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Children and Young People's Nursing Specialisation

Effective from 01-JAN-2027 : Code SPAAUT

You should choose this specialisation if you would like to develop, or further develop, your knowledge and skills to work with children, young people and their families. You will explore evidence based, contemporary approaches to working in this area of practice to improve the lives of the people you come into contact with.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Specialisation can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Maggie ZGAMBO

Learning Outcomes

  1. Critically apply research evidence and evidence-based practice principles to inform safe, person- and family-centred nursing practice in a specialised context, fostering critical curiosity and a commitment to ongoing evidence-informed practice improvement.
  2. Analyse complex clinical evidence and health data to apply a holistic evidence-informed approach to clinical reasoning and decision-making to respond to common and emerging practice issues across a range of specialised contexts.
  3. Communicate and collaborate with individuals, families and communities to support equitable, inclusive, culturally responsive and sustainable models of nursing care that promote social justice in diverse interprofessional practice settings.
  4. Apply specialised, evidence-informed approaches to address complex health needs through responsive care, health promotion, or quality improvement within a chosen area of practice, while developing professional capability and supporting ongoing growth.

Related Careers

Children and Young People's Nurse, Paediatric Nurse

Employment Opportunities

This specialisation prepares graduates to work in primary care, acute care, child health surveillance and child care.

Specialisation Structure

LEVEL 2 CONSOLIDATED STAGE A

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
NNT6100Essentials of Children and Young People's Nursing20
NNT6101Holistic Assessment and Management of Children and Young People20
Students must choose from one of the following units (20 credit points)
NNT6102 ^Advanced Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Complex Health Needs20
CMH6218 ^Perinatal Mental Health 20
CMH6215 ^Child and Adolescent Mental Health20
NUR6123 ^Work Based Learning20
EDN6100 ^School Nursing20
and complete
NNT6104Assessment Unit 1 – Children and Young People’s Nursing

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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