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NRSG361 Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Practice

10 cp
Prerequisites NRSG257 Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing
Teaching Organisation 150 hours of focused learning.

This elective specialty practice unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop competence in caring for infants, children, adolescents and their families within acute and community settings. It will build on concepts introduced in the unit, NRSG257 Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing. Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills to assess children of various ages comprehensively and provide nursing care for children with various common health problems. Clinical practice will be undertaken in paediatric and child health settings. The unit also focuses on the provision of psychosocial care for children, adolescents and families within the home setting, as well as those undergoing hospitalisation for operative and acute / chronic health problems.

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