Undergraduate Course: Critical Care Nursing (NUST10036)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Nursing Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to explore some of the complexity of nursing in relation to critical care. The course aims further to provide students with a sound understanding of the application of biological and social science principles to areas of clinical practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Only available to Nursing students |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Only available to CPD students |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
19/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. The learning outcomes are designed to provide students with education opportunities such that on completion of the course and associated personal study they will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of anatomy and physiology applied to nursing in the critical care setting
2. - explore and demonstrate an understanding of the underlying conditions contributing to the need for critical care
- demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the psychological and emotional experience of the individual to the clinical reality of health and illness.
- understand the rationale for investigative and therapeutic procedures in critical care within a holistic framework for care.
- explore the ethical and social issues relating to critical care.
- critically appraise the therapeutic procedures in critical care from an ethical perspective in relation to nursing practice. |
Assessment Information
| The formal assessment of the option will be one course paper of 2500-3000 words and one 2 hour examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
NMC proficiencies for registration are organised around Essential Skills Clusters (ESCs). These are identified below and discussed in more detail in a separate document, available on WebCT.
The ESCs identify skills to support the NMC outcomes to progress to the branch and the proficiencies for entry to the register and cover the following headings:
Care, compassion and Communication (CCC)
Organisational aspects of care (OAC)
Infection prevention and control (IPC)
Nutrition and fluid maintenance (NFM)
Medicines management (MM)
The proposed honours option in Critical Care Nursing will, over the course of the option, cover some aspects of all of the above ESCs.
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| Reading list |
Specific journals: (all available in library)
¿ Journal of Clinical Nursing
¿ British Medical Journal
¿ Journal of Advanced Nursing
¿ International Journal of Nursing Studies
¿ Heart & Lung
¿ Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
¿ Nursing in Critical Care
¿ Dimensions of Critical Care
¿ Critical Care Medicine
¿ Journal of Critical Care Medicine
¿ Web Sites
All resources are already available in library therefore no additional outlay is required. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jennifer Tocher
Tel: (0131 6)51 1991
Email: Jennifer.Tocher@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 3889
Email: Kirsty.Gardner@ed.ac.uk |
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