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Undergraduate Course: Issues and Developments in the Management of Pain (NUST10008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaNursing Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis optional course looks to provide students at Masters level with the opportunities to consider the current debates and developments in the field of pain as both an experience and, in terms of its management, a priority in health care. Content addresses the most recent physiological and psychological knowledge and research addressing the causes, consequences and relief of pain in all its forms.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Nursing 1 (NUST08001) AND Nursing 2 (NUST08006) AND Health and Society 1A (NUST08002) AND Health and Society 1B (NUST08003) AND Health and Society 2A (NUST08004) AND Health and Society 2B (NUST08005)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class Week 1, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room G3/4, Doorway 6, Teviot Place
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Issues and Developments in the Management of Pain2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The learner will have engaged critically with the current knowledge and research addressing the concept of pain, explored its relevance to the optimal care and nursing practice which looks to relieve or ameliorate the experience of pain.
The student will have established skills in conducting a literature review

Assessment Information
One course paper of 2,500-3,000 words and examinations
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMiss Tonks Fawcett
Tel: (0131 6)50 3883
Email: T.Fawcett@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: v1kgardn@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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