The assessment for this module will comprise:
A written reflective assignment of 3000 words analysing the care provided to a child or young person. This will assess all learning outcomes and is weighted as 100%

Asynchronous discussion forum that utilises evidence to support discussion around delivering care to children and young people in health settings. This will involve a minimum of 2 submissions for each of the terms - maximum wordage per submission 500 words. (assessing LO's 2 & 4 ) pass/fail

Both elements of assessment need to be passed to achieve the module.

Physical and psychosocial development of infants, children and young people
Principles of communication with children and their families
Child perspectives of concepts of health and illness
Use and management of play and distraction during assessment and treatment
Therapeutic holding
Assessment and management of pain
Pharmacology and drug calculations
Recognition of the sick child and rapid assessment of the acutely ill child including some medical conditions and paediatric basic life support
Safe guarding children
Child consent, children's rights and parental responsibility
Family centred care
Health policy and contemporary guidance relating to children

Advanced Life Support Group (2011) Advanced Paediatric Life Support 5th Ed London Wiley-Blackwell
Bee, H., Boyd, D. (2013) The Developing Child 13th Ed Boston Pearson International
Glasper, E., Richardson, J. (2010) A Textbook of Children and Young Peoples Nursing 2nd ed Edinburgh Elsevier
Wilson, K. James, A. (2007) The Child Protection Handbook 3rd ed Edinburgh Bailliere Tindall

A computer capable of accessing the internet

The course is designed for Healthcare professionals who are not specifically qualified in Children¿s health care but have/ may have contact with children in their working environment. Access to child specific clinical practice areas would be beneficial.
This module cannot be studied with An introduction for healthcare professionals to the care of children and young people (HEN63033-6)

Contact Hours: (2)
2 hours tutorial support via e-mail/ discussion forums

Independent Study Hours: (298)
120 hours on-line and off line research time and supplementary reading
62 hours guided study engaging with material provided on Blackboard
80 hours assignment preparation
36 hours engagement with discussion forum

The module will consider how these policies, and the social problems they are designed to address, interact with attitudes towards advice provision and the funding of such provision by central and local government and within the community