Learning Outcomes:

Indicative Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, the student should be able to:

1. Understand and apply evidence-based practice to the nursing care and treatment of children with conditions addressed within the module.
2. Identify and prioritise the relevant problems relating to individual care needs of an infant, child or young person with altered function of the gastrointestinal, hepatic-biliary, special senses or a blood disorder.
3. Demonstrate a greater understanding of the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the children’s nurse in supporting the infant, child, young person and their family living with; altered gastrointestinal function, hepatic-biliary function, altered special senses and blood disorders.
4. Draw upon the literature and evidence-based practice to support and discuss the nursing care required for children and their families living with alterations in gastrointestinal, special senses or haematological function.
5. Recognise the needs of children and parents in preparation for discharge and ongoing community care, including resources and support groups available to children and their families to aid their return home and resume education normal activities.
6. Evaluate the role of evidence-based practice to support and discuss the nursing care required for children and their families living with altered health in these body systems.
7. Critically appraise primary research, considering its applicability to children's nursing practice.

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	44
Conversation Class	4
Specified Learning Activities	20
Autonomous Student Learning	189
Total	257

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Assessment Strategy  

Description	Timing		Component Scale		% of Final Grade
Group Project: Critically appraise a primary research- Group Project presentation	Unspecified	n/a	Standard conversion grade scale 40%	Yes	40
Assignment: Individual assignment critically appraising the applicability of selected primary research articles to children's nursing practice.	Unspecified	n/a	Standard conversion grade scale 40%	Yes	60

 

Remediation Type	Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit	Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities

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Name	Role
Mrs Rachel Howe	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Frances Howlin	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Suja Somanadhan	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

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