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MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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Module Title | |||
Complex Therapeutic Interventions In Adult Nursing | |||
Reference | NU3885 | Version | 2 |
Created | July 2017 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
Approved | June 2015 | SCQF Points | 30 |
Amended | August 2017 | ECTS Points | 15 |
Aims of Module | |||
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To enable the student to critically apply relevant theoretical concepts and frameworks to meet essential and complex physical and mental health care needs of the adult. |
Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
1 | Discuss the nursing management of complex physical and mental problems in acute/unscheduled and long term conditions using best evidence. |
2 | Justify the application of a range of clinical and therapeutic skills to inform therapeutic intervention in adults with complex physical and mental health needs. |
3 | Reflect upon the recognition and response to the changing needs of adults, families and carers during terminal illness. |
4 | Discuss nursing practice and decision making processes in relation to the management of acute emergencies and crisis situations. |
Indicative Module Content |
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Contemporary issues in complex therapeutic interventions in adults; Complex physical and mental health care needs of the adult; Assessment and nursing management of physical and mental health related emergencies; Co-morbidity and physiological and psychological vulnerability; Invasive and non-invasive intervention related to the complex physical and mental healthcare needs of the adult; Pharmacology; Palliative care; illness, death, bereavement; Partnership working with people who have long term conditions; Extended nursing skills - male catheterisation, venepuncture, intravenous bolus, cannulation; airway management; ILS. |
Module Delivery |
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Lectures, tutorials, simulated clinical skills, online learning. |
Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
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Contact Hours | 40 | N/A |
Non-Contact Hours | 260 | N/A |
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
TOTAL | 300 | N/A |
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |   |   |
ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
Component 1 | |||||
Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Description: | Essay. |
MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
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Explanatory Text | |
Essay. | |
Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
A | C1 = A |
B | C1 = B |
C | C1 = C |
D | C1 = D |
E | C1 = E |
F | C1 = F |
NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
Module Requirements | |
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Prerequisites for Module | Successful completion of Stage 2 or equivalent. |
Corequisites for module | None. |
Precluded Modules | None. |
INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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1 | BERMAN, A. and SNYDER, S., 2011. Kozier and Erb's fundamentals of nursing. 9th ed. Harlow: Pearson. |
2 | DOWNIE, G., MACKENZIE, J. and WILLIAMS, A., 2008. Pharmacology and medicines management for nurses. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. |
3 | DOUGHERTY, L. and LISTER, S., eds., 2015. The Royal Marsden Hospital manual of clinical nursing procedures (student edition). 9th ed. London: Blackwell Science. |
4 | PEATE, I., MURALITHARAN, N., HEMMING, L. and WILD, K., 2012. Adult nursing: acute and ongoing care. Harrow: Pearson. |