Unit Outline

In this unit, you will enhance your understanding of anatomy and physiology, as well as the pathophysiology changes that occur with illness and health conditions of neonates, infants, children and young people. You will focus on applying this knowledge to assessments and evidence-informed therapeutic interventions for the management of acute and chronic conditions.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

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


1	Critically analyse the anatomical, physiological, and pathophysiological alterations in the neonates, infants, children, or young people.
2	Apply clinical assessment and critical thinking skills in the care of neonates, infants, children and/or young people.
3	Critically evaluate evidence-informed care in acute and chronic conditions of neonates, infants, children and/or young people.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Assessments were redeveloped in response to student feedback:
- Types of assessment, descriptions, criteria, length, weighing and due weeks are all updated to better align with students’ needs and ability to demonstrate knowledge and achievement of ILOs
- Assessment Task 3 redesigned as an Interactive Oral Assessment format, allowing students to demonstrate knowledge and critical analysis through professional two-way conversation.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Clinical Case Study Report	Week 5	25 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Clinical Case Study Report	Week 8	25 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Practice Enhancement - Interactive Oral Presentation	Refer to Assessment Description	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Clinical Case Study Report

Task Description:

This assessment task provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of pathophysiological alterations presenting in neonates, infants, children and/or young people. This assessment task relates to the respiratory or cardiac systems.

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically analyse pathophysiological alteration processes in the unwell neonate, infant, child or young person.	LO1
2	Critically analyse and process information related to clinical investigations and relevant pharmacological and non-pharmacological management.	LO1, LO3
3	Prioritise and rationalise, nursing management related to the presenting neonate, infant, child or young person's health condition, supported with evidence.	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 2: Clinical Case Study Report

Task Description:

This assessment task provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of pathophysiological alterations presenting in the neonate, infant, child, and/or young person This case relates to the renal or the gastrointestinal systems.

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically analyse pathophysiological alteration processes in the unwell neonate, infant, child or young person.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Critically analyse and process information related to clinical investigations and relevant pharmacological and non-pharmacological management.	LO1, LO2
3	Prioritise and rationalise nursing management related to the presenting neonate, infant, child or young person's health condition, supported with evidence.	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Practice Enhancement - Interactive Oral Presentation

Task Description:

This assessment task provides the opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of conditions in neonates, infants, children /or young people, particularly in the steps you take on one aspect during a patient’s admission to the ward through to discharge. The focus will be on integrating clinical observation with understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, whilst applying a person approach.

Due Weeks: 12-13

Task Length:

20 minutes (10 minutes case perusal time and 10 minutes questions)

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply critical thinking when identifying relevant patient and family information, including ethical considerations.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Use clinical reasoning to analyse assessment findings and identify and prioritise appropriate interventions, ensuring decisions are clinically appropriate.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Apply evidence-informed rationalisation for the clinical decision process and interventions provided.	LO2, LO3
4	Apply critical thinking to evaluate and reflect on patient outcomes and your approach to individualised family centred care.	LO2

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Neonatal nursing students will need the following text:

Kain V & Mannix T. (2022). Neonatal Care for Nurses and Midwives: Principles for Practice (2nd ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences.

Paediatric nursing students will need the following text:

Hockenberry, Wilson & Rodgers. (2024). Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (12th Edition). Elsevier. (11th Edition is available as an e-book through the UTAS library)