EMPOWERING AND PROTECTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - 2023/4

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

WHITEHOUSE Ali (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

 Completion of level 1 modules

Module content

 

History of nursing children

Children as a vulnerable group across the age spectrum

The nurse as an advocate

Interprofessional communication and working

Child and Family Centred Care

Policy & Politics in Relation to Child Health

Ethical Principles in Child Health

Service User Perspectives

Child & Family Law

Children’s Rights

Children’s understanding of illness

Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Families: Are families the best place for all children?

The challenges of empowering children with disabilities and complex care needs.

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

None.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate

Within this assignment you will explore an ethical situation common to children’s nursing which would require the children’s nurse to act as an advocate for the child, to protect the child’s rights and/or empower the child and family.   There is a huge breath of areas you could examine however some possible examples could include: An area within safeguarding children and young people, parental withdrawal or refusal of treatment, child’s refusal of treatment, child’s right to involvement in decision making of care; end of life care planning, parental conflicting views,  appropriate use of restraint, pain management, ensuring the use of evidence based practice, the use of unlicensed medications.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

An essay exploring an ethical challenge within children’s nursing, that will include consideration of children’s rights, empowerment and current legislation.

 

Formative assessment  Group and individual feedback from tutors following completion of an essay plan

 

Feedback Feedback is available from the module team throughout the module following each session and students wereare encouraged to feedback any issues to the module team.  Formative feedback following the essay plan would inform the summative assessment 

Module aims

• This module will enable the student to explore their role in empowering and protecting children and young people in contemporary UK society.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

 

Key lectures

Discussion groups

Seminars

Case studies

Self-directed study

Simulated learning

Directed e-learning activities

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR2114

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.