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Paediatric assessment and family-centred care: Evidencing safe practice for ward nurses

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 14 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding to a children's area
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Consent, capacity and grey areas
What would you do?

Jade, aged 15, tells you something about her health and asks you not to tell her parents

Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, flashcards, sorting activity, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 323.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentnoneWhole course
SO 323.1Assess a child in an age-appropriate way, use the local early warning chart and escalate a deteriorating child + your infoExamples: PEWS local escalation protocols; RCN standards for vital signs in infants, children and young people; best practiceWhole course
SO 323.2Recognise developmental red flags and know when to tell the nurse in charge + your infoBest practiceWhole course
SO 323.3Choose and document a pain tool suited to the child's age and ability + your infoBest practiceWhole course
SO 323.4Involve children, adolescents and parents in consent, confidentiality and capacity decisions under local law + your infoExamples: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; Gillick competence and Fraser guidelines; Children Act 1989; best practiceWhole course
SO 323.5Work in partnership with families, and document, escalate and raise safeguarding concerns through the local route + your infoExamples: Working Together to Safeguard Children; The Code (NMC); best practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 14 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why children are different

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
A worried mother on Ward 2TextImageChecklistYour infoYour info
Why is a child not a small adult?Key factFlashcardsQuiz
2

Assessment by age and development

3 pages

7 min
Assess by ageTabsNote
Order the assessmentSorting activity
Development and red flagsFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Pain and early warning: a decision routine

3 pages

7 min
Pain by age and abilityAccordion
The escalation routineProcessYour infoYour infoNote
CheckChecklistQuiz
4

Consent, capacity and grey areas

3 pages

7 min
ScenarioScenarioYour infoQuiz
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
Match the person to their roleMatching quizSorting activity
5

Family-centred care, safeguarding and speaking up

3 pages

7 min
Working with familiesAccordion
Who to tellProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
ScenarioScenarioQuizButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

5 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "listen to the child and the parent" (speaker notes: template page URL)
Word cloudOne word for what a frightened child needs from us
PollHow often do you care for children? (Daily · Weekly · Monthly · Rarely)
ContentAssessment by age and the escalation routine
QuizA parent says 'he is not himself' but the chart looks normal. You…" (Take it seriously, repeat observations, tell the nurse in charge ✔ · Reassure and leave · Wait · Record anxiety)
QuizA young child cannot describe pain. You use…" (An observation-based tool suited to age ✔ · A self-report numbers scale · No tool · The last nurse's choice)
Content · customiseCustomise: our early warning chart, pain tools and safeguarding route" with {{PAEDIATRIC_EARLY_WARNING_CHART}}, {{PAEDIATRIC_PAIN_TOOLS}}, {{SAFEGUARDING_ROUTE}}
ScaleHow confident are you escalating a deteriorating child?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&AA paediatric moment I would like to talk through
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you escalating a deteriorating child? 1-5 scale
  6. Which change have you tried? multiple choice
  7. What barrier have you met in trying it? short text
  8. I can raise a concern about a child without fear of blame. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local paediatric early warning policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

14 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 14 fields
  • Paediatric early warning chart{{PAEDIATRIC_EARLY_WARNING_CHART}}
  • Paediatric pain tools{{PAEDIATRIC_PAIN_TOOLS}}
  • Consent and confidentiality policy{{CONSENT_AND_CONFIDENTIALITY_POLICY}}
  • Safeguarding route{{SAFEGUARDING_ROUTE}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run paediatric assessment and family-centred care: Evidencing safe practice for ward nurses training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding to a children's area, on return to paediatric practice, and annually for competency evidence.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses, newly qualified nurses and healthcare assistants on paediatric wards, children's units, emergency departments and community child health settings; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead in a hospital or children's service.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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