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

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Module TeacherLiz McKeon
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
The purpose of this module is to engage in classroom discussion as well as self directed learning, to explore the concept of health and enable the student to develop practical strategies to stimulate a healthy lifestyle amongst people with an intellectual disability. This module is aimed at undergraduate student nurses in the intellectual disability branch. Students are expected to attend lectures, discussions and practical nursing intervention sessions as well as tutorials. In support of the learning students will be directed towards recommended readings and relevant web links. Engagement in classroom discussions and nursing skills training will be faciliatated.

Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the bio/psycho/social aspects of behaviour that influence health in individuals with an intellectual disability.
2. Differentiate between stress and anxiety and describe physiological cognitive emotional and behavioural reactions to stress responses in each stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome.
3. Appraise the physiological basis of epilepsy and analyse the psychosocial impact of epilepsy upon an individual with an intellectual disability.
4. Consider the strategies, which support therapeutic nursing practice in relation to the management and prevention of epilepsy in individuals with an intellectual disability.
5. Explore the strategies, which support therapeutic nursing practice in relation to the assessment management and prevention of pain in individuals with an intellectual disability.
6. Describe factors affecting sleep patterns and disorders and explain the therapeutic interventions that induce sleep.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24student facilitated lectures
Tutorial4student facilitated tutorial
Placement6learning nursing skills in preparation for clinical placement
Independent learning time91Student has opportunity to engage in self directed learning
Total Workload: 125

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
None
Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
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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
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Indicative Reading List
  • Gates, BoB: 2007, Learning Disabilities, 5th, 32, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, London, 9780443101984
  • Potter, P & Perry, A.: 2005, Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th, 48, Elsevier, London, 0323025862
  • Endacott, R, Jevon, P. & Cooper, S.: 2009, Clinical Nursing Skills Core and Advanced,
Other Resources
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