Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

As clinical nursing practice develops and the range of specialty areas widens it is important to provide opportunities to explore areas of interest. This unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop clinical knowledge and understanding in a selected area of paediatric or child and youth health. Through the completion of the learning contract and the clinical portfolio students will develop knowledge and skills in an area of choice. These clinical activities build on theoretical and clinical learning in the area of acute paediatrics or community child health and provide the student with the opportunity to demonstrate competence, based on standards established by the Australian Confederation of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses.

Aims

The aim of this unit is to enable you to explore in depth an area of clinical interest in paediatric, child and youth health nursing. You will have the opportunity to develop clinical knowledge and understanding in your selected area and build on your theoretical and clinical learning with the opportunity to demonstrate competence, based on standards established by the Australian Confederation of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses.

Objectives

On the successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

1. Identify your own learning needs and develop a learning contract to meet those needs;



2. Develop strategies to support your own learning;



3. Discuss the professional and practice development issues relevant to the clinical area chosen;



4. Apply principles of primary health care and family-centred nursing practice in clinical settings;



5. Demonstrate knowledge for practice appropriate to the area of clinical focus;



6. Demonstrate appropriate and effective nursing care in your chosen clinical area; and



7. Plan, implement and evaluate care for children and families in the context of the chosen clinical area.

Content

Students will develop a learning contract to address learning needs. The chosen clinical area could include community child health, youth health, acute paediatrics, paediatric oncology, paediatric critical care, parent support or residential care. To assist students in developing a learning contract and to explore professional and practice issues in paediatric, child and youth health nursing the following modules are included: developing as a lifelong learner, self assessment and developing a learning contract; reflective practice in paediatric, child and youth health nursing; evidence based practice; advanced practice; health policy development and health service evaluation.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Student learning will be supported with a Unit Information, Study Guide and Book of Readings. Online discussion will supplement the written materials. Students will complete the equivalent of 6 weeks supernumerary or work place based clinical placement in this unit. The clinical portfolio provides guidance for students in clinical activities and clinical assessment.

Assessment

General Assessment Information Assessment 1 is a learning contract on a topic of your choice. The contract includes a review of current literature in the chosen area for the development of a client education, health promotion or learning resource - derived from the key summary points of the literature review. The contract will be developed from a proforma on the unit blackboard site.
Assessment 2 includes the development of the literature review and educational resource from assignment 1.A textbook has been included in this unit to assist your development of the literature reviews necessary for this unit.

Assessment name: Learning contract
Description: Learning contract (100%) composed of:

• Initial learning contract (10%)


• Literature review (50%)


• Education resource (40%)

Due Dates: Learning Contract week 4; Literature Review week 10; Educational Resource Week 13.
Relates to objectives: 1-7.
Weight: 100%
Internal or external: Both
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: TBA

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required texts
Garrard, J. (2011). Health sciences literature review made easy: The matrix method (3rd ed.). Ontario, CA. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Hockenberry, M. & Wilson, D. (eds.) (2011). Wong's nursing care of infants & children (9th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Risk assessment statement

During clinical placements, students will be exposed to a range of risks and hazards that are normally encountered by nurses practising in hospital and community settings. When undertaking clinical placements students are automatically subject to the Workplace Health and Safety Policies, Procedures and Regulations operating within the health care agency. You are required by law to comply with these policies and procedures at all times.

Measures undertaken to minimise risks encountered during the off-campus clinical experience include:

• Orientation to the health care agency


• Awareness/familiarisation of specific risks and hazards associated with the particular clinical setting to which the students have been assigned


• Adequate supervision by a registered nurse at all times


• Appropriate theoretical and practice skill preparation prior to commencement of the placement


• Review of personal health and immunisation status

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 06-Jul-2012