Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Paediatric Nursing

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS2099

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

NURS2099

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 2 2024

NURS2109

Sale Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011

NURS2110

Hamilton Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

NURS2099

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 UGRDFx2019 (ZZZZ)

NURS2099

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 UGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ)

Course Coordinator: Belinda Davis

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1645

Course Coordinator Email: belinda.davis2@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Concurrent Study

You should undertake following course/s at the same time as this course as it contains areas of knowledge and skills which are implemented together in practice.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.


Course Description

This course will provide an introduction into the speciality nursing practice of acute paediatric care. It will focus on the assessment and management of children, in particular the deteriorating child, the context of the family. This course is designed to provide an insight into this speciality area of practice, especially if you are considering a career in paediatric nursing.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for the Bachelor of Nursing Program BP032 in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse:

  • PLO 2: Practices within a professional and ethical nursing framework
  • PLO 3: Practices within an evidence-based framework
  • PLO 7: Provides comprehensive, safe and effective evidence based nursing care to achieve identified individual / group outcomes
  • PLO 8: Evaluates progress towards expected individual / group health outcomes in consultation with individuals / groups, significant others and interdisciplinary team
  • PLO 9: Establishes, maintains and appropriately concludes therapeutic relationships

(Reference : Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse)


Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Explain the professional and ethical behaviours consistent with paediatric practice;
  2. Evaluates and interprets paediatric assessment and findings to describe how a child differs in anatomy and physiology to an adult, including the principles of basic life support;
  3. Demonstrate the ability to obtain information from a parent – guardian, regarding a child’s condition;
  4. Apply pharmacological knowledge and management (including medication calculations) of paediatric medication;
  5. Apply theoretical aspects of Paediatric nursing to support safe and evidenced-based practice in caring for simulated paediatric patients including conditions specific to the paediatric cohort;
  6. Review the context of life limiting illness as it applies to the paediatric patient.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. 

RMIT have state of the art simulated learning facilities for student learning and practice. You will participate in simulated practice within these facilities in preparation for placement. As a part of participation you may be filmed for learning, teaching, reflection and assessment and this is considered an inherent part of our learning and teaching program. Recordings will be maintained in accordance with our assessment, document retention and privacy policies.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course. 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Online multiple-choice tests incorporating drug calculations 
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 

Assessment Task 2: Simulated Paediatric Assessment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 5 

Assessment Task 3: Evidence based critical analysis  
Weighting 50%
Skills Laboratory Attendance (HURDLE Requirement)
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.