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Module Title |
Nursing and Humanties
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Module Code |
NS273
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School |
School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Briege Casey | Office Number | H212 |
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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Module Aim:- To enable students to reflect more deeply on the complexity of the human experiences of health, sickness, disability and death and the finding of meaning and hope through studying the expression of these experiences in the arts and humanities.- To encourage students to explore the nature of nursing and caring and discover more creative, imaginative approaches to nursing roles and patient care.- To foster the students own creativity and personal development
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Learning Outcomes
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On completion of this module the student will be able to:Use a range of interpretative approaches to reflect on people's experiences of health. Illness and caring.Through study of arts and media, discuss how contextual and cultural factors influence people's perceptions and articulation of health, illness and caring.Demonstrate greater sensitivity to the lived experiences of people in relation to health and illness.Discuss the portrayal of nursing in the arts and media and reflect on the nature of nursing.Reflect on the nature, experience and complexities of caring from recipient and care-giver accounts.Identify and use arts and humanities for personal creativity/ fulfilment and considered approaches to patient care.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
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Tutorials |
8
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Laboratories |
0
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Seminars |
24
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Independent Learning Time |
43
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Total |
75
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NOTE
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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.
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Indicative Syllabus
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The use and usefulness of humanities in nursing.Interpretative approaches and their relationship to nursing.Health and illness in the humanities - contexts and cultures.Concepts and meanings of health and illness in relation to:Gender,Culture,Age,Health and illness in the humanities - lived experiences.Exploration of the following themes/ experiences as represented in the humanities: Disintegration,Being a patient,Being in pain,Being excluded,Living with handicap/disability,Experiencing beauty,Experiencing hope/hopelessness,Living on the margins,Experiencing meaning/ meaninglessnessBeing afraid, Feeling in control/ powerlessness Recovery,Living with long-term illness,Feeling violated,Grieving, loss and dying,Experiencing caring,Experiencing the body.Nursing and caring in the humanitiesHistorical and modern portrayal of nurses and nursing roles.Nursing as an art.Creative/ artistic expression in nurses. CaringThe experience of caring.Roles of care-givers - complexities and ethical issues.Using the humanities in caring practice.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Indicative reading list:Readings from the following texts (this list is not definitive) in addition to other sources and forms of arts and literatureAstley N (2002) Staying Alive: real poens for unreal times Northumberland Bloodaxe booksBauby J.D. (1998) The diving bell and the butterfly London: Fourth EstateBayley J. (1998) Iris: a memoir of Iris Murdoch. Duckworth, London.Davis C (1995) Between the Heartbeats: Poetry and Prose By Nurses. Iowa: Iowa PressDownie R.S (2000) The healing arts: An Oxford illustrated anthology. Oxford. Oxford University PressFox M (2003) Lucky man: a memoir London Elbury PressFrankl V (1987) Mans search for meaning: an introduction to logotherapy London: Hodder and StoughtonGalloway G (1989) The trick is to keep breathing London: VintageHaddon M (2003) The curious incident of the dog in the night time London: Jonathan CapeHaslett A (2003) You Are Not a Stranger Here. London: VintageKafka F. (1992) Metamorphosis and other stories (Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir) Minerva, London.Keenan B (1992) An Evil Cradling London: VintageKrysl M (1989) Midwife and other poems on Caring New York: National League of NursingLessing D (2001) The Fifth Child London: FlamingoLifshitz L.H. Her Soul beneath the bone: Womens poetry on breast cancer. Chicago: University of Illinois PressMiller S (2003) The Story of my Father London: BloomsburyMoffat M.J. (1992) In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the literature of Mourning. Vintage Books, LondonSanderson M. (2002) Wrong rooms London: Simon and SchusterSontag S., (1977). Illness as Metaphor. Penguin, Harmondsworth, MiddlesexStyron W., (1991). Darkness Visible. Vintage, LondonTolstoy (1981) The Death of Ivan Illyich London: Bantam
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| BNGN | BSc in Nursing (General) |
| BNID | BSc in Nursing (Intellectual Disability) |
| BNPY | BSc in Nursing (Psychiatric) |
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