Module: Children with Healthcare Needs 2

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Children with Healthcare Needs 2
Module Code	NS4033 (ITS) / NUR1071 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	Colleen O'Neill
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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A student will have the opportunity to repeat the unseen examation which is designed to assess learning outcomes of the module at the next available oportunity which is approximatly 1 calendar year from the first sitting.

Description

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the nursing care of children with a variety of common childhood illnesses. In this module the students will draw on previous theoretical knowledge and clinical experiences. They will acquire knowledge and skills based on current evidence based nursing practice to care for children with a variety of health care needs. Students are expected to attend lectures, practical demonstrations and contribute to tutorials.

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyse the role of the children's nurse in relation to the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care to children with altered respiratory and neuorological function in community and healthcare settings.
2. Apply evidence based nursing care to children with altered respiratory and neurological function in community and healthcare settings.
3. Examine the rationale for the delivery of evidence based care to children with altered respiratory and neurological function in all healthcare settings.
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of collaborative working and decision making within an interdisciplinary team
5. Evaluate the role of the children's nurse in meeting the health promotion and education needs of children and their families in community and healthcare settings.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	28	Core subject lectures
Directed learning	5	Students explore concepts relating to core topics
Directed learning	2	2hour unseen examination.
Clinical laboratory	4	Demonstrations and practice sessions related to core topics
Tutorial	2	Tutorials related to core lectures and examination preparation
Independent Study	84	Student learning relating to core topics inorder to achieve learning outcomes
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The nature of disease and pathological process
The effect of disease and pathology on the normal functioning of the respiratory and neurological systems will be explored. This will include the physiological, social and psychological aspects of illness.

Anatomy and physiology
This section revisits the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system and neurological system. It focuses particularly on the each system as the child grows and develops.

Evidenced based nursing interventions
Nursing assessment strategies, care planning, delivery techniques and evaluation of care provided to children and their family with a variety of health care needs. The Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) will be incorporated.

Pharmacological interventions
Principles of pharmacological interventions will be explored to include the mechanisms of action in relation to drugs used most frequently in management of respiratory and neurological disorders.

Communication
Age appropriate, cross cultural communication techniques and skills will be developed.

Health education and promotion
Health promotion and health education as applied to children with altered respiratory and neurological function will be examined.

Complementary and alternative therapies
The uses and benefits of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of children with altered respiratory and neurological function will be considered.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Marilyn J. Hockenberry & David Wilson: 2015, Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 10th, Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri, 13-978-0-323-03963-5
Janet Kelsy & Gillian Mc Ewing: 2008, Clinical Skills in Child Health Practice, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, London, 978-0-443-10340-7
Margaret A.Chambers & Sue Jones: 2006, Surgical Nursing of Children, Elsevier, London, 10:0 7506 4807 4
edited by Sarah Neill and Helen Knowles: 2004, The biology of child health, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 978-0-333-77636-0
Imelda Coyne, Fiona Timmins, Freda Neill: 2010, Clinical Skills for Children's Nursing, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 978-0-19-955903-9

Other Resources

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