Unit of Study NURS3008 Paediatric Health: Conception to Adolescence (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NURS3007 - Nursing Practices 2 OR NURS2010 - Acute Care Nursing

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Develops knowledge of the principles of paediatric nursing stretching from pre-conception, pregnancy, birth and across the newborn, infant, child and adolescent life stages. Exploring the complex bio-psycho-social factors impacting childhood development; the anatomical and pathophysiological complexities of the paediatric patient at their respective life stages, and understanding their application within child-centred and family-embracing practice. Students develop their critical thinking skills to assess and problem-solve foundational paediatric scenarios in the clinical laboratories

Unit content

Conception, pregnancy, birth and care of the newborn
Childhood development, health priorities and an introduction to medication safety
The sick child and family-centred nursing
The critically unwell child
Neurodiversity and a strengths-based approach to nursing children and young people
The adolescent patient

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3,5	Term3,5
Gold Coast	Term3,5	Term3,5
Lismore	Term3,5	Term3,5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate safe oral and IV medication administration for paediatric patients including accurate medication dosage calculations

articulate the physiological and anatomical differences between children and adults and their consequent pathophysiological implications on common paediatric clinical presentations.

discuss cognitive and developmental milestones which affect children and the impact global and public health has on these

demonstrate critical thinking, assessment and communication with the paediatric patient within a child and family-centred nursing paradigm

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (5 weeks)

Tutorial 3 hours (1 week)

Assessment
OSCE	40%
Viva voce	40%
Quiz	20%

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (5 weeks)

Tutorial 3 hours (1 week)

Assessment
OSCE	40%
Viva voce	40%
Quiz	20%

Teaching method

Laboratory 3 hours (5 weeks)

Tutorial 3 hours (1 week)

Assessment
OSCE	40%
Viva voce	40%
Quiz	20%

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Fee information

Domestic

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