| CODE | MID1007 | ||||||
| TITLE | Medical and Surgical Conditions Related to Midwifery | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Midwifery | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is targeted at first year student midwives to give them an understanding of medical and surgical conditions that could be present while caring for pregnant women. Medical conditions include hypertension, diabetes, cardiac disease, renal problems and haemoglinopathies. Surgical conditions include abdominal pain, hypovolaemic shock, pre-, intra-, and post- operative care. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to help students recognise and understand medical and surgical conditions that could occur during the perinatal period. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to have an understanding of medical and surgical conditions that may be present during the perinatal period, an understanding of medical and surgical investigations, management and treatment of these conditions, and an understanding of the general principles of pre, intra and post operative care. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Medical/Surgical Nursing: - Lewis, S. L., Dirksen, S. R., Heitkemper, M. M., & Bucher, L. (2014). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (9th ed.): Elsevier Health Sciences. - Monahan F.D. et al (2007) Phipp’s Medical-Surgical Nursing (8th ed.) Mosby U.S.A. ISBN: 0323031978. - LeMone, P., Burke, K., Dwyer, T., Levett-Jones, T., Moxham, L., Reid-Searl, K., . . . Knox, N. (2013). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care (2nd ed.): Pearson Higher Education. Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests: - Pagana, K. D., Pagana, T. J., & Pagana, T. N. (2014). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference (12th ed.): Elsevier Health Sciences. - Corbett, J. V., & Banks, A. D. (2011). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses (8th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. Drug Reference: - British National Formulary (latest edition) British Medical Association and the royal Pharmeceutical Society of Great Britain. - Skidmore-Roth L. (latest edition) Mosby’s 200- Nursing Drug Reference Mosby, U.S.A. Pathophysiology: - Chang (2005) Pathophysiology applied to nursing Mosby, Australia ISBN 0729537439. - Gould, B.E. (2006) Pathophysiology for the health professions. W.B. Saunders, USA. ISBN: 1416002103. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Charles Savona Ventura |
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