Undergraduate Course: Loss and Death in Childbearing (NUST10011)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course addresses loss at one particular time. As well as many grief and loss-related issues which are relevant to nurses and nursing, it raises many issues pertaining to human relationships throughout the life cycle. It also looks more closely at the experience of the carer.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Nursing 1 (NUST08001) AND Nursing 2 (NUST08006) AND Health and Society 1A (NUST08002) AND Health and Society 1B (NUST08003) AND Health and Society 2A (NUST08004) AND Health and Society 2B (NUST08005)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
The student will understand the theory underpinning the current understanding of grief and loss. The student will be able to demonstrate the application of the theory to practice. The student will be able to explain the potential for the serious impact of the death of a client/patient on the formal carer. The student will know the means by which this impact may be reduced.