Postgraduate Course: Issues and Developments in the Management of Pain (NUST11017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course looks to provide students at Masters level with the opportunites 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 reserach addressing the causes, consequences and relief of pain in all its forms. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One course paper 4,000-5,000 words |
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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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Tonks Fawcett
Tel: (0131 6)50 3883
Email: T.Fawcett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sergio Mori Sierra
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: sergio.mori@ed.ac.uk |
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