Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description Child specific module to explore and develop students knowledge of the needs of children and adolescents with ongoing healthcare needs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Analyse the role of the children' s nurse in relation to the assessment, planning and delivery of care to children and adolescents with ongoing health care needs in a variety of health care settings including the community. 2. Critically examine the pathophysiological processes in the child with ongoing healthcare needs and relate them to the delivery of nursing care. 3. Critically apraise the social, economic, psychological and emotional impact on the child and family of a child with ongoing healthcare needs and the importance of family centered care and play in meeting the holistic needs of each child and their family. 4. Determine how and why to apply evidence based practice in relation to the nursing care of the child and family with ongoing health care needs in a variety of healthcare settings including the community. 5. Evaluate the role of the children' s nurse in meeting the health promotion and education needs of the child and their family along the life continuum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
The nature of disease and pathophysiological changes in the child and young person with ongoing healthcare needs Revisit the anatomy and physiology of the renal and endocrine systems focusing on each system as the child grows and develops. The effect of disease and pathology on the normal functioning of the genitourinary and endocrine systems in childhood. The care associated with ongoing illness in the child and adolescent and their family including the physiological, psychological and social aspects of care. Effects of ongoing illness on the child and family Family centred care, facilitation of play and education in the healthcare setting. This will include health education and promotion and the role of the children’s nurse in the provision of health education and promotion to the child and family in a variety of settings. Mental health issues in children and adolescents The nature and range of mental health issues in childhood and adolescents will be explored, including care planning, care delivery and evaluation of care in both the acute and community setting. Mental health conditions to be explored include eating disorders, depression, anxiety and self-harm. Disability in childhood The effects of a range of physical and intellectual disabilities in childhood to include the care and support needs of the child with a disability and their family in the acute and community setting. Pharmacological interventions The principles of pharmacological interventions required most frequently in the management of children with endocrine, genitourinary and mental health conditions will be explored in detail. Evidence based nursing interventions for the child and family with ongoing illness Nursing assessment strategies, care planning, care delivery and the evaluation of care provided to the child and their family with acute and chronic genitourinary conditions, endocrine dysfunction, disability and mental health issues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List Books:
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Other Resources None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||