Conceptual Framework of Paediatric and Child Health Nursing

Scholar Year: 2017/2018

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Ana Lúcia Caeiro Ramos Head Maria Antónia Fernandes Caeiro Chora Colaborador Maria Gabriela do Nascimento Martins Cavaco Calado Colaborador

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes 2,47 ,2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 2,47 Ana Ramos   1,00 Orientação Tutorial Totals 1 0,20 Ana Ramos   0,07

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

This course aims to enable students to acquire the fundamentals and developing skills to provide nursing care, at
advanced level for children and youth, from birth to age 18 or until the transition to adulthood is achieved in their
family and social context, within the functional content of specialist nurses in nursing child health and pediatrics.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
It is expected that the student:
- Understand the theoretical framework of Pediatric Nursing;
- Develop a holistic approach to care for the child / youth / family, beneficiary of their care;
- Integrate conceptual model centered on the child and family;
- Recognises the importance of the partnership model of care;
- Discuss critical thinking and nursing care in child health and pediatrics process.

Syllabus

I- Theoretical Nursing of Child Health and Pediatrics
Evolution of health care to the child / young person and family
Determinants of child and youth health
The influence of family and the family as a resource
Working methods and organization of care
Theories and models of nursing
Family-centered care
Partnership model of care
Nontraumatic Care
II - Policies for Children and Youth Health
Health indicators
National programs
III – Law associated with the child / young person and family
Child rights.
Rights in the context of parenting.
Specialized nursing care and protection of children / youth and family
IV- Critical thinking and process of nursing care to the child / young person and family
Assessment of the child / young person and family
Nursing diagnoses and sensitive results to specialized nursing care of Child Health and Pediatrics
Reasoning of the decision-making process of care
Measures of quality of results

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

This course constitutes the basis of common understanding of the conceptual framework for this area of expertise,
as recommended in the array of specialties, issued by Order of Nurses.
Responding to goals, it is considered essential:
a) Analyze the perspective of the nursing child health and pediatrics, in light of the evolution of health care as well
as the analysis of the determinants of health that influence health promotion and nursing care to the child / young
person and family, articulating with health policies adopted and their impact on health indicators.
b) Enumerate the principles of nursing child health and pediatrics, systematically referenced studies in this area of
specialization
c) Contextualize the intervention specialist nurse with parental rights and the child / young
d) Applying the process of decision making in nursing, emphasizing critical thinking and reflective analysis.

Teaching methodologies

METHODS OF TEACHING:
Expository and participatory approach, encouraging critical and reflective thinking of students.
Analysis of articles and reference documents.
Group dynamics and analyzing situations.
Orientation tutorial for student support in the monitoring and development of group work and clarify doubts.

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

Being a course that aims to be the basis of common understanding to all master in nursing child health and pediatrics, it is considered important to use expository, methodologies able to elucidate the state of the art in
relation to the conceptual framework of specialized care.
Recognizing the potential of each student, as well as optimizing the experience and experienced or narrated
situations, focus is on the use of more active methods, promoting empowerment and critical reflective thinking and
encouraging active and quality participation of each actor.
The analysis of articles, reference documents and situations allow the student to integrate the contributions of the
course, being able to use them before experienced or situations occurring in the context of care.
Based on this earlier, conducting a thematic review article, allows students to consolidate knowledge, synthesize
and articulate the concepts learned and the issues addressed.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY:
Achievement, individually or in small groups, a thematic review article.
Review by exam: individual written test (according to regulation)

Assement and Attendance registers

Bibliografia

Carter, B. et al. (2014). Child-Centred Nursing: Promoting critical thinking. SAGE Publications. ISBN:
9781446248591.
Casey, A. (1995). Partnership nursing: influences on involvement of informal carers. Journal of Advanced Nursing,
22, 1058-1062.
Corkin, D.; Clarke, S.; Liggett, L. (2011). Care Planning in Children and Young Peoples´s Nursing. Oxford: Wiley-
Blackwell. ISBN 9781405199285.
Hockenberry, J. M.; Wilson, D. (2014). Wong, Enfermagem da Criança e do Adolescente. 9.ª ed. Loures: Lusociência.
ISBN: 9789897480041.
Hutchfield, K. (1999). Family-centred care: a concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 29 (5), 1178-1187.
Potts, N.; Mandleco, B. (2012). Pediatric nursing: caring for children and their families. NY: Delmar. ISBN:
9781435486614.
Simons, J. et al (2011). Ethical and Fhilosophical Aspects of Nursing Children and Young People. Oxford: Wiley-
Blackwell. ISBN: 9781405194143.