Course Title: Child and Family Nursing in the Community
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Child and Family Nursing in the Community
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
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 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFx2019 (ZZZZ) |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ) |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex21 (ZZZZ) |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex22 (XXXX) |
NURS1019 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex23 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Parveen Mann
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1493
Course Coordinator Email: parveen.mann@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 220.04.005
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior Study
You should have satisfactorily completed following course/s before you commence this course.
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.
Assumed Knowledge
You must also hold current registration with AHPRA as both a Nurse and Midwife.
Course Description
In this course you will build on your learning in NURS1023 Child and Family Health Assessment and explore the range of health issues that can impact on children and families in the community. Identification, assessment, management and referral of these issues will be considered in terms of the supports and agencies available to families. The concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families introduced in Family and Community Studies will be further examined in light of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nurse’s role, care planning and health promotion. Risk assessment and the MCH Nurse’s responsibility for mandatory reporting will also be critically discussed here.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the development of the Program Learning Outcomes in the following way:
- PLO 2: Apply reflective thinking and critical analysis to MCH nursing and demonstrate a sound understanding of the legislation, ethical codes and professional guidelines that direct professional practice.
- PLO 3: Critically evaluate contemporary research findings and integrate these to provide comprehensive, safe and effective evidence-based health care for children, families and the community.
- PLO 4: Demonstrate advanced clinical MCH nursing skills including infant and child physical and developmental assessment, maternal and family health assessment and competent use of screening tools.
- PLO 6: Communicate effectively with children, families and groups to engage and support clients, working in partnership with families and interdisciplinary health teams to promote, assess and support.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Critically apply specialist MCH nursing knowledge to common child health issues with an emphasis on identifying, assessing and discussing the nursing management required and the rationale for decisions to refer for further assessment.
- Utilise comprehensive knowledge of psychosocial issues impacting on families to engage and support families and refer them for further assessment and management as appropriate.
- Explain the concept of vulnerability and how ‘being vulnerable’ adds further complexity to child and family health issues.
- Apply specialist MCH nursing knowledge to work in partnership with vulnerable families to plan care and promote health.
- Synthesise knowledge of risk and protective factors impacting on children, parents and families and demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate these to assess potential risks for a child or children.
- Integrate assessment findings and knowledge of risk assessment, professional guidelines and legislation to adhere and comply with mandatory reporting requirements.
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.
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 has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Online quiz
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 2
Assessment Task 2: Case study or essay
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 3, 4, 5 & 6
Assessment Task 3: Group work
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 4 & 5
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.