General provisions

The course is included in the specialist nursing programme with focus on district nurse and consists of 7.5 credits of which clinical placement 3.5 credits in paediatric care and habilitation. The theoretical part, 4 credits, consists of general paediatric care, child psychiatry, habilitation and paediatric nursing. The course contains health sciences 3.5 credits and medical science 4 credits.

Entry requirements

Admitted to the specialist nursing programme, with focus on district nurse 75 credits.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student will be able to

Knowledge and understanding

• demonstrate advanced knowledge of the disease panorama in childhood and adolescence in general paediatrics, child psychiatry and disability
• demonstrate advanced knowledge of theories relevant to health care for children and adolescents, such as family-, crisis - and coping theories
• demonstrate advanced knowledge of principles of good communication between the district nurse and children and their families/close relations and the workplace
• demonstrate advanced knowledge of principles and models of good leadership

Skills and ability

• in consultation with children and parents/the relatives observe, and identify nursing needs of children and adolescents in various stages of development
• independently plan, lead, carry out and evaluate nursing interventions and document
• apply laws and statutes and the United Nations Children's Convention Rules
• carry out life saving first aid to children and adolescents
• select an appropriate pain assessment method, assess and interpret various forms of pain and discomfort, and choose appropriate strategies to prevent, treat and ease pain and discomfort related to the child's developmental level.
• independently prepare children and adolescents for examinations and treatments based on their respective levels of development
• apply advanced knowledge and skills in pharmacology, drug administration and drug calculation in the field
• apply educational models for information to children and adolescents and their parents and in preparation for examinations and treatments - from the child's level of development
• protect the integrity and autonomy of children and families/close relations
• responsible for the management of medical equipment and safety aspects in the field
• instruct and teach students and staff in knowledge/skills in the field
• apply knowledge about leadership in the district nurse's field
• apply laws, statutes and ordinances which concern the field
• apply ethical and research-ethical principles regarding the specific target groups in the district nurse's work
• demonstrate skills in compiling, evaluating and appyling new knowledge and research results
• demonstrate skills in searching, analysing, evaluating and presenting scientific studies within the knowledge field

Judgement and approach

• reflect on and evaluate nursing interventions based on culture, gender and psychosocial factors in paediatric care
• reflect on and evaluate their ability to communicate with children and adolescents and their families/close relations
• reflect on an ethical approach

Content

Medical science

General paediatrics

Paediatric Surgery

Child psychiatry

Habilitation

Pharmacology

Health sciences

Nursing of children and adolescents in general paediatrics, child psychiatry, habilitation and emergency care

Drug administration and drug calculation in paediatric care

Life saving first aid to children

Management of medical-technical equipment

Communication with children and adolescents and their families/close relations

Health education

Laws and statutes in paediatric care

Management

Ethical principles

Instruction

Theoretical studies

Cohort group work

Lectures

Literature studies

Report writing

Oral presentation

Seminars

Web-based teaching

Clinical placement

Supervision by specialist nurse in collaboration with clinical lecturer/clinical senior lecturer Lectures

Proficiency training

Literature studies

Seminars

COMPULSORY PARTS

Introduction to course, scheduled cohort group meetings, seminars, proficiency training, clinical placement, study assignments with written and oral presentation.

Assessment

Theoretical studies: Examination of the objectives of the course is continuous throughout the course in the form of oral and written assignments - the examinations individually and in groups At examination in groups the student shall participate actively with knowledge and reflection. Clinical Placement: Examination in clinical placement implies assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes according to student formulated learning outcomes, AssCE-form (Löfmark, A.et Thorell-Ekstrand, I., 2009) study assignments and clinical examinations related to the learning outcomes of the course.

Other directives

Retake

Student who has failed examination may retake the examinations four times (= total five examinations). After five failed examinations, the student may lose his guaranteed place in the education. The undergraduate education committee however may, if special circumstances apply, admit the right to additional examination. Every time the student participates in an examination counts. Submission of so called "blank" exam is counted as examination. According to chapter 6, section 22 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), the student has the right on request, to change examiner after two failed examinations

Student who has not passed the clinical placement has the right to retake the clinical placement once. (chapter 6, section 21 in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100)))

Interrupted clinical placement

A student may fail and be forced to interrupt the clinical placement prematurely if there is a noticeable risk that the student due to incompetence may injure another individual or valuable property if he or she continues the clinical placement. An individual plan shall be decided for the student and given to him or her in writing. This plan, which has to be decided by the programme committee, must state existing knowledge and skill gaps, student support from the department and also state how and when an assessment will take place. A student is entitled to a maximum of two assessment occasions, however no more than once a year. The student may not participate in the clinical placement again until the programme committee has assessed and accepted the required knowledge.