This assessment has been designed to assist you to develop assessment skills, analyse the information and then write a report in a concise,accurate and coherent manner.
Objectives assessed
-CO2. Differentiate between the assessment of infant, children and young people taking
into account expected growth and developmental age and stages
-CO3. Demonstrate the ability to conduct a child health assessment applying
knowledge of expected growth and development
-CO5. Apply knowledge ofthe cultural needs, rights and expectations of infant, children
young people and their families within a legal and ethical framework
To commence this assessment you:
1.Need to have provided your mandatory documentation (course pre-requisites) to Clinical Placement Unit priorto commencing this course. Without this you will not be allowed to undertake and complete this assessment and you will receive a zero- F2 grade.
2.Must have obtained valid, informed consent from the parent/guardian ofthe child using the form located in the assessment folder on the learn on line site for this course. This is a legal and ethical requirement. Assignments submitted without a scanned, signed consent form will not be marked.
3.You will conduct a health assessment on an infant, child or young person in your community using the template located in the assessment folder on the learn on line site for this course.
Essential Information for Students:
This assessment item requires you to be in contact with the public in your role as a nursing student therefore your behavior must be professional and you are required to wear your Unisa Clinical uniform with name badge.
Any instances of academic dishonesty/integrity including using fraudulent consent forms or the presentation of data not collected from the child will be referred to the Academic Integrity Officers within the school for investigation.
Students ofthe Division of Health Sciences are mandated notifiers of suspected child abuse. If you suspect the child you are assessing has or is being abused or you have concerns about what the child has told you, you must discreetly complete the assessment activity, then contact your lecturer or the Course Coordinator by telephone immediately after leaving the child.
At no time are you to remove clothes or examine a child in more depth than
In Section
1 (500 words) enterthe raw data (your recorded observations and measurements) from your assessment ofthe child. Short phrases or dot
points are suitable in section one. No referenced material can be included as data.
In Section 2 (500 words) write a description about how
you would communicate and establish a therpeutic relationship with a child of your chosen age group. Please include appropriate touch, body
language, eye contact, verbal and non verbal communication, legal and ethical issues and cultural competence.
In Section 3 (1,000 words)
provide a referenced analysis and interpretation ofthe health assessment data using support from at least 3 additional peer reviewed
journal articles that you have researched and located (2005 or later). (These are NOT from set course readings).
Each topic, within the
health assessment, must be analysed and interpreted by comparing it to Normal and Abnormal Findings for each ofthe assessment items. You
will also determine what the future health implications may be for this child when comparing the data to the research evidence. Conduct the
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