EPN-V2

BARNPRA20 Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing, Level 2 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Praksisstudier i barnesykepleierens funksjons- og ansvarsområder, trinn 2
Study programme
Advanced Programme in Paediatric Nursing
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

None.

Required preliminary courses

Supervised individual written exam, 6 hours.

Learning outcomes

Ingen.

Content

  • Systematic observation and monitoring of acutely and/or critically ill children
  • Attending to children's fundamental needs in connection with different medical conditions
  • Communication and cooperation with children and their caregivers
  • Preventing complications resulting from illness, procedures and/or treatment
  • Promoting coping, looking after the child's healthy sides and maintaining hope, quality of life and meaning
  • Reducing stress and alleviating pain and discomfort
  • Written and oral documentation of paediatric nursing
  • Wholly or partly compensatory nursing in the event of self-care deficits in relation to a child's fundamental needs and failure of vital functions
  • Medical equipment
  • Attending to the needs of children, siblings and the family in connection with acute and chronic illness
  • The educational function of the paediatric nurse

Teaching and learning methods

Simulation and supervised practical training.

Course requirements

The following coursework requirements must be met before a student can receive an assessment for the course:

  • The student's specification of learning outcomes for the course
  • The student must submit at least one written assessment per month.
  • Attendance in compulsory activities
    • Simulation

Assessment

The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course, the student's specification of the learning outcomes and the formative assessment made of the student during the practical training period.

An attendance requirement applies to practical training. In order to pass a practical training course, the student must have attended at least 90% of the planned activities in each course. Students must make up for absence exceeding 10% by agreement with the lecturer and the practical training establishment. If a student¿s absence exceeds 20%, he/she will fail the course. Students who fail a period of practical training must retake the whole training period.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

  • Neonatal medicine
  • Paediatric practice
  • Paediatric intensive care medicine
  • Paediatric surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Paediatric anaesthesiology
  • Pain relief
  • Children's mental health

Grading scale

Pass-Fail.

Examiners

The summative assessment is carried out by a representative of the practical training establishment and a representative of the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Overlapping courses

BARNPRA20 and MBARNPRA20 overlap 100%.

Academic content is overlapping with BARNPRA2 and MBARNPRA2.