Module Code - Title:
NM4137
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ENVISIONING THE FUTURE ROLE AND PRACTICE OF THE RNID
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Building on previous knowledge this module addresses the consolidation of nursing aspects related to intellectual disability care and service provision.
Syllabus:
Current and proposed issues, trends and developments in national and international intellectual disability nursing: person-centred planning (empowerment, personal development), evidence based care, quality improvement measures, health assessments (physical, mental, behavioural), transitioning (school, work, life/relationships), community living and support, criminal justice system, respite, collaborative working, medication management, management and leadership in care provision, standards, advancing intellectual disability nursing practice (clinical focus, education, consultancy, advocacy, audit and research). Enablement and disabling barriers to participation in society. Effective collaborative working.
Person centred nursing skills: case management and review, assessments, observations, needs and outcomes, plans, evaluations. Medication management review. Venepuncture.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
(Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Critically appraise assessment methods utilised within health promotion/management
Critically appraise the rights based approach for working with people with an intellectual disability
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
(Attitudes and Values)
Appreciate the value of collaborative teamwork and support.
Embracing the continuous change and developments of intellectual disability care, practice and policy direction.
Responds to developing health needs and rights of the people with an intellectual disability to access domiciliary, primary health and mainstream health and social services
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
(Physical Skills)
Demonstrate clinical skills essential for nursing practice.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Experience
The module will be taught through a combination of lectures, clinical skills laboratories and tutorials that engage with selected primary texts and supplemented by secondary material (assigned, recommended and/or sourced by students). Lectures will combine contextualisation with close reading, illustrated, where necessary, by visual and audio material. Tutorials will have an emphasis on participative group-work, and focus on exploring values, attitudes and understanding of disability. Through tailored tutorials and assessment mechanisms and particularly through the use of group work, students will also become more articulate, proactive and collaborative.
Research
The syllabus and assessment mechanisms will reflect the most recent developments in the field of intellectual disability, evidence based practice and policy direction.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Atherton, H.L. and Crickmore, D.J. (2012)
Learning disabilities toward inclusion. 6th Edition.
, London: Churchill Livingstone
Grant, G., Ramcharan, P., Flynn, M. and Richardson, M. (2010)
Learning disability: A life cycle approach. 2nd Edition.
, Berkshire: Open University Press.
García Iriarte, E., McConkey, R. and Gilligan, R. (2015)
Disability and human rights: Global perspectives.
, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Other Relevant Texts:
Swain, J., Frence, S., Barner, C. and Thomas, C. (2014)
Disabling barriers - Enabling environments. 3rd Edition.
, London: Sage Publications.
Clement, T. and Bigby, C. (2010)
Intellectual disabilities: Encouraging inclusion and participation.
, London: Jessicia Kingsley Publishers.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSNUIDUFA - NURSING (INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY)
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
Owen.Doody@ul.ie