| CODE | NUR1231 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Nursing Skills 1 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will introduce nursing students to common nursing skills which are carried out routinely within all clinical settings. Students will be taught these skills through a theoretical introduction followed up with practical and hands on demonstrations in a simulated environment in the clinical labs. Topics that will be discussed include: - Specimen collection; - Assessing wound healing & removing sutures; - Wound cleaning & dressing; - Stoma care; - Care of drains; - Inserting a NGT; - Urinary catheterisation; - Principles of drug administration and administering PO medications; - Administering ID, SC & IM medications; - Administering oxygen; - Administering inhaled Rx; - Administering controlled drugs; - Measuring blood glucose levels; - Measuring blood pressure by auscultation; - Respiratory assessment and respiratory care; and - In-hospital resuscitation. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to help the student to perform essential nursing skills under the direct supervision of a qualified staff nurse. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Practice essential nursing skills; - Relate the practice of nursing skills to anatomy and physiology and common medical/surgical conditions; and - Link theoretical knowledge to the performance of clinical skills. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to demonstrate performance of essential skills safely under supervision. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Perry A.G; Potter P.A & Ostendorf W.R (2014) (8th Ed.) Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques. U.K. Elsevier. Supplementary Readings - Dougherty L & Lamb J (2008) Intravenous Therapy in Nursing Practice UK Blackwell Publishing. - Dogherty L & Lewis S (2015) Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. UK Wiley Blackwell. - Mosby (2006) (2ndEd) Mosby's Surefire Documentation: How, What and When nurses need to document. USA Mosby. - Norton C, Nunwa A & Taylor C. (2008) Oxford Handbook of Gastro Intestinal Nursing. Oxford, Oxford University Press. - Reid Searl K & Dwyer T (2012) Nursing & Health Clinical Skills Survival Guide. UK Routledge. - Weston D (2013) Fundamentals of Infection Prevention & Control: Theory and Practice UK. Wiley & Blackwell. - Smith B (2010) Student Nurse Infection Control Survival Guide UK Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Ind Online Learning, Lecture, Practicum & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Abela Fiorentino (Co-ord.) Ermira Tartari Bonnici Annalise Cassar Joseph Gauci Adrienne Grech Martina Miggiani Josef Trapani |
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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 description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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