92615 Child and Family Health Nursing 2

Subject level: Postgraduate

Recommended studies: 92614 Child and Family Health Nursing 1

Handbook description

This second clinically focused subject extends the essential skills for working with families with young children 0–5 years of age. It includes the identification of common or potential problems amendable to early intervention, and the nursing management to support parents to care for the health and safety of their children. It enables the role of the child and family health nurse in providing home visiting services for families with new babies and particularly families who would benefit from sustained home visiting. The subject assists the nurse to provide social support and education to parents and to foster the integration of the family in the community. It includes a parenting workshop. The subject requires the successful completion of a clinical experience program of 80 hours, taken as a two-week block in child and family health nursing facilities.