Current active course description (last updated 2025/26)
Nursing to Children and Adolescents in a Preventive and Health Promoting Perspective
SYK2005
Current active course description (last updated 2025/26)

Nursing to Children and Adolescents in a Preventive and Health Promoting Perspective

SYK2005
The course focuses on preventive and health-promoting nursing for children, adolescents and their families.
The course focuses on preventive and health-promoting nursing for children, adolescents and their families. Mental health conditions of children and adolescents, pregnancy or postnatal periods, personal illness/disability or familial conditions are highlighted. The student will gain insight into and understanding of the complexity and challenges the target group faces in everyday life. Through project work and lecturers from the profession, students can gain experience of supervised professional training.

All courses from the first up to and including the fifth semester must be passed in order to start this course, with exceptions in the following situation:

The supervised professional training courses in the fourth-fifth semester: If indicated due to illness, fail grade for the supervised professional training or other special conditions, one of the supervised professional training periods in the fourth-fifth semester may be transferred to the seventh semester, the subsequent autumn. This would entail a delay in the studies.

KNOWLEDGE

  • Have knowledge of the normal development and specific needs of children and adolescents, including knowledge regarding participation and rights
  • Have knowledge of public health, preventive and health-promoting factors in relation to the physical and mental health of children and adolescents
  • have knowledge of interprofessional cooperation in order to facilitate a coordinated, comprehensive and coherent service provision.
  • Have knowledge of psychosocial risk factors and health-related risk behaviour among vulnerable groups of children and adolescents and their families
  • Have knowledge of the significance of social inequality in relation to the upbringing of children and adolescents
  • Have knowledge of pregnancy and postnatal care
  • Have knowledge of needs and facilitation relating to children with congenital disabilities or disabilities acquired at an early age
  • Have knowledge of project work

SKILLS

  • Can apply knowledge relating to children’s and adolescents’ need for treatment and/or services and can ensure their participation and rights
  • Can highlight societal health challenges in relation to the families of children and adolescents

GENERAL COMPETENCE

  • Have insight into social and health-related issues, including neglect, violence, abuse, substance misuse and socio-economic problems
  • Can plan and carry out group project work in line with ethical requirements and guidelines
  • Can contribute to innovative thinking and innovation in nursing in relation to children and adolescents
  • Can understand the importance of speaking to children, adolescents and their families about subjects such as neglect, violence and abuse
No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.
Compulsory theoretical course
Seminars, field work and project work in groups.
Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.

Composite assessment (SV), grade rule Letter grades:

Compulsory participation (80%) (OD), counts for 0/100 of the grade, grading rule Approved/ Failed.

  • Must be approved before preparation for a written report (OP).

Work requirements - student submission (AK) in group, counts 0/100 of the grade, grade rule Approved/Not approved.

  • Must be approved before preparation for a written report (OP).

Written report (OP) in group, counts 60/100 of the grade, grading rule Letter grades .

Oral presentation in group (MU), 20 minutes, counts for 40/100 of the grade, grading rule Letter grades.

The exam answer must always be made by the candidate himself.

For more information about ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence - as well as source references, unregulated collaboration and plagiarism: See Guidelines for Examination Candidates at Nord University - Chancellor's decision 16.05.23 - www.nord.no/en/student/examinations-and-assessment

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Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

SYK2012 - Nursing to Children and Adolescents in a Preventive and Health Promoting Perspective - 5 credits