Module Code - Title:
NM4122
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NURSING THE PERSON WITH COMORBID PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of this module is to develop mental health nursing students' appreciation of the importance of a holistic approach to service user care and to develop their knowledge and understanding of physical illnesses common in mental health care.
Syllabus:
The inter-relationship between mental and physical health. The factors contributing to the physical health status of persons with mental illness. Promoting healthier lifestyles/physical well-being in persons with mental health difficulties. Aetiology, assessment/screening and management of common physical health disorders in persons with mental health problems.
Clinical Skills:
Blood glucose monitoring
Oxygen therapy, nebulizers, peak flow, inhalers, oxygen saturation
Assessment and maintenance of skin integrity
Neurological observations, CNS examination
Catheter care
Stoma Care
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Discuss the relationship between mental and physical health.
Identify the factors that may contribute to poor physical health in persons with mental health problems.
Discuss the nursing care and management of individuals experiencing physical illness which commonly present in mental health care.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Appreciate the role of the nurse in promoting health and providing holistic care to persons experiencing altered homeostasis within mental health care.
Acknowledge the bio-psychosocial impact of physical illness on the individual.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Demonstrate the ability to perform nursing skills associated with the module.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module provides students with the opportunity to develop the UL graduate attributes. Knowledge, skill and responsibility is developed through engagement in teaching and learning strategies e.g. lectures and laboratory sessions, recommended reading and reflection. Through practical demonstration and laboratory group sessions, students will also become more articulate, proactive and collaborative. Students will also be expected to engage in self-directed study to support their learning. The syllabus and assessment mechanisms will reflect the most recent research and developments in healthcare.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Hardy, S., White, J. and Gray, R. (2015)
The health profile: A manual to promote physical wellbeing in people with severe mental illness,
, London: M&K Publishing.
Mutsatsa, S. (2015)
Physical Healthcare and Promotion in Mental Health Nursing,
, London: Sage
Publications.
Nash, M. (2014)
Physical health and well-being in mental health nursing. clinical skills for practice, 2nd.ed.,
, Berkshire: Mc Graw Hill Open University Press.
Trenoweth, S., and Moone, N. (2017)
Psychosocial Assessment in Mental Health
, London: Sage Publications.
Other Relevant Texts:
Lister, S., Hofland, J., and Grafto, H. (2020)
The royal marsden hospital manual of clinical nursing procedures, 10th ed.,
, Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Katon, C., Cooper, C., and Robertson, M. (2016)
Psychiatry at a Glance, 6th ed.,
, Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSNUMHUFA - NURSING (MENTAL HEALTH)
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
Jackie.Murray@ul.ie