NMHS10520 Nursing Fundamentals

Academic Year 2020/2021

The aim of this module is to assist students to develop cognitive, affective and motor dimensions to care for adults in a complex health environment. Compassion, knowledge, advocacy communication, commitment and competence are highly valued by patients and their families. These attributes promote health, recovery and comfort, making an essential contribution to positive healthcare experiences. Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns facilitates an assessment that focuses on patients’ and families’ problems and functional status and applies clinical manifestations to interpret deviations from the patient’s usual pattern.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

• Analyse and apply the importance of infection control and prevention in a health care environment

• Analyse Gordon’s functional health patterns framework – Skin- intimate care, SSKIN pressure area management, waterlow measurement, incontinence associated dermatitis. Nutrition and metabolism, MUST tool and intake and output, elimination- urinary and bladder- Bristol Tool.

• Assess and reflect how the nursing process provides a comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient based on NADA Nursing Diagnosis classification.

• Describe and integrate methods of measuring, recording and documentation of clinical observations using the early warning score (EWS) and clinical reasoning tool ISBAR in structuring and standardizing communication.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

32
Small Group

2
Tutorial

4
Practical

20
Laboratories

1
Autonomous Student Learning

96
Total

155
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Interactive Large Group Teaching
Interactive Weekly Simulated Clinical Laboratories
HSELand Certification
Quizzes
Group work - Concept Map Presentation
 
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
Attendance: End of term Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50
Practical Examination: OSCA Week 12 n/a Graded Yes

0
Continuous Assessment: HSEland and quizzes Unspecified n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer