Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description This module set to expands from the introduction of Understanding Intellectual Disability Nursing 1, including issues concerning multi-professional caring, scholarship, knowledge and cognitive skills required to meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disability in all settings. The module develops professional scholarship as the foundation for lifelong professional education maintaining competency in nursing. The module explores fundamental skills required by a nurse to support an individual live independently to the maximum degree possible, across the life continuum in all care settings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Explore knowledge of the health continuum, life and behavioral sciences and their applied principles that underpin a knowledge base for intellectual disability nursing. 2. Explain the management and team workings in intellectual disability nursing examining management and team competences in working for the person’s well-being, recovery, independence and safety. 3. Examine and distinguish the collaborative partnership between the person, the family and the multidisciplinary health care team. 4. Introduce and discuss inclusion outlining the action or state of including or of being included with an intellectual disability in society. 5. Discuss the concept of advocacy in intellectual disability nursing 6. Examine the knowledge and understanding of physical and mental health critical for overall well-being of people with intellectual disability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Nursing Practice Knowledge and understanding of the principles of delivering safe and effective practice, practice decision making and communication in intellectual disability nursing Person- centered plan Adoption of a systematic and problem-solving approach to developing and delivering a person-centered plan Health promotion Promotion of optimal physical health and mental Dimensions of health Dimensions of health including social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual and environmental health. Standards and requirements Standards and requirements in intellectual disability nursing, professional code, service standards concerning statuary legislation such as disability and equality statutes. Multidisciplinary team Collaborative partnerships between the person and the multidisciplinary health care team Family, carer and the nurse Partnerships between the person with intellectual disability their family/carer and the nurse Nursing frameworks The nursing process, nursing models of care, person center planning and knowledge of care planning Advocacy Advocacy and disability Inclusion Inclusion in health and disability Nursing skills Self-directed learning skills, critical questioning/ reasoning skills and decision-making skills and behavior skills teaching in intellectual disability nursing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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