Nursing Care of Children, Youth and Families (4 cr)

Learning outcomes

TThe student is able to
- describe the normal development stages of a child and a young person and is able to support the development of healthy and sick children and young persons
- describe the most common illnesses in children and young people, assess the required care needs, investigations, provided care and follow-up.
- use evidence-based information and recommendations when justifying decision-making in nursing of children, young people and families
- describe the special features of a care relationship, interaction and guidance in nursing of children, young people and families
- describe the care and service paths of treating children and young people and the significance of multiprofessional team and network collaboration
- apply their knowledge of the most common disabilities when providing nursing care for children with disabilities

Materials

• Canavan. A. & Arant. B. 2009. Diagnosis and Management of Dehydration in Children. Available: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1001/p692.html.
• Corkin, Doris; Clarke, Sonya; Liggett, Lorna. 2011. Care Planning in Children and Young People's Nursing. (E-book): Wiley-Blackwell.
• Coyne, Imelda; Timmins, Fiona; Neill, Freda. 2010. Clinical skills in children's nursing. Oxford University Press.
• Paediatric early warning system (PEWS). 2017. User manual. Available: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/clinical-strategy-and-programmes/pews-user-manual.pdf.
• Resuscitation Council. UK. 2015. The ABCDE Approach. Available: https://www.resus.org.uk/library/2015-resuscitation-guidelines/abcde-approach.
• Hany, Simon jr. Acute Laryngitis in Childhood. Available: https://cdn.gn1.link/iapo/manuals/17-4.pdf.
• Heiskanen-Kosma, T. 2019. Laryngitis in children. Available: https://www.ebm-guidelines.com/go/ebm/ebm00615.html.
• American Diabetes Association. 2020. 13. Children and Adolescents: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes?2020. Available: https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/43/Supplement_1/S163
• Leung, Alexander. 2003. Acute Abdominal Pain in Children. Available: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0601/p2321.html
• Pickering, Dianne, & Marsden, Janet. Techniques for aseptic dressing and procedures. Available: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579997/.

All materials found on the Canvas- workspace

Teaching methods

NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES 3 ECTS
Active and participatory lecture teaching, case-studying, workshops, online assignments and flipped learning, PBL, team-learning, YleSH pediatric nursing skills practice test and exams.

The schedule will be confirmed by the orientation of the studies.


PEDIATRICS ONLINE COURSE 1 ECTS
Online assignments independently and exam.

A Canvas learning environment is used to support the implementation, but it is important to take part in teaching and guidance on campus according to schedule. The study unit includes working in pairs or groups. You will receive individual feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback may also be utilised.

Exam schedules

13.11.2023 Orientation (compulsory attendance)
Lectures at the campus (see the dates and times from your schedule/Tuudo)
Workshops (compulsory attendance)
Paediatrics online course (before practice)
15.12.2023 YleSH pediatric nursing skills practice test (National, compulsory attendance)
19.12.2023 Pediatric nursing exam or group assignment DL (decided in orientation as a group)

The implementation timetable is presented and confirmed in the orientation lecture.

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “Students must be present in the first contact session or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.”

Completion alternatives

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence are initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, the same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning). The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

More info about the demonstration of competence can be found in student intra.

Student workload

One credit equals approximately 27 hours of work performed by the student.

NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES 3 ECTS x 27= 81h
Lectures and exam 18h
Workshops 8h
YleSH pediatric nursing skills practice test 4h
Independent studying (pre-assignments ~10h, prepare for an exam and practice skills test) 51h

PEDIATRICS ONLINE COURSE 1 ECTS /27 h
Online assignments independently and exam.

Content scheduling

- Understanding and supporting the normal growth and development of children and young people
- Paediatrics
- Methods of nursing children and young people based on studies and recommendations?
- Most common intellectual disabilities and principles of supporting the functional capacity of a child with intellectual disabilities?
- Service paths and service systems in services for children, young people and families?

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of a Bachelor's level education.
Modules 1 and 2 studies must be mainly completed prior to this implementation.