Study Guide

Objective

Students
- understand the growth and developmental processes of children and young people
- know how to plan, implement and evaluate acutely and chronically ill children’s and young persons’ care and support the participation of the child, young person and family in care
- can encounter disability and understand its social and ethical significance.
- can support functional capacity and participation of persons with mental or physical disability.

Content

Growth and development of children and young persons, sexual development and sexual education
Nursing of children and young people of different ages
Care of a newborn baby and nursing of premature babies
Central diseases of children and young people
Supporting chronically ill child and family
Resuscitation of a child
Disability and plurality as a social phenomenon
Central disabilities, nursing of disabled child and family
Medical studies: Paediatrics (children’s infectious diseases)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria novice/beginner, competent/intermediate level and expert are used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
- is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
- distinguishes informal information from research knowledge
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
- aims to act in a client-oriented way
- proves to have adequate skills to act in professional situations
- is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
- can work as a member of a work group
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs.