Courses & Units
Foundations of Children's Care 2 CNA508
Launceston
Introduction
In this unit students will enhance their understanding of pathophysiology and then apply this knowledge to appropriate therapeutic interventions and assessments that relate to the care of neonates, infants, children and adolescents in the acute setting. A focus of the unit will be the management of acute and chronic conditions affecting children using a clinical reasoning framework.
Summary
Unit name | Foundations of Children's Nursing 2 |
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Unit code | CNA508 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
College/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
Discipline | Nursing |
Coordinator | Ms Andrea Middleton |
Delivered By | Delivered wholly by the provider |
Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
Key Dates
Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
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Semester 1 | 22/2/2021 | 23/3/2021 | 12/4/2021 | 30/5/2021 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2021 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2021 will be available from the 1st October 2020. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the physiological alterations that occur when a neonate/child or adolescent becomes chronically or acutely unwell.
- Implement advanced clinical assessment and problem solving skill.
- Deliver evidence based care for neonatal, paediatric and adolescent patients with complex physiological problems.
Fee Information
Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
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not applicable |
- Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
- HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility3
- FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility4
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Teaching
Assessment | Online Quizzes. (50%)|Case Study (50%) |
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Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required |
Neonatal nursing students wil need the following text: Kain, V, & Mannix, T, 2018, Neonatal Nursing in Australia and New Zealand Principles for Practice, Elsevier, NSW, Australia. Paediatric nursing students will need the following text: Hockenberry, Wilson & Rodgers, 2019, Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children 11th Edition, Elsevier, Canada. (10th Edition is available as an e-book through the UTAS library) |
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Recommended | Forster, E, & Fraser, J, 2018, Paediatric Nursing Skills for Australian Nurses, Cambridge University Press, NSW, Australia. | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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