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Module Title	Nursing Perspectives
Module Code	NS112
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinator	Ms Therese Danaher	Office Number	H210
Level	1	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

To introduce the concepts that underpin nursing care in various contexts.To develop an appreciation of patient/client perceptions of nursing care.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, and following a period of personal study, students will be able to:
•Discuss key nursing concepts
•Discuss concepts of health and illness
•Outline the major determinants of health
•Describe approaches to health promotion
•Describe the stages of the nursing process
•Outline the common features of nursing models
•Discuss the nurse’s role in caring for the dying patient

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	18
Tutorials	12
Laboratories
Seminars	1
Independent Learning Time	44

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

Indicative Syllabus (Shared)
•Nursing concepts- caring and holism.
•The concept of vulnerability as it relates to people in nursing care.
•Introduction to caring for the dying patient
•Overview of perspectives on health, illness and disability
•Introduction to health promotion
•Introduction to the nursing process
•Introduction to nursing models

Mental Health Nursing
•Classification of mental illness
•Impact of mental illness
•Role of mental health nurse
•Accounts of people with experience of receiving care in the psychiatric system.
• Needs & rights of those who receive mental health care
• Nursing theory & mental health nursing
•Individual mental health promotion strategies

Intellectual Disability Nursing
•Attitudes and terminology, labelling, philosophy of care
•Normalisation, social role valorisation, O’ Brien’s valued experiences
•Classification of intellectual disability
•Demographic trends and aetiology of Intellectual disability National Intellectual Disability Database
•Views and experiences of people with intellectual disability and their carers
•Human rights, civil rights, disability legislation, Advocacy
•Experiential work relating to how we view people in care

General Nursing
•Classification and different categories of physical illness.
•Different settings in the acute care sector.
•Impact of physical illness on the client, the family and the community.
•Nursing frameworks commonly used in general nursing

Children’s and General Nursing
•Classification and different categories of physical illness in children
•Different settings in the acute care sector
•Impact of physical illness on the adult, child, family and community
•Introduction to Family Centred Care
•The adult and child in the health care setting

Assessment
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Indicative Reading List

Essential: Basford and Slevin O. (2003) Theory and Practice of Nursing: an integrated approach to patient care. London. Nelson Thornes. Ewles L. and Simnett I. (2003) Promoting Health: a practical guide. 5th edition. London. Balliere-Tindall Gates, B. (2003) Learning Disabilities: toward inclusion. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Heller, T., Reynolds, J., Gomm, R., Muston, R. and Pattison, S. (2000) Mental Health Matters: a reader London, Macmillan. Glasper, E.A. and Richardson, J. (2005) A Textbook of Children's Nursing. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Hockenberry, M. J. (2003) Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children. 7th edition. London: Mosby. Kozier B., Erb G., Berman A. and Burke K. (2004) Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and Practice. 7th edition. New Jersey. Prentice Hall. Newell, R. and Gournay, K. (2000) Mental health nursing: an evidence-based approach Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Pearson A. and Vaughan B. (2004) Nursing Models for Practice 3rd Edition. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann. Potter P. and Perry A. (2005) Fundamentals of Nursing . 6th edition. Elsevier Mosby. Missouri. Supplementary: Alexander M F, Fawcett J N, & Runciman P J. (2000) Nursing practice: hospital and home – the adult. 2nd ed Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Alfaro-Lefevre R. (2005) Applying Nursing Process: a tool for critical thinking. London. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Barron S, Mulvaney F (2004) Annual Report of the National Intellectual Disability Database. Dublin Health Research Board. Cleary, J. (1992) Caring for children in hospital, parents and nurses in partnership. Scutari Press. London. Fernando, S. (2001) Mental health, race and culture London: Palgrave Macmillan Gray, B. Ridden, G. (1999) Lifemaps of people with learning disabilities. London: Kingsley Long B C, Phipps W J, & Cassmeyer V L. (1995) Adult nursing: a nursing process approach. London: Mosby. Naidoo J. and Wills J. (2000) Health promotion: foundations for practice. 2nd edition. London. Balliere Tindall. Noonan- Walsh P. and Gash H. (2004) Lives and Times: Practice Policy and People with Disabilities. Dublin Rathdown Press Roper, N. Logan, W. Tierney, A. (2004) The elements of Nursing 6th Edition. Churchill Livingstone Thornton, J. (1996) Out of sight, out of mind. Experiences of mental illness Castleford: Yorkshire Art Circus Tyrer,P. and Steinburg, D. (1998) Models for mental disorder 3nd ed Chichester: John Wiley and Sons

Programme or List of Programmes

BNCG

BSc in Children's & General Nursing

BNGN

BSc in Nursing (General)

BNID

BSc in Nursing (Intellectual Disability)

BNPY

BSc in Nursing (Psychiatric)

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