Unit Outline

This unit equips students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for understanding their experience as a student in child and family health settings. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of physical and developmental assessment, nutrition and infant feeding. Concurrent participation in a 15-day professional experience placement is required as part of this unit.

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	Assess young children’s health, growth and development in child and family health settings.
2	Promote and support optimal nutrition in families.
3	Discuss communication skills including the concept of working in partnership with individuals and families.
4	Comply with the Standards of Practice specified by the National Standards of Practice for Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing Practice in Australia.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CNA758 Foundations of Child & Family Health

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Assessments were reviewed in response to student feedback.

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:	Online Discussion and Reflection on Practice	Week 5	30 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Case Study Simulation and Summary Paper	Week 9	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Professional Portfolio	Week 12	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Online Discussion and Reflection on Practice

Task Description:

You are required to reflect on aspects of clinical practice through discussion posts and engage with your online colleagues in the discussion forum.
Views and positions taken in these discussions will be supported with quality evidence informed resources.

Week 2: Online discussion opens.
Week 5: Online discussion closes & summary due.

Task Length:

1200 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Makes regular and meaningful discussion posts.	LO3
2	Apply critical thinking and problem solving in relation to the growth and development of infants and children and the promotion of optimal development.	LO1, LO3
3	Reflect on your engagement with the literature to inform and support your clinical practice for enhancing family outcomes.	LO1, LO3, LO4
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Case Study Simulation and Summary Paper

Task Description:

You are asked to participate in a simulation and then write a scholarly paper in which you reflect on both your thoughts and response(s) to the issues presented.

Task Length:

1600 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examines issues presented in the case study and synthesise information to present an informed opinion on the promotion of optimal nutrition.	LO2, LO3
2	Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and problem solving in infant nutrition issues.	LO2, LO3
3	Engage with literature to inform and support concepts related to therapeutic communication and the role of child and family health practitioner in supporting families.	LO2, LO3, LO4
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO3

Assessment Task 3: Professional Portfolio

Task Description:

Submit completed documentation related to your Professional Experience Placement (PEP).
This includes:
Part A: PEP Documentation Pass/Fail
• Submission of a completed Student Placement Record (a total of 120 hours in practice must be documented).

• Submission of completed in-practice assessments.

Part B: Reflective episodes of practice
• Final summary of reflection of learning.

Part A: In Practice assessments: Pass/Fail
Part B: Reflection on practice: 30%

Task Length:

Part A: 120 hrs in practice and in-practice assessment. Part B: 1200 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate satisfactory development towards capability against the National Standards of Practice for Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing Practice in Australia Weighting: Pass/Fail	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Examine issues and synthesise information around screening and surveillance and promotion of optimal infant growth and development in practice to present an informed opinion.	LO1
3	Reflection demonstrates evidence of critical thinking and problem solving in issues related to infant and children nutritional status.	LO2
4	Reflection demonstrates evidence of understanding related to therapeutic communication and the role of child and family health practitioner in supporting families.	LO3, LO4
5	Final summary reflects on your learning from PEP and shows how you will use this learning to guide your clinical practice for enhancing family outcomes.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

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.