Undergraduate Course: Nursing Care and Decision Making (NUST08011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Nursing Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will be taught over a twenty week period (ten weeks each semester) and will consist of the following content as applied to nursing care:
* Neurology
* Endocrinology
* Bones and joints
* Neoplasia
* CHD and Vascular disturbance
* Pharmacology
* Nutritional health
* CPR / Fire Safety / Manual Handling
* Related nursing care
* Revision week (student led)
* The development of skills to ensure safe, effective, compassionate and respectful communication when dealing with people.
* An introduction to team working through the student-mentorship relationship and learning through working with an experienced and competent practitioner
Each system will address the principles of normal biology, physiology and anatomy and introduce some basic principles of disease process and nursing priorities building where appropriate on knowledge acquired in year 1.
This course will build on the concepts of communicating with adults who are in vulnerable situations as introduced in year 1. The concept of the nurse¿s role in caring for the patient with a compromised homeostasis is explored in depth from the basis of developing a sound knowledge of the physiological norms and recognising when these are compromised and the physical, anatomical and psychological effect that this has upon the individual.
This course contributes to the spiral curriculum looking at the anatomy and physiology of the human body and the relation that this has on holistically nursing a patient with such disturbances. The foundations of knowledge about the physical workings of the human body are further developed in this course. Students are taught the physiological norms and then explore some deviation in these systems and how these might affect the individual and significant others.
This conforms to meeting the second level progression point of the NMC 2010 Standards for pre-registration adult nursing education. The course will also utilise e-learning and some lab based fora. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Nursing Life Sciences (NUST08014)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand the concept of the biological, physiological and anatomical principles of the human body
Have an awareness of biological homeostatic mechanisms in relation to health
Be knowledgeable about the social determinants of health impacting on the individual, family and community concept of good physical health
Understand the general principles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Understand the nutritional requirements in health and disease with specific reference to patients undergoing surgery
Understand the pharmacology (mechanisms, actions, contra-indications and principal side effects) of the common drugs
Be aware of the basic disease principles which might affect the human body
Understand the role which health and social care practitioners have in promoting good physical health
Identify the important role which health and social care practitioners have in promoting individual, family and community enablement in maintaining their own health and wellbeing
Further develop nursing reflective skills
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Assessment Information
| 10% class exam, 20% presentation, 20% course paper and 50% exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Tonks Fawcett
Tel: (0131 6)50 3883
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Course secretary | Miss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 3889
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