HEALP6001 Paediatric nursing practice 1

This unit is designed to provide students with comprehensive and specialty foundational theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in paediatric health care, to support entry into supervised clinical experience. It builds on and enhances knowledge and practical skills students have gained from their previous professional nursing practice and study. The focus of the course is childrens health, based on an in-depth understanding of normal anatomy and physiology, growth, and development. This will prepare students for paediatric nursing assessment, family centred care, important psychomotor skills for health assessment, pre-hospitalisation planning and care, discharge planning, frameworks for safe practice, professional responsibilities, scope of practice, and working in a multidisciplinary team. Within this course essential elements of effective childcentred, and family-centred culturally sensitive care, including communication, strategies for decision-making, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and reflective practice will be explored.

Course or unit outline

Credit points

EFTSL

0.125

Band

Band 1

Field of Education

Mothercraft Nursing and Family and Child Health Nursing (060315)

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2026 contribution amount* $592
2026 grandfathered contribution amount^ $592

^ If you are a continuing student who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

* For Psychology and Social Work bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

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