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On completion of this module you will be able to:
1) Compare and contrast the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical signs/symptoms of persons experiencing the following medical disorders:
- Respiratory: COPD [i.e. asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema] and respiratory infections [i.e. pneumonia, tuberculosis]
- Cardiovascular: Coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, hypertension and peripheral arterial
diseases affecting the aorta and lower limbs
2) Critically discuss the delivery, administration, side-effects, contra-indications and nursing considerations of specific
respiratory/cardiovascular drugs
3) Discuss the systematic and comprehensive assessment of a patient with altered respiratory and cardiovascular health status
and associated diagnostic tests
4) Critically appraise the use of NANDA-I as a decision support framework for respiratory and cardiovascular nursing diagnoses
and identify related nursing outcomes and interventions
5) Critically discuss respiratory/cardiovascular clinical outcome measurement tools used to evaluate the quality and standard of
nursing care:
- Respiratory: Modified Borg Breathlessness Scale, Baseline Dyspnoea Index, CATest
- Cardiovascular: Pain assessment likert scale, New York Heart Association Functional Classification
- NOC: Clinical indicator likert scales
6) Critically discuss the required knowledge and skill necessary to educate patients on the following:
- Nebuliser and Inhaler technique and strategies to promote self-management
- Measurement of peek expiratory flow rates and self-management plans
- Bronchoscopy and Media-steinoscopy and associated pre and post nursing care
- Management of a ward based cardiac arrest and basic life support
7) Differentiate between different types of pneumothoraces and pleural effusions and explain the underlying aetiology and
pathyophysiology.
8) Critically discuss the management of a triple chamber underwater sealed chest drain, including monitoring, interpretation of
chest drain observations and required nursing actions/interventions
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 28 |
| Practical | 11 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 18 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
| Total | 127 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Project: End of trimester group project based on a respiratory and cardiovascular nursing care case study. Six students per group work collaboratively and virtually via MyGroups in Brightspace. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 100 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 1 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Students are provided an opportunity to engaged with ongoing feedback through the process of questioning and answering in all synchronous virtual classes and through the use of formative online quizzes in Brightspace. Feedback on the end of trimester group project will typed into the feedback box in assessments/Brightspace and will be automatically released to all students post the exam boards
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Catherine Redmond | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Mary Ryder | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |