Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- apply their knowledge of the different stages of children’s development in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- plan, implement and evaluate safe medication administration and pain management for pediatric patient’s
- recognize the challenges in the wellbeing of a family with children and promote the wellbeing of families
- appraise digital services offered to children, young people, and families
- describe the most common pediatric diseases and their medical treatment methods (1 ECTS)

Implementation and methods of teaching

Face to face- work, assignments, simulation, skills lab, written exam.
Face to face - work, 11 hrs
Skills lab in small groups, 4 hrs
Case work in small groups, 10 hrs
Pre-exam + exam 3 hrs,
Altogether 28 hrs

Timing and attendance

There will be an introduction lecture in the beginning of the course. In the end of the course there will be a written exam on 22nd of November 201.

Learning material and recommended literature

A Textbook of Children's and Young People's Nursing, Glasper & Richardson
Acta Electronica Universitatis Tamperensis. Doctoral dissertation
Clinical practice guidelines
The Nursing Research Foundation. www.hotus.fi
Käypähoito
Current articles

Alternative completion methods

Related to Competence in children and adolescent care- course 5 ects done in other Universities of Applied Sciences.

Working life cooperation

Clinical training in children's and young people's nursing is part of the clinical training 75 ects . Clinical training is done according to the personal study plan.

Exam retakes

Written exam 22.11.2019. There is a possibility to re-take the exam in the general examination day. Enrollment is done according to the instructions in Respa.

Learning environment

Face - to- face in a class
Simulation in a simulation environment
Moodle platform

Student time use and work load

The course 5 ects (135 hrs)
Contact teaching 28 hrs
Independent studying (107 hrs):
-Case- work 54 hrs
-Exam 53 hrs

Contents

The student is able to
- apply their knowledge of the different stages of children’s development in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- plan, implement and evaluate safe medication administration and pain management for pediatric patient’s
- recognize the challenges in the wellbeing of a family with children and promote the wellbeing of families
- appraise digital services offered to children, young people, and families
- describe the most common pediatric diseases and their medical treatment methods (1 ECTS)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Factors contributing to wellbeing 10 ects
Nursing care and nursing science 17 ects
Patient Safety 10 ects
Nursing Care of the Chronically Ill 5 ects

Assessment criteria

The written exam assesses cognitive skills on a scale of 1-5.
In small groups, learning assignments assesses cognitive skills on a scale of 1-5.
Skillslabs assesses the handling skills on a scale pass - fail.
Learning assignments are assessed by peer and teacher evaluation.
The final assessment will be done by the course teacher.

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

LEVEL 1
• use some current research data in conjunction with the course contents • identify some of children's development stages and families' needs and choose appropriate nursing interventions
• draw accurate conclusions about a child's condition and apply some interventions
• design safe pharmacological and fluid therapies for children
• apply, with a narrow range, evidence-based knowledge in recognizing pain in children and choosing appropriate interventions
• comply with legislation related to minors as patients and present at least one financial support method related to a child's illness
• list the signs of child abuse and propose some actions
• use current knowledge in maintaining and supporting the personal resources of severely ill children and their families

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

LEVEL 3
• use key areas of current research data in conjunction with the course contents
• identify children's development stages and families' needs and choose appropriate nursing interventions
• draw accurate conclusions about a child's condition and apply common nursing interventions
• design and justify safe pharmacological and fluid therapies for children
• apply key areas of evidence-based knowledge in recognizing pain in children and choosing appropriate interventions
• comply with legislation related to minors as patients and present some areas of financial support methods related to a child's illness
• name the forms of abuse and propose appropriate actions
• apply evidence-based knowledge in maintaining and supporting the personal resources of severely ill children and their families

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

LEVEL 5
• use a range of current research data in conjunction with the course contents
• adapt children's nursing interventions to children's development stages and the individual needs of families
• draw accurate and justified conclusions about a child's condition and apply different nursing interventions in order to deliver holistic care • design and justify a range of safe pharmacological and fluid therapies for children
• apply and justify methods of recognizing and treating pain in children • comply with legislation related to minors as patients and present financial support methods related to a child's illness
• define child abuse and apply nursing interventions in the care of an abused child and his or her family
• apply, with justification, evidence-based knowledge in maintaining and supporting the personal resources of severely ill children and their families