Module: General Nursing 2D

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	General Nursing 2D
Module Code	NS223 (ITS) / NUR1029 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	Sean Duffy
Module Teachers	Eileen Courtney
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

None

Description

The focus of this module is on the principles of caring for four unique populations: mental health, maternity, children and older adults. Safety is always the first concern and the concepts of communication, person-centered care and family-centered care serve as a basis to explore the effects of illness on individuals and their families.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explore the fundamental concepts of care associated with special client groups and their families in a variety of special healthcare settings
2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the impact of illness and the specific nursing needs of the infant / child / adolescent and their family in the hospital and community setting
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the principles of midwifery practice and the role of the midwife caring for women and their families from pregnancy through to discharge planning
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of the nature of nursing clients and their familes with mental illness, categories of mental illness and the implications for general nursing practice in all health care settings
5. Explore the many special healthcare needs and available supports for the older adult and their families across healthcare settings and in the home

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	32	No Description
Tutorial	5	branch specific
Independent Study	68	this time is used by students to develop their knowledge and understanding of lecture topics
Directed learning	20	students are required to access and read relevant academic material as directed by the lecturer
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

The concept of mental health and illness
The nature of psychiatric nursing and the variety of setting in which it occurs. The implications and approaches of mental health and illness in the general setting

The key concepts underpinning children's nursing
Care of the child and family in hospital and other health care settings. Family centred care and its fole in children's nursing. Strategies to minimise the effects of hospitalisation on the child and family, the role of play and safety issues.

The principles of Midwifery
Models of practice including Pre-conception, ante-natal, intra partum and post natal care.Principles of care including breast feeding of the new born infant

The principles of caring for the elderly patient
Principles of caring for the elderly patient including safety, mobilisation and advocacy

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Touhy, Theris A., Jett, Kathleen Freudenberger,: 2018, Ebersole & Hess' gerontological nursing & healthy aging, 5th, Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri, 9780323401678
Eliopoulos, C: 2018, Gerontological nursing, 9th, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 9781496377258
McCormack, B., McCance, T.: 2017, Person-centred practice in nursing and health care: theory and practice, 2nd, Wiley Blackwell, U.K., 9781118990582
McAlinden, O., Price, J.: 2018, Essentials of nursing children and young people, Sage, Los Angeles, 9781473964853
Hockenberry, M. J.: 2011, Wongs nursing care of infants and children, 9th edition, Chapter 1, 7, 25, 26, Mosby, Elsevier, London,
Chambers, M.: 2017, Psychiatric and mental health nursing: the craft of caring, 3rd, CRC Press, Boca Raton,
Evans, N., Hannigan, B.: 2016, Therapeutic skills for mental health nurses, Open University Press, Maidenhead, 9780335264407
Frisch, Noreen Cavan; Frisch, Lawrence E: 2011, Psychiatric mental health nursing, 4th, Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY:, 9781435400771
Mayes, M., Magill-Cuerden, J., Macdonald, S.: 2012, Mayes Midwifery: A textbook for Midwives, 14th, Baillière Tindall Elsevier,, Edinburgh, 9780702052330
Snow, S., Taylor, K., Carpenter, J.: 2016, Rapid midwifery, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 9781119023371

Other Resources

61763, Website, The Mental Health Commission, 0, Website, https://www.mhcirl.ie/,