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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Practice Module 2b (Medical, Surgical)
Module Code NS258
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Tracey Harrington
Semester 2: Tracey Harrington
Autumn: Tracey Harrington
Module TeacherTracey Harrington
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
To provide the student with an opportunity to apply knowledge to practice in the assessment of patient/client needs and the delivery of care, with specific regard to patients in medical/surgical nursing.

Learning Outcomes
1. Provide family centred nursing care to the child with a variety of healthcare needs in the medical-surgical setting.
2. Apply research findings to nursing practice.
3. Contribute to the multi-disciplinary team including the dissemination of relevant information to other members of the team both verbally and in writing.
4. Interact appropriately with the child and family and other members of the healthcare organisation.
5. In specialist areas demonstrate the ability to communicate with clients/ families and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
6. Demonstrate and understanding of the role of the nurse & midwife in the specialist area.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Clinical placement140Students will be allocated 4 weeks placement in a variety of specialist settings
Independent learning16Students will have 4 hours of protected reflective time each week
Placement156Students must attend 100% of their practice placement to successfully pass the placement/module. Students must attend a minimum of 80% of their practice placement to undertake their practice assessment
Total Workload: 312

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Maintain a safe enviornment.
Students will explore issues associated with maintaing a safe environment and become familiar with the correct use of manual handling aids, treatment bed and other aids to therapeutic care delivery..

Policies and Procedures.
Students will be expected to become familiar with policies and procedure relevant to area of practice..

Assessment and Delivery of Care.
Students will participate under supervision in the assessment, delivery and documentation of care. They will have an opportunity to observe and question staff about what they do and why the do it..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
PortfolioCompletion of the practice assessments records (PARs) from all the clinical placements illustrating evidence of competencies assessed by preceptors in the clinical practice areas.100%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Imelda Coyne, Freda Neill & Fiona Timmons: 2010, Clinical Skills in Children’s Nursing, Oxford University Press, Oxford, ISBN: 978-0-19-955903-9
  • Marilyn J. Hockenberry, David Wilson (editors): 2007, Wong's nursing care of infants and children, Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis, Mo., ISBN: 0323039634
Other Resources
None
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Programme or List of Programmes
BNCGBSc in Children's & General Nursing
Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS258
Date of Last Revision08-OCT-08
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