NMHS10470 Foundations of General Nursing

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module aims to introduce the student to the knowledge and skills underpinning the nursing care of persons requiring surgery. This module builds on modules in Autumn and clinical experience. It focuses on aspects of clinical nursing care relating to admission of a patient for surgery, patient assessment, pre-operative preparation, immediate post-operative care and discharge planning. Lectures and practical sessions will be online using synchronous and asynchronous approaches. There will be one face-to-face clinical skills laboratory session.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

•Demonstrate an understanding of the surgical patient’s journey from admission to discharge.
•Discuss roles and responsibilities of the nurse in relation to aspects of peri-operative care relating to asepsis and surgical wound management.
•Become familiar with principles of post-operative management of the surgical patient, for example; pain management, mobility and nutrition.
•Apply principles of care planning to patients undergoing surgery.
•Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in relation to fostering a therapeutic relationship with patients requiring surgery.
•Discuss key aspects of care relating to death and dying.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Practical

6
Laboratories

1
Autonomous Student Learning

98
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Content is delivered over a four week period in the Spring trimester. Lectures and practical skills demonstrations will be delivered in an on-line format using both synchronous and asynchronous approaches. Students will attend one face-to-face, small group clinical skills laboratory session on campus during the four-week period. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: The assessment for this module is a take-home, open-book examination that requires essay style answers. All module content may be examined. Week 12 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be available to individual students after final grades are released.

Name Role
Dr Michael Connolly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer