Practice of Nursing (U00284)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HEA-4-PracofNsg

This course brings together all the learning from the four years of the programme building on the premise that nursing is a practice-based profession recognising the primacy of patient and client. Nursing issues are addressed at a more complex level. A central issue is the participation and co-operation with other health care professionals in the advancement of autonomous professional nursing practice.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Nursing 1, Nursing 2, Health & Society 1A, Health & Society 1B, Health & Society 2A, Health & Society 2B, Research and Inquiry, Nature of Nursing, Pathology and Patient Care, Organisation and Management of Health Care, OR Nature of Mental Health Nursing, Therapeutics and Patient Care, The Politics and Management of Mental Illness AND Research and Inquiry; Nature of Mental Health Nursing; Theraputics and Patient Care; The Politics and Management of Mental Illness.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Nursing Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
17/02/2006	09:00	15:50	Room G19, Adam Ferguson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	09:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Consolidate the knowledge and experiential skills in the previous years of the programme
Have a critical appreciation of evidenc-based practice
Have developed in-depth the therapeutic nature of nursing and care interventions in the specific branch contexts.