4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) Children's/General Integrated Degree Programme

NU4C07 Contemporary Aspects of Children's Nursing (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

• Discuss, ethics, law, management and leadership in children’s nursing;
  
• Outline the implications of current legislation and social policy in relation to child nursing/child healthcare provision in Ireland;
  
• Discuss the professional development of the children’s nurse;
  
• Understand current challenges and new developments in children’s nursing.

Module Learning Aims

The aim of this module is to examine the social, legal, ethical, political, professional and cultural factors
influencing children’s nursing both nationally and internationally.

• Unit 1: Ethics, law, management and leadership in children’s nursing
  
• Unit 2: Implications of current legislation and social policy in relation to child nursing/child healthcare provision.
  
• Unit 3: Professional development of the children’s nurse

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

• Alderson P. (2008) Young Children’s Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice, 2nd ed. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.
  
• Brykczyńska G &Simons, S, (eds.) (2011) Ethical and Philosophical Aspects of Nursing Children and Young Children. Wiley-Blackwell, London.
  
• Coyne I & Gallagher P. (2011) Participation in communication and decision making: Children and young people’s experiences in a hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing 20 (15-16), 2334-2343.
  
• Coyne, I. (2008) Children’s participation in consultations and decision-making at health service level: a critical review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies 45, 1682–1689.
  
• Coyne I., Hayes E., & Gallagher P. (2006) “Giving Children A Voice” Investigation of children’s experiences of participation in consultation and decision making within the Irish healthcare setting. Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin.
  
• Coleman J. & Hagell A. (eds.) (2007) Adolescence, Risk and Resilience: Against the Odds. Wiley, London.
  
• Coleman V., Smith L., & Bradshaw M. (eds.) (2007) Children’s and Young peoples Nursing in Practice; A Problem Based Learning Approach. Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
  
• Corby B. (2006) Child Abuse: Towards a Knowledge Base, 3rd Edn. Open University Press, New York. Hanafin S., Brooks A-M., McDonnell F., Rouine H., & Coyne I. (2009) Development of an assessment guide based on a whole child perspective to evaluate support for child development in early childhood care and education settings. Community Practitioner 82(10), 22-25.
  
• Hollyoak D. (2002) Discussing Child and Adolescent Nursing. APS Publishing, London.
  
• Kilkelly U. & Donnelly, M. (2006) The Child’s Right to be Heard in the Healthcare Setting: Perspectives of Children, Parents and Health Professionals. The Stationery Office, Dublin.
  
• Santroch J. (2005) Adolescence, 10th Edn. McGraw-Hill, Boston.
  
• Söderbäck, M., Coyne, I., Harder, M (2011). The importance of including both a child perspective and the child’s perspective within health care settings to provide truly child centred care. Journal of Child Health Care 15(2), 99-106.

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.