NUR 3075 Child, Youth and Family Health

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RATIONALE:

A complex and multi-faceted relationship exists between the health of the individual and that of the family. Family health standards strongly influence individual health practice, hence the family, rather than the individual becomes a prime focus for nursing care. This course, with its wellness perspective, is designed to prepare students for the broader application of nursing to the family as a client, so as to promote family health and integrity. More specific areas of family health as they pertain to children and youth, and reproductive function will be examined.

SYNOPSIS:

This Course examines contemporary forms of the family through a variety of theoretical perspectives. Students are encouraged to use knowledge of family theory to reflect on their own experiences of family and nursing. Students relate clinical decision making to families and develop nursing skills promoting wellness for healthy and high-risk family systems. Students will explore the special health needs of children and youth and of families during their reproductive years.

OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this course students will be able to:

1. demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills so as to promote family health through the unique nursing, collaborative nursing and primary health provider roles;
2. apply understanding of human-health-environment interactions to promote health at individual and family levels;
3. document plans for family members to be active participants in the process of care;
4. demonstrate the ability to apply family theory and nursing care principles to health as it pertains to children and youth;
5. demonstrate the ability to apply family theory and nursing care principles to a family with a specific health problem eg reproductive functions;
6. relate family wellness activities and levels of health promotion to the role of the nurse;
7. examine multicultural families from a sociological perspective;
8. attain Clinical objectives: assess individual and family systems; identify family strengths and problems; plan nursing care of families; support families as clients toward appropriate family centred goals; identify and plan care for children and youth within a family context; identify and plan care for families with problems with reproductive function; identify health service resources available to families; document family nursing care; maintain accurate medication calculations for safe practice in relation to family nursing practice.

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TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

ALL textbooks and materials are available for purchase from USQ BOOKSHOP (unless otherwise stated). Orders may be placed via secure internet, free fax 1800642453, phone 07 46312742 (within Australia), or mail. Overseas students should fax +61 7 46311743, or phone +61 7 46312742. For costs, further details, and internet ordering, use the 'Textbook Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au click 'Semester', then enter your 'Course Code' (no spaces).

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Examination dates will be available during the semester. Please refer to the examination timetable when published.

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To complete an assessment item satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for that assessment item.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval then a penalty of 20% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment will apply for each working day late.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of a passing grade, students must demonstrate, via the summative assessment items, that they have achieved the required minimum standards in relation to the objectives of the course by satisfactorily completing the examination and assignments.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination. Students whose first language is not English, may, with the Examiner's approval, take an appropriate non- electronic translation dictionary into the examination. Students who wish to use a translation dictionary MUST request and receive written approval from the Examiner at least one week before the examination date. Translation dictionaries will be subject to perusal and may be removed from the candidate's possession until appropriate disciplinary action is completed if found to contain material that could give the candidate an unfair advantage.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

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