Module Descriptors
CARING CONCEPTS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
MIDW50081
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Ruth Gammon
Email: R.E.Gammon@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 45
Independent Study Hours: 105
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Seminar - 1/2 hour (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4)
A supporting paper and materials used during the seminar must be presented prior to the presentation.
Formative assessment
Seminar presentation
Group tutorial and individual tutorials
Formative advice and feedback
A supporting paper and materials used during the seminar must be presented prior to the presentation.
Formative assessment
Seminar presentation
Group tutorial and individual tutorials
Formative advice and feedback
Module Indicative Content
Anatomy and physiology: revision of the heart and circulatory system, respiratory system, pancreas, male and female reproductive system
Professional, legal and ethical issues:
NMC documents, the law and legal issues, current ethical issues
Evidence-based practice: models of nursing care; nursing care practices; therapeutic relationships;
diagnostic interventions; tissue viability; administration of medicines; revision of infection control;
common medical disorders seen in women of childbearing age- cause, genetic inheritance, signs, symptoms, care and management; genetics - inheritance, genetic services, communicating genetic information, genetic and other factors in maintaining health, utility and limitations of genetic testing; peri-operative care; wound care; gynaecological conditions - cause, signs, symptoms, care and management, fertility issues; disorders in early pregnancy; sexual health and disease; psychology of illness, death and dying - loss and bereavement, cultural and spiritual needs.
Multi-disciplinary /Inter-professional working:
Role of the nurse; referral to and liaison with other health care professionals; client discharge
Professional, legal and ethical issues:
NMC documents, the law and legal issues, current ethical issues
Evidence-based practice: models of nursing care; nursing care practices; therapeutic relationships;
diagnostic interventions; tissue viability; administration of medicines; revision of infection control;
common medical disorders seen in women of childbearing age- cause, genetic inheritance, signs, symptoms, care and management; genetics - inheritance, genetic services, communicating genetic information, genetic and other factors in maintaining health, utility and limitations of genetic testing; peri-operative care; wound care; gynaecological conditions - cause, signs, symptoms, care and management, fertility issues; disorders in early pregnancy; sexual health and disease; psychology of illness, death and dying - loss and bereavement, cultural and spiritual needs.
Multi-disciplinary /Inter-professional working:
Role of the nurse; referral to and liaison with other health care professionals; client discharge
Module Learning Strategies
Contact hours: (45)
12 hours Key lectures
18 hours Problem based learning
15 hours Student seminars
Independent study:(105)
Reading and assignment preparation
12 hours Key lectures
18 hours Problem based learning
15 hours Student seminars
Independent study:(105)
Reading and assignment preparation
Module Texts
Andrews.G, (2005), Women's Sexual Health, Third Edition, London, Bailliere Tindall.
Dougherty L, Lister S (2004) The Royal Marsden Hospital manual on Clinical Nursing Procedure 6th Edition Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
Harrison,R. Daly,L. (2006), Acute medical Emergencies: A nursing guide, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Pudner,R. (2005), Nursing the Surgical Patient, 2nd Edition, Oxford, Bailliere Tindall.
Dougherty L, Lister S (2004) The Royal Marsden Hospital manual on Clinical Nursing Procedure 6th Edition Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
Harrison,R. Daly,L. (2006), Acute medical Emergencies: A nursing guide, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Pudner,R. (2005), Nursing the Surgical Patient, 2nd Edition, Oxford, Bailliere Tindall.
Module Resources
VLE / Blackboard
DVD player
NHS Trust Intranet: Policies and procedures
DVD player
NHS Trust Intranet: Policies and procedures
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice