SY-221K Nursing for children and adolescents
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Anne Marit Føreland
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- This course is taught in Norwegian and an English translation of the course description is not available.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
Teaching language
This course is taught in Norwegian and an English translation of the course description is not available.Course contents
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Childcare and pediatrics
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Pregnancy and maternity care
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The development, participation and rights of children and young people
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Communication with children
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Violence, abuse and neglect of care
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Mental health in children
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Children and adolescents as relatives
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Child palliation
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Health services for children and young people
Learning outcomes
The student:
Knowledge
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demonstrates broad knowledge of the most common symptoms, illnesses, disease course and treatment
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demonstrates knowledge of children and young people's normal development and specific needs, including knowledge of participation and rights
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demonstrates knowledge of the tools and methods to drive innovation processes, implementation and continuous improvement work
Skills
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is able to use relationship, communication, teaching and tutoring skills in meeting children and their families, as well as children as relatives
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is able to talk with children about issues such as neglect, violence and abuse
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is able to participate in interdisciplinary and cross-professional collaboration
General competence
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is able to plan and implement nursing care for children with acute, critical and chronic illness as well as children and adolescents with comprehensive and complex needs in the primary and specialist health care
Examination requirements
Approved simulation of conversations with victims of violence
Approved simulation with a sick child
More information can be found in the students' learning support system Canvas.
Teaching methods
The working methods are seminars, simulation and exercises in the clinic laboratory, group work, lectures and self-study.
The scope of work in the course is estimated to 135 hours.
See more information about teaching and learning forms in the students' learning support system Canvas.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written project report in group. Assessed as pass / fail.
Assessment methods are described in greater detail in the students' learning support system Canvas.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
Course | Reduction of Credits |
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SY-221G – Nursing for children and adolescents | 5 |