Unit Outline

Children and Young People focuses on the unique health and developmental needs of infants, children, and young people. You will develop the knowledge and skills to incorporate developmentally appropriate and strengths-based approaches to communicating and working in partnership with children, young people and their families. You will critically examine the role played by social and environmental factors in child development, injury and illness. You will extend your knowledge of pathophysiology, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and evidence-informed practice in the context of child, youth and family focused nursing care. A key focus will be the primary assessment of acutely unwell infants, children and young people.

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	Explain developmental milestones in infants, children, and young people and relate these to relevant child development theories.
2	Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of family, and how to support family centered care.
3	Use developmentally appropriate anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology knowledge to apply clinical reasoning to the assessment and nursing care of infants, children, and young people.
4	Demonstrate well developed communication skills and professional behaviour.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CXA144 Pathophysiology for Health Care or CXA240 Pathophysiology for Health Care 1

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Content and assessment tasks have been reviewed and amended as a result of 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 Quizzes	Week 2	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Presentation - Supporting child development.	Week 3	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA)	Week 7	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes

Task Description:

This series of five online quizzes are designed to assess your understanding and assist in your preparation for the Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA). Questions will be drawn from the guided online learning material (including recommended readings).

Due Weeks: 2 to 6

Task Length:

10 questions each

Due Date:

Week 2

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrates acquisition of foundational knowledge including developmental milestones, family centered care, and nursing care of infants, children, and young people.	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 2: Presentation - Supporting child development.

Task Description:

This presentation requires you to demonstrate your understanding of child development and family centred care with reference to one of the provided case studies.

Task Length:

8 minutes

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate an understanding of child development.	LO1
2	. Identify communication strategies appropriate to developmental stage.	LO1, LO4
3	Explain how to promote and deliver family‑centred care.	LO1, LO2
4	Communicate in an engaging and professional manner.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA)

Task Description:

This task is comprised of four stations; in this assessment you will complete 2 randomly allocated stations. You must prepare for all four nursing skills. At each station you will be provided with a case scenario and then be required to complete a relevant nursing skill (e.g., conduct a set of vital signs, fill out a fluid balance chart, administer medication, conduct a respiratory assessment). During each skill, you will be required to document, as well as interpret the patient’s situation.

Due Weeks: 7 & 8

Task Length:

20 minutes

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Select and perform developmentally appropriate nursing skills for infants, children, or young people.	LO3
2	Demonstrate well developed communication skills with children and their families.	LO2, LO4
3	Appropriately document nursing skills and findings.	LO3
4	Apply critical thinking to interpret nursing assessment findings and make recommendations.	LO3

How your final result is determined

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

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

Required Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator.