Nursing of Children and Young People and Nursing of the Disabled (5 cr)
Code: 7K00FN24-3021
General information
Enrolment period
27.08.2024 - 20.10.2024
Timing
21.10.2024 - 22.12.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Sanna Eironen
- Lasse Tervajärvi
- Lasten hoitotyö Tiimihenkilö
Person in charge
Lasse Tervajärvi
Groups
-
23ASH1
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the basic rights of the child and the disabled person and is able to apply them in nursing
- is able to act ethically in accordance with the principles of childcare in cooperation with the child and the family as a member of a multidisciplinary working group.
- is able to appreciate a disabled person and meet him / her as an expert and actor in his / her own life
- is able to interact professionally with children of different ages, young people and people with disabilities and their relatives using different means of communication
- is able to support the growth and development of a healthy, sick and disabled child
- be able to support and guide the family in parenting, raising a child and young person and healthy lifestyles, and identify related risk factors, taking into account the needs and resources of families
- is able to plan and implement and evaluate child and family care work in a supervised manner and to guide using evidence-based information
- is able to apply their knowledge of the most important diseases of children and adolescents when performing nursing work
- knows the effect of genetic information on family guidance
- can act in emergency situations and in the resuscitation of the child in a situation-conscious manner
- is able to safely implement medication and fluid therapy for children
- knows the main measures and methods used in the care of children and young people
- is able to apply their knowledge of disability when performing nursing work for a mentally handicapped or disabled person and to support functional ability
Content (course unit)
- the growth, development, upbringing and daily care of the child and young person
- parental support, risk factors for the well-being of the child, young person and family
- identifying and addressing abuse
- the fundamental rights of the child, young person and the disabled
- principles of childcare
- the process of caring for a child, adolescent and family
- child and family guidance methods and effectiveness evaluation
- the impact of the child's and young person's illness and disability on the child and the family
- interaction, play and communication methods with the child, adolescent, disabled and family in different nursing situations
- child and family care and the most common illnesses and causes of disability in children
- monitoring of the child's vital signs
- basic resuscitation of a child of different ages
- the most common examinations and treatments for a sick child
- basics of medical and fluid care for children and pain management for children of different ages
- death of a child
- specific issues of child nutrition
- the most common pediatric diseases and the impact of genetic information on child and family guidance
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The Student
- identify the fundamental rights of the child and the person with a disability
- recognize the importance of ethical and childcare principles in multi-professional nursing
- is able to appreciate a person with a disability and recognize him or her as an expert and actor in his or her own life
- identify one's own interaction skills and the importance of play in the nursing and learning environment of children, young people and the disabled
- identify the main features of the growth, development and care of a child of different ages, as well as forms of family support
-identify the need for family support and guidance in the upbringing of children and young people and in healthy lifestyles and related risk factors
- identify the childcare process and identify the importance of evidence-based information in guiding children and families
- identify major diseases in children and adolescents
- identify the impact of genetic information on family guidance
- recognizes emergencies and is able to act in a guided manner in the child's resuscitation
- performs drug invoices flawlessly and identifies the basics of drug and fluid care for children
- identify the most common procedures and methods used in the care of children and adolescents
- identify the main principles of nursing for the mentally handicapped or disabled
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The Student
- know the fundamental rights of the child and the disabled person
- knows the importance of ethical and child nursing principles and is able to apply them in multidisciplinary nursing
- knows how to appreciate a person with a disability and encounters him or her as an expert and actor in his or her own life
- knows his / her own interaction skills and understands the importance of play in the nursing and learning environment of children, young people and the disabled and is ready to develop them
- is able to assess the main features of the growth, development and care of a child of different ages as well as the needs of family support and knows the forms of family support
-understand the need for family support and guidance in the upbringing of a child and young person and in healthy lifestyles and related risk factors and be able to apply them in guidance
- knows the process of childcare and is able to use evidence-based information in guiding children and families
- knows the most important diseases of children and young people and is able to apply their knowledge when carrying out nursing work
- know the effect of genetic information on family guidance
- can act in a child's emergency and resuscitation
- performs flawlessly on drug bills and the basics of drug and fluid care for children
- know and be able to apply the most common measures and methods used in the care of children and young people
- know and be able to apply the main principles of developmental or disabled nursing and support functional ability
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The Student
- knows the fundamental rights of the child and the disabled person and is able to apply them in nursing work
- knows the importance of ethical and child nursing principles and is able to apply them in a variety of professional nursing work
- is able to appreciate a person with a disability and is able to face him or her as an expert and actor in his or her own life
- is able to develop his / her interaction skills and is able to apply play in nursing and learning environments for children, young people and the disabled and
- is ready to develop group interaction skills
- is able to evaluate and support the growth, development and care of a child of different ages and knows and is able to use forms of family support
- understands the need for family support and guidance in the upbringing of a child and young person and in healthy lifestyles and related risk factors and is able to apply them in guidance in a variety of ways
- knows the process of childcare and is able to apply evidence-based information in the guidance of children and families in an individual and family-centered way
- is able to apply his / her knowledge of children's and young people's diseases extensively when carrying out nursing work
- know the effect of genetic information on family guidance
- is able to act consciously in a child's emergency and resuscitation situation
- performs drug invoices flawlessly and masters the basics of pediatric medication and fluid therapy
- know and be able to apply measures and methods used in the care of children and young people
- is able to apply the main principles of nursing for the mentally handicapped or disabled in a customer-oriented manner and to support functional ability
Assessment scale
0-5