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Inherent requirements for Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health (Karitane)
These inherent requirements apply to the following course:
- Graduate Certificate in Child & Family Health (Karitane) - course code 4715
- Level 1 - introduction to the inherent requirement
- Level 2 - description of the inherent requirement
- Level 3 - explanation of why this is an inherent requirement of the course
- Level 4 - the nature of any adjustments that may be made to allow you to meet the requirement
- Level 5 - examples of tasks you must be able to do to show you’ve met the requirement. The exemplars provided are not intended as an exhaustive list.
Introduction
Western Sydney University and the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM) strongly supports the right of all people who wish to pursue a Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health (Karitane).
Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course or unit that demonstrate the abilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes of the course or unit, while preserving the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. The inherent requirements are the abilities, knowledge and skills needed to complete the course that must be met by all students.
Students with a disability or chronic health condition may be able to have reasonable adjustments made to enable them to meet these requirements.
The School is committed to making reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional practice and other activities to enable students to participate in their course. Reasonable adjustments must not fundamentally change the nature of the inherent requirement.
Students are expected to undertake 120 hours of clinical practice experience. This clinical practice requires students to undertake activities which reflect the Australian health care context, which may include mixed gender, religious and culturally diverse environments. For further information contact your Director of Academic Program.
Students in these courses are registered nurses or registered midwives and are governed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) professional standards, which is a partner board of the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) (opens in a new window).
To support potential and current students’ decision making, a series of inherent requirement statements have been developed. These statements specify the course requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Child & Family Health (Karitane) for student admission and progression. The statements are clustered under 8 domains consisting of ethical behaviour, behavioural stability, legal, communication, cognition, sensory abilities, strength and mobility, and sustainable performance.
The inherent requirements outlined below provide a guide to inform decision making for students and staff.
How to read the inherent requirement statements
If you are intending to enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Child & Family Health (Karitane) course in the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM), you should look at these inherent requirement statements and think about whether you may experience challenges in meeting these requirements.
If you think you may experience challenges for any reason including a disability or chronic health condition, you should discuss your concerns with the SoNM staff, such as the Director of Academic Program, Academic Course Advisor, School Disability Coordinator or campus Disability Advisor. These staff can work collaboratively with you to determine reasonable adjustments to assist you to meet the inherent requirements. In the case where it is determined that inherent requirements cannot be met with reasonable adjustments, the University staff can provide guidance regarding other study options.
These inherent requirements should be read in conjunction with other course information and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Professional standards of practice for nurses and midwives (opens in a new window).
The inherent requirements are made up of the following five components:
Inherent requirement statements
There are 8 domains of inherent requirements in the Graduate Certificate in Child & Family Health (Karitane). Some domains have a number of sub-domains.
Ethical behaviour
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1 | Child and family health is a profession governed by competency standards, codes of ethics, professional conduct and professional boundaries (opens in a new window) where nurses and midwives are both accountable and responsible for ensuring professional behaviour in all contexts. |
2 | Student demonstrates knowledge of, and engages in ethical behaviour in practice. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Compliance with the standards, codes, guidelines and policies facilitates safe, competent interactions and relationships for students and/or the children and adults with whom they engage. This supports the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of all |
4 | Adjustments must ensure the standards, codes, guidelines and policies are not compromised or result in unethical behaviour. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrating appropriate behaviour with confidential information in workshops and clinical settings |
Behavioural stability
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1 | Behavioural stability is required to function and adapt effectively and sensitively in this role. |
2 | Student demonstrates behavioural stability to work constructively in diverse and changing academic and clinical settings. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Behavioural stability is required to work individually and in teams in changing and unpredictable settings. Child and family health students will be exposed to complex situations and vulnerable persons. Students will be required to have behavioural stability to manage these situations |
4 | Adjustments must support stable, effective and professional behaviour in both academic and clinical settings. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Being receptive and responding appropriately to constructive feedback |
Legal
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1 | Child and family health practice is mandated by legislation (opens in a new window) to enable the safe delivery of care. |
2 | Student demonstrates knowledge and compliance with Australian Law, professional regulations and scope of practice. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Knowledge, understanding, and compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements are necessary pre-requisites to clinical placements in order to reduce the risk of harm to self and others |
4 | Adjustments must be consistent with legislative and regulatory requirements. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Complying with the requirement for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) |
Communication
This course requires effective, verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
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1 | Effective verbal communication, in English, is an essential requirement to provide safe delivery of care. |
2 | Student demonstrates: |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Communicating in a way that displays respect and empathy to others and develops trusting relationships |
4 | Adjustments must meet the necessary standards of functional effectiveness, timeliness, clarity and accuracy to ensure safe and appropriate care. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Conveying spoken messages accurately and effectively in workshops and clinical discussions |
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1 | Effective non-verbal communication is fundamental to child and family health practice and needs to be respectful, clear, attentive, empathetic and non-judgmental. |
2 | Student demonstrates: |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » The ability to observe and understand non-verbal cues assists with building rapport with people and gaining their trust and respect in academic and professional relationships |
4 | Adjustments must enable the recognition, appropriate response or initiation of effective non-verbal communication in a timely and appropriate manner. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Recognising and responding appropriately to cues in facial expressions, behaviour responses and movement in the workshop setting |
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1 | Effective written communication, in English, is a fundamental child and family health professional’s responsibility with professional and legal ramifications. |
2 | Student demonstrates the capacity to construct coherent written communication appropriate to the circumstances. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Construction of written text based assessment tasks to reflect the required academic standards are necessary to convey knowledge and understanding of relevant subject matter, procedures and professional practice |
4 | Adjustments must meet necessary standards of clarity, accuracy and accessibility to ensure effective recording and transmission of information in both academic and clinical settings. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrating the ability to communicate both complex academic and clinical perspectives in written tasks |
Cognition
This course requires knowledge of theory and the skills of cognition, literacy (language) and numeracy.
Knowledge and cognitive skillsInherent requirements statements | |
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1 | Comprehensive knowledge and effective cognitive skills must be demonstrated to provide safe and competent child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates: » Capacity to locate appropriate and relevant information » Ability to process information relevant to practice » Ability to integrate and implement knowledge in practice |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Safe and effective delivery of child and family health care is based on comprehensive knowledge that must be sourced, understood and applied appropriately |
4 | Adjustments must ensure that a clear demonstration of knowledge and cognitive skills is not compromised or impeded. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Ability to source, research and use appropriate evidence based knowledge in academic assessment tasks |
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1 | Competent literacy skills are essential to provide safe and effective delivery of child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates: » Ability to acquire information and accurately convey appropriate, effective messages » Ability to read and comprehend a range of literature and information » Capacity to understand and implement academic conventions to construct written text in a scholarly manner |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » The ability to acquire information and to accurately convey messages is fundamental to ensure safe and effective assessment, treatment and delivery of child and family health care |
4 | Adjustments must demonstrate a capacity to effectively acquire, comprehend, apply and communicate accurate information. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrates the ability to interpret written and spoken language to enact verbal instructions or to validate client care plans |
Numeracy
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1 | Competent and accurate numeracy skills are essential for safe and effective child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates the ability to interpret and correctly apply data, measurements and numerical criteria. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Competent application of numeracy skills is essential to facilitate the safe and effective delivery of child and family health care |
4 | Adjustments must demonstrate a capacity to interpret and apply concepts and processes appropriately in a timely, accurate and effective manner. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrates the ability to calculate and correct drug dosages within the required time restraints |
Sensory abilities
This course requires adequate visual, auditory and tactile abilities.
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1 | Adequate visual acuity is required to provide safe and effective child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates sufficient visual acuity to perform the required range of skills. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Sufficient visual acuity is required in both academic and clinical settings for tasks that need to be delivered by visual means |
4 | Adjustments must demonstrate the capacity to make effective visual assessments of physical characteristics and abnormalities within safe time frames. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrates the ability to read medication labels and syringe graduations to accurately draw up and administer |
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1 | Auditory ability is required to provide safe and effective child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates sufficient aural function to undertake the required range of skills. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Sufficient auditory ability is required in both academic and clinical settings for tasks that need to be delivered by auditory means |
4 | Adjustments must demonstrate the capacity to perform the full range of auditory tasks in a timely, accurate and effective manner. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Ability to accurately undertake a child’s chest examination by auscultation |
Tactile
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1 | Sufficient tactile ability is required to perform competent and safe child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates adequate tactile function sufficient to undertake the required range of skills and assessments. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Sufficient tactile ability is required in both academic and clinical settings for tasks that need to be detected and measured by tactile means |
4 | Adjustments must have the capacity to make effective assessments of physical characteristics and abnormalities within safe time frames. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrating the ability to detect changes in bone development through palpation e.g. fontanelle abnormalities |
Strength and mobility
This course requires strength and mobility involving fine and gross motor skills.
Gross motorInherent requirements statements | |
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1 | Sufficient gross motor function is required to perform the required physical demands for safe and competent child and family health care. |
2 | Student demonstrates the ability to perform gross motor skills to function within scope of practice. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Sufficient gross motor skills are necessary to perform, coordinate and prioritise care. Tasks that involve gross motor skills include lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, standing, twisting and bending. Students must be able to demonstrate and perform these tasks consistently and safely to reduce the risk of harm to self and others |
4 | Adjustments should facilitate functional effectiveness, safety of self and others and a capacity to provide appropriate care. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrated ability to maintain balance while safely mobilising and transferring children or resources |
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1 | Child and family health care requires manual dexterity and fine motor skills. |
2 | Student demonstrates the ability to use fine motor skills to provide safe effective care. |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Sufficient fine motor skills are necessary to perform, coordinate and prioritise care. Tasks that involve fine motor skills include being able to grasp, press, push, turn, squeeze and manipulate various objects and individuals. Students must be able to demonstrate and perform these tasks consistently and safely to reduce the risk of harm to self and others |
4 | Adjustments should facilitate functional effectiveness, safety to self and others, and a capacity to provide appropriate care. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Ability to prepare and administer immunisation injections |
Sustainable performance
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1 | Child and family health care requires both physical and mental performance at a consistent and sustained level. |
2 | Student demonstrates: » Consistent and sustained level of physical energy to complete a specific task in a timely manner and over time |
3 | Justification of inherent requirement: » Sufficient physical and mental endurance is an essential requirement needed to perform multiple tasks in an assigned period to provide safe and effective care |
4 | Adjustments must ensure that performance is consistent and sustained over a given period. Adjustments specific to the individual can be discussed with the campus Disability Advisor. |
5 | Exemplars: » Demonstrated ability to participate and complete required tasks in workshops and practicals |
Developed from: Johnson, A., Allan,T., Phillips,K., Azzopardi,T., Dickson,C., Goldsmith,M & Hengstberger-Sims, C. (2011). Inherent Requirements of Nursing Education (IRONE), Western Sydney University School of Nursing & Midwifery and Student Equity & Disability Services
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