook(s)

Lucas, K & Thompson D 2013, Custom text book for Health of Infants, Children and Young People, 1st Ed, Person Australia, Sydney

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BIOL 2058	Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice
NURS 1033	Being a Health Professional

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 8 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Clinical	3 hours x 1 day
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Clinical	3 hours x 1 day
External (Online delivery)	- x 9 weeks
Workshop (On-campus)	8 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 8 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Clinical	3 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 8 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Clinical	3 hours x 1 day

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.