Advanced Programme in Paediatric Nursing Programme description

The Advanced Programme in Paediatric Nursing is based on the national curriculum for further education in paediatric nursing and the regulations relating to the national curriculum for further education in paediatric nursing adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on 1 December 2005 and meets the requirements stipulated in these documents. The programme has a scope of 90 credits, and is taken as a full-time course of study over one and a half years. After completing the programme, the students will have action competence in the field of paediatric nursing; see the requirements set out in the national curriculum for further education in paediatric nursing with pertaining regulations.

Paediatric nursingPaediatric nursing is special expertise in nursing acutely and/or critically ill children. By ¿children¿ is meant persons under 18 years of age. Children are not 'little adults', and special expertise is required to care for this patient group. Children depend on their caregivers, and paediatric nurses address the family perspective by including caregivers as equal partners when nursing children.

Paediatric nursing entails assessing acute situations, prioritising and implementing measures to maintain or restore vital functions, or facilitating dying with dignity. Paediatric nursing also entails limiting suffering, pain and traumatic experiences, preventing developmental damage and promoting normal development in children. The preventive, therapeutic, pain-relieving and stress-relieving, health promoting and rehabilitative and habilitative aspects of paediatric nursing inform all assessments and activities.

The patient group comprises children who:

• are premature
• have congenital diseases or developmental anomalies
• have had an accident
• suffer from acute and/or critical illness
• are under assessment for or are suffering an exacerbation of a long-term or chronic illness
• have a disability
• are living under conditions that cause physical, mental or social developmental disorders and/or damage

Paediatric nursing¿s target group also includes caregivers, siblings and other family members.

Relevance to working life

The Advanced Programme in Paediatric Nursing is intended to help to cover society¿s increasing need for specialist nursing skills, primarily in the specialist health service, but also in the municipal health service.

Paediatric nurses are in high demand, as they are key personnel in the specialist health service when it comes to providing professionally sound healthcare to acutely and critically ill children. The specialist health service increasingly demands specialisation, and seeks paediatric nurses who practise their profession in a sound manner and on a scientific basis. Today, we can treat many diseases and injuries that could not be treated in the past, including many premature babies. The children treated by the specialist health service today are sicker than they used to be. This development makes new and stricter requirements of paediatric nurses.

They are also required to work in an evidence-based manner where their nursing practice is based on knowledge gained from research and experience, in addition to patient knowledge. Paediatric nurses shall be capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to existing theories and methods in advanced medical treatment and paediatric nursing. Moreover, they shall be able to contribute to new ideas and innovation processes in their own practice, and make independent use of relevant methods for quality-related work (professional development, quality assurance or quality control work) in the field of paediatric nursing. Paediatric nurses are qualified to take greater responsibility for evidence-based paediatric nursing of acutely and/or critically ill patients in and outside a hospital setting.

Paediatric nurses primarily work in paediatric medicine departments, paediatric surgery departments, intermediate care units for children, neonatal and paediatric intensive care units, children's emergency care units, outpatient clinics and adult departments with children's beds. Their expertise is also relevant for work in habilitation units and child and adolescent psychiatry departments.

The municipal health service is also experiencing a growing need for specialist nursing skills. The Act relating to Municipal Health and Care Services, etc. (the Health and Care Services Act) has given the municipalities a role in the treatment of acute-onset illness, exacerbation of chronic illness and in follow-up care for patients whose hospital treatment is finished. Therefore, nurses with specialist skills in nursing acutely and/or critically ill children will also be in demand in the municipal health service.

Relevance to further studies

Candidates who have completed the Master¿s Programme in Paediatric Nursing can apply for admission to PhD programmes in health sciences and nursing science, among other things.

OsloMet har inngått en avtale med Utdanningsdirektoratet om samarbeid om et videreutdanningstilbud for skoleledere. Det offisielle navnet er Nasjonal rektorutdanning.

Rektorutdanningen er en videreutdanning som kan inngå i en masterutdanning i skoleledelse. Interesserte som ønsker at studiet skal kunne inngå som del av et slikt masterstudium må søke om opptak til masterstudiet på ordinær måte, basert på de opptakskriterier som gjelder for det enkelte lærested (inkludert karakterkrav). Det vil deretter kunne søkes om fritak for deler av masterstudiet på grunnlag av gjennomført og bestått rektorprogram. Det er opp til den enkelte institusjon å vurdere og fatte vedtak om eventuelt fritak. Søknad om fritak vurderes på individuell basis.

Studiet er basert på at studentene er ansatt som skoleleder i grunnskole eller videregående opplæring, og at de kombinerer studium og arbeid. Studiet er organisert som en deltidsutdanning med syv samlinger à 2-5 dager over tre semester.

Målgruppen for utdanningen er skoleledere, for eksempel rektorer, assisterende rektorer, inspektører og avdelingsledere med personalansvar.

Studiet er utviklet for skoleledere som ønsker å kvalifisere seg videre for ledelses- og styringsarbeid i grunn- og videregående skole. Studentene skal utvikle seg som ledere til å bli bedre yrkesutøvere av lederrollen innenfor fagområdet utdanningsledelse. De skal tilegne seg kritisk innsikt i egen yrkesrolle og egen praksis, økt forståelse for skolens formål og samfunnsmandat og styrke sin kompetanse og ferdigheter når det gjelder skolens rammebetingelser, virkemidler og arbeidsformer.

Opptakskrav er minst tre års høyere utdanning tilsvarende 180 studiepoeng.

Søkere som ikke oppfyller kravet om 180 studiepoeng, men som er valgt ut av Utdanningsdirektoratet til å gå på rektorutdanningen ved OsloMet, kan tas opp på bakgrunn av individuell vurdering.

The programme comprises 8 compulsory courses, which make up a total of 90 credits. Theoretical studies make up 45 credits, while clinical training accounts for 45 credits. The programme is taken as a full-time course of study over a period of one and a half years.

National curriculum for further education in paediatric nursingIn order to ensure that students who complete the Advanced Programme in Paediatric Nursing are qualified to work as paediatric nurses, the programme meets the requirements set out in the national curriculum for further education in paediatric nursing with pertaining regulations adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on 1 December 2005, both in terms of content and the breakdown of credits.

Progress requirements

• All coursework requirements in a course must be met before a student can take the exam.
• Students must have passed ABIO6000 Natural Science related to Nursing in order to take the exam in BARN6000 Paediatrics, Neonatology and Paediatric Surgery
• Students must have passed BARNPRA10 Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing, Level 1 in order to start BARNPRA20 Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing, Level 2.
• Students must have passed BARNPRA20 Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing, Level 2 in order to start BARNPRA3 Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing, Level 3.

Se emneplanen.

The field of practice is an important qualification arena for developing action competence in paediatric nursing and evidence-based practice. Professionally sound paediatric nursing practice must be learned in direct interaction with patients. This is the only way in which students can gain experience and encounter challenges of sufficient complexity to allow them to achieve the programme¿s learning outcomes. When nursing acutely and/or critically ill children and young people, decisions must often be made quickly, and through practical training, students acquire the practical experience needed to develop an immediate understanding of the patients¿ situation and the knowledge and action required.

Practical training in the programme is organised as three courses with a total scope of 45 credits. When calculating the practical training, we assume that 5 days in practice is a week. Theory and / or study days are not included in the calculation of scope out in practice. The practical training must make up no less than 50% and no more than 60% of the programme, and at least 90% of the practical training must involve patient contact; see the requirements set out in the national curriculum for further education in paediatric nursing.

Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing

First semester: BARNPRA10/MBARNPRA10, 20 credits (13 weeks - about 65 days of practical training)

Second semester: BARNPRA20/MBARNPRA20, 15 credits (10 weeks - about 50 days of practical training)

Third semester: BARNPRA3/MBARNPRA3, 10 credits (7 weeks - about 35 days of practical training)  

The practical training is organised such that on completion of the programme, the student will have gained experience of and developed paediatric nursing action competence in relation to all common conditions, important forms of treatment and different patient situations.

 The practical training must include specialist departments where the patient¿s vital functions are threatened or failing. Students will primarily undergo clinical training at:

• neonatal intensive care units
• paediatric intensive care units for older children
• paediatric surgical/intermediate care units
• postoperative units with paediatric patients
• paediatric medical/intermediate care units

Supervision  

Practical training will be supervised, and the student is guaranteed supervision by a nurse with advanced training or a master's degree in paediatric nursing.

Specification of learning outcomes

The student shall specify the learning outcomes for each course based on his/her own preconditions for learning and the framework conditions at the unit where the course is taken. This must be approved by the practical training supervisor and lecturer. These learning outcome descriptions must be concrete, relevant, realistic and measurable. They must describe observable behaviour, for example actions, performance or skills, or results of an unobservable mental behaviour such as a change in attitude. They are intended to help to clarify what the student needs to learn and which learning situations are required to achieve this. This provides a direction for the supervision/instruction required and indications for use in the assessment.

A conversation between the student, the practical training supervisor and the lecturer will take place within the first two or three weeks of a practical training course. The purpose of this conversation is to maintain continuity and progress in the student's learning and development. The lecturer and practical training supervisor must have received the student¿s specification of the learning outcomes in advance so that the conversation can be as constructive as possible.

Shifts

The practical training courses comprise approx. 32 hours per week. The student prepares a shift plan for each course for approval by the university and the department where the student is taking the practical training. Continuity in supervision is a goal when preparing the shift plan, and the student should therefore follow the practical training supervisor¿s shift arrangements where possible.

Compulsory attendance in clinical training

Attendance is compulsory in areas that are important for achieving action competence as a paediatric nurse and where the student cannot acquire knowledge through self-study. This means that attendance is compulsory during practical training courses. 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. Absence is calculated on the basis of the student's approved shift plan for each course.

Elective practical training

Students have the opportunity to organise a total of 1¿5 weeks of elective practical training in the course of the programme. The elective practical training must be completed at a practical training establishment relevant to the target group and/or functions of paediatric nurses. The student must contact the practical training establishment him/herself and submit a written application for elective practical training for the university¿s approval. Only students who have passed all their exams so far in the programme and are not at risk of failing a practical training assessment can be granted such approval. Elective practical training must be funded by the student.

Se emneplanen.

Nasjonal rektorutdanning (oppdrag)

National School Principal Training Program

Tre semester deltid. Samlingsbasert

Godkjent av rektor 25. november 2010

Siste revisjon godkjent av studieutvalget 17.12.2018

Redaksjonell endring 03.11.2021

Gjeldende fra høstsemesteret 2021

Fakultet for lærerutdanning og internasjonale studier

Institutt for grunnskole- og faglærerutdanning

Students will encounter different forms of assessment during the programme. The forms of assessment are intended to ensure a continuous process towards a twofold objective: to promote learning and document the competence achieved by the students as sufficient in relation to the applicable learning outcomes. By giving the student qualified and frequent feedback in relation to both processes and products, the information about the competence achieved can motivate the student¿s further efforts and show whether the forms of learning should be adjusted.

Each course concludes with a summative assessment. The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course, and what is assessed is whether the student has achieved the stipulated learning outcomes.

The assessments are carried out in accordance with the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet, and the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners.

AssessmentThe grading system in use is pass/fail or a grade scale with letter grades from A to F, where A is the highest grade, E is the poorest pass grade and F is a fail. In connection with group exams, all students in the group are awarded the same grade.

Resit and rescheduled examsResit and rescheduled exams are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description. In special cases, resit and rescheduled exams in courses with group exams may be held as individual exams.

Appeals against gradesGrades awarded for written exams can be appealed. It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical exams. In connection with a group exam, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidate(s) who submitted the appeal. The other students will keep their original grade.

Assessment of written work

Written work, such as the required coursework and exam papers for ABIO6100 and BARN6100, is assessed on the basis of the criteria of relevance, theoretical knowledge, in-depth study, ethical reflection, independence and how the work is presented.

Relevance:                                     

The work must have a frame of reference that is relevant to the discipline and show that the student has applied theoretical and practical knowledge of relevance to the issue at hand. It must be linked to the paediatric nurse¿s functions and areas of responsibility.

Theoretical knowledge:           

The work must demonstrate knowledge in the independent and delegated functions of the paediatric nurse (medicine). It must contain relevant documentation from the course literature and other relevant literature and research.

In-depth study:                            

The student must elaborate on and discuss different factors that have an effect on the issue at hand and discuss how the knowledge produced can be applied in a clinical setting. Experience from practical work and literature should be used as a basis for discussing the assignment. The work must answer the issue in question.

Ethical reflection:                        

Ethical factors relating to the issue must be discussed.

Independence:                             

The work must demonstrate independent assessment, and its content must be objective, critical and analytical with discussions of positions and claims.

How the work is presented:  

The assignment must be well-organised with good written presentation, clear and unambiguous language with use of specialised terminology, and adhere to the prescribed structure and form.

Students are only entitled to feedback if their work is completed within the deadline stipulated.

Assessment of practical training

Students are subject to formativeassessment (continuous assessment) on a continuous basis throughout all the practical training courses. The assessment is intended to provide advice and guidance by determining progress, helping to improve strengths and drawing attention to areas the student needs to continue to work on. It should take account of the student's preconditions for learning, framework conditions at the practical training establishment, the learning outcomes in the course, the student¿s specification of the learning outcomes and the content of the supervision.

Both the student and the practical training supervisor shall prepare written assessments for each practical training course:

• The student must submit at least three written self-assessments per practical training course.
• The practical training supervisor must submit written assessments of the student from days or periods of supervision.

Students are expected to show progress through the practical training courses. The student is expected to demonstrate clear progress, take responsibility and, to an increasing extent, demonstrate the ability to make independent analyses and assessments in paediatric nursing practice. The requirement for an increasing degree of independence is expressed in the learning outcomes through the use of the expressions ¿under supervision¿, ¿with some supervision¿ and ¿independently¿. The progress in the student¿s learning is also manifested in the expectation that students should master an increasing number of areas in paediatric nursing. On completion of the final clinical course, Clinical Studies in Paediatric Nursing, Level 3, the student is expected to have achieved paediatric nursing action competence.

The summative assessment (product assessment) takes place at the end of each practical training course. The assessments are 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 course. The purpose of these assessments is to:

• check that the student has achieved the learning outcomes for the course
• discuss the possibilities and limitations that the student has encountered at the practical training establishment
• clarify strengths and weaknesses and the changes that have to be made in order for the student to achieve the learning outcomes when a student has failed the course

The lecturer plans the assessments together with the practical training supervisor. The student writes his/her own assessment based on the programme¿s assessment form. This assessment, together with the lecturer¿s and the practical training supervisor's assessments, form the basis for the decision on whether or not the student has passed the clinical course. Students who fail a period of practical training must retake the whole training period.

External programme supervisor

An external programme supervisor scheme exists for the programme. The duties of the external programme supervisor are to:

• supervise the standard of the results in the programme compared with the standard of the results in corresponding programmes
• assess the connections between the programme description's learning outcomes, teaching and types of assessment
• give the academic environments/faculties feedback and advice that can be used in the ongoing work on programme quality.

The reading list totals approx. 6,000 pages, of which approx. 1,000 pages are chosen by the student. The syllabus selected by the students should be related to the in-depth assignment and the written assignments that make up the required coursework (1,000 pages).