| CODE |
NUR1127 |
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| TITLE |
Personal and Professional Development 2 |
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| LEVEL |
01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course |
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| ECTS CREDITS |
4 |
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| DEPARTMENT |
Nursing |
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| DESCRIPTION |
This study-unit will incorporate:
1. Revision of the communication process and the dynamics of the nurse-patient relationship;
2. Psychological interpretations of patient behaviour;
3. Basic Counselling skills: Empathy, Unconditional positive regard, Genuineness; Summarising; Reflecting;
4. Management of self and others – communication within team work;
5. Planning personal and professional development;
6. Job Interviewing Skills Theory;
7. Developing Competence and Integrity at work;
8. Handling emotions: fear and anger;
9. Anxiety Management;
10. Conflict Management – Providing constructive feedback;
11. Complimentary and alternative therapies;
12. Financial Management.
Study-unit Aims:
This study-unit builds on the learning outcomes achieved in Personal and Professional Development 1. Hence the aims of these credits enable students to:
Highlight plans for future career development; and
Review the range of existing communication skills required for use in clinical practice, both with patients and work colleagues.
Hence, this study-unit explores further the use of therapeutic communication and basic counselling skills with patients and their relatives; and address interpersonal concepts that enhance the effective teamwork such as managing emotions and conflict management.
This study-unit also gives students the opportunity to think on their plans for the future and give them skills that help them engage in further personal and professional development.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Knowledge & Understanding:
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:
- show awareness about the counselling process;
- identify ways for future professional development;
- understand the possible psychological considerations for patient behaviour;
- develop knowledge about financial management that can impact both one's personal development and in relation to one's participation at work;
- develop knowledge and awareness about alternative therapies.
2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills):
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:
- develop a therapeutic relationship with patients and relatives;
- evaluate one's interpersonal skills as a health care professional;
- participate and communicate effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team;
- develop competence at work;
- reflect on and identify one's coping skills in view of one's emotions;
- reflect on and identify one's ways of coping with anxiety;
- present and prepare oneself well for a job interview.
Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:
- Freshwater, D. (2002) Therapeutic Nursing: Improving Patient Care through Self-awareness and Reflection. UK: Sage Publications.
- De Vito J., (1994) Human Communication. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers, 6th edition.
- Hopson, B. & Scally, M. (1985) Lifeskills Teaching. UK: McGraw Hill.
- Morrison P. and Burnard P., (1997) Caring and Communication. London: McMillan Press Ltd., 2nd edition.
- Nelson-Jones, R. (1992) Lifeskills Helping. USA: Thomas Learning.
- Corey, G. & Corey, M.S. (1987) Groups: processes and practice USA: Brooks Cole.
- Johnson, W.D. & Johnson, P.F. (1991) Joining together: group theory and group skills UK: Prentice Hall International.
- Sanders, P. (2002) First steps in counselling: a Student's companion for Basic Introductory Courses. USA: PCSS Books. 3rd edition.
- Tschudin, V. (1995) Counselling skills for nurses. UK: Bailliere Tindall. 4th edition. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE |
Seminar |
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| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
| Assessment Component/s |
Resit Availability |
Weighting |
| Reflective Diary |
Yes |
100% |
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| LECTURER/S |
Therese Bugeja
Gottfried Catania
Dorianne Coleiro
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
It should be noted that all the information in the study-unit description above applies to the academic year 2012/3, if study-unit is available during this academic year, and may be subject to change in subsequent years.
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19 May 2013
http://www.um.edu.mt/healthsciences/studyunit
