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Overview

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Offerings

MANDURAH-S2N-INT-2021-ONGOING

MURDOCH-S2N-INT-2021-ONGOING

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Discuss the regional national and global health priorities related to health priorities for maternal, child and adolescent nursing care

2.

Demonstrate appropriate developmental and cultural communication skills with children, adolescents and their families that promote therapeutic relationships

3.

Evaluate legal and ethical issues relating to maternal, child and adolescent nursing care

4.

Demonstrate skills in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care, including safe medication administration, for birthing women, infants, children and adolescents, and recognise deviations, and instigate appropriate nursing interventions

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Key topics in this unit include: The nursing role in providing care for optimal maternal health; maternal
health assessment; the nurse’s role in gestational health & the care of potential problems; pregnancy
complications; birthing & the nurse’s role in postpartum care; birthing & postpartum haemorrhage; care of the newborn; neonatal assessment and immunisation overview; child growth and development; the
hospitalised child and pain assessment; paediatric medication calculations and administration; paediatric airway and respiratory conditions; paediatric dehydration management; paediatric neurological conditions; childhood diseases; and adolescent nursing care.