Introduction to Paediatrics: Paediatric Assessment, Anatomy and Physiology
$66/per user
- 12 months access
- 1 attempt at passing
What you will learn
This course is designed for health professionals involved in the assessment of a child in hospital who does not require urgent treatment.
Relevance
The target audience for this course are health professionals who are new or wish to refresh their capabilities for working in paediatrics in an acute hospital.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, participants will be able to:
- consider how to prepare for the assessment of a paediatric patient
- outline the assessment of a well child in a non-acute care environment
- outline the assessment of an unwell child during a period of acute illness
- consider the anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults.
This module contains a significant amount of content to guide your learning. Please continue to use this module as a resource to come back to whenever it is needed.
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About this course
Duration
The course will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.
Certificate
On successful completion of the assessments you can download a certificate of completion.
Disclaimer
This course adheres to South Australian (SA Health) guidelines and Australian National Standards.
The principles described in the course can however be applied to any health care setting.
If you practice outside South Australia it is your responsibility to refer to the specific requirements of your local health authority.
Compliance
This course aligns with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, Second Edition – Standard 8.
Resources
Milestones guide (Link Not Working) – South Australian Child and Youth Health Record
Early Years Learning Framework – Government of Australia
Information sheet on corrected age – Raising Children.Net
Clinical guideline on Nursing assessment – Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Child and Youth Health manual – Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
5 tips on connecting with your paediatric patient – CHOC Doctors Blog
Measuring respiratory rate – Don't Forget The Bubbles
Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Paediatric Respiratory Assessment – Ausmed
Normal Ranges for Physiological Variables – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Circulation management – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Paediatric physiological discriminators (PPD) – Australian Government, Department of Health
Assessing Dehydration – Don't Forget The Bubbles
Normal Ranges for Physiological Variables – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Neurological System – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Detailed neurologic assessment of infants and children – UpToDate
Temperature management – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Thermoregulation in the preterm infant – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Clinical guidelines – Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Neonatal thermoregulation – Sarah Waldron and Ralph MacKinnon
Rashes – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Fever and petechiae –Purpura – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne