Module Code - Title:
NS4223
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RENAL AND GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSING
Year Last Offered:
2018/9
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of this module is to facilitate students understanding of gastro-enterological and renal disorders and the application of appropriate nursing care to an individual with such condition(s).
Syllabus:
Gastro-enterological disorders: e.g. cirrhosis, oesophageal varices, peptic ulceration, appendicitis, colitis, pancreatitis, gastroenteritis; intestinal obstruction; nursing care and management. Renal disorders: infection and obstruction, acute and chronic renal failure; nursing care and management. Dialysis, organ transplants. Applied pharmacology. Nurses' role and responsibilities in investigative and diagnostic procedures
Clinical Skills Syllabus:
Catheterisation, catheter care, catheter removal,
Bladder care
Continence care
Enema/suppository administration,
Stoma care
Naso-gastric aspiration
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Discuss the nursing care and management of individuals experiencing disorders of the system and gastro-enterological systems.
Examine the bio-psychosocial impact of gastro-enterological and renal disorders on the individual/family
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Discuss the nurse's role in the collaborative process of caring/supporting the individual/family experiencing disorders of the renal and gastro-enterological systems in hospital and community settings.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Demonstrate clinical skills essential for renal and gastroenterology nursing.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Participate in the learning environment through engagement in teaching and learning ,strategies e.g. lectures, discussions, group work, self-directed learning, reflection, peer presentations, enquiry/problem based learning, practical demonstration, observation, case scenarios, role-play laboratory sessions and the use of the virtual learning environment.
Research
Demonstrate knowledge of research and evidence based literature and its relevance to nursing practice
Incorporate relevant national and international health policy
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Brooker, C. and Nicol, M. (2011)
Alexander's Nursing Practice, 4th ed
, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Clarke, D.J. and Ketchell, A.C. (2011)
Nursing the Acutely Ill Adult
, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Dougherty, L. and Lister, S. (2011)
The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, 8th ed
, Oxford: Blackwell.
Gulanick, M. and Myers, J.L. (2007)
Nursing Care Plans. Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions. 6th ed
, St Louis: Mosby.
World Health Organisation (2011)
Patient Safety Curriculum Guide: Multi-professional Edition
, Geneva: World Health Organisation.
Other Relevant Texts:
Baillie, L. (2009)
Developing Practical Nursing Skills, 3rd ed
, London: Hodder Arnold
Kozier, B., Erb, G., Berman, A., Snyder, S., Harvey, S. and Morgan-Samuel, H (2012)
Fundamentals of Nursing, Concepts, Process and Practice, 2nd ed
, Essex: Pearson.
Nicol, M, Bavin, C., Cronin, P., and Rawlings-Anderson, K. (2008)
Essential Nursing Skills, 3rd ed.,
, Edinburgh: Mosby.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
Pauline.Meskell@ul.ie