| CODE | NUR1233 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Nursing Skills 2 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will introduce nursing students to advanced nursing skills which are related to the administration of intravenous drugs and fluids. Students will be taught these skills through a theoretical introduction followed up by practical and hands on demonstrations in a simulated environment in the clinical labs. Topics that will be discussed include: - Principles of IV Rx administration; - Infection prevention and control related to IV care; - Administering IV medications (bolus, infusion, volumetric); - IV calculations; - Care of long lines (central lines); - Total Parenteral Nutrition; - Administering blood transfusion; - Administering chemotherapy; - Care of the patient with a venous cannula; - Setting up and administering an IVI; - Blood Cultures; and - Phlebotomy and venous cannulation. Study-Unit Aims: The main aim of this study-unit is to enable the student to perform advanced nursing skills related to IV therapy 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: - Attain knowledge of advanced 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: - Perform advanced 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. - Lagham R (2009) (3rd ed) Drug calculations for Nurses A step by step approach Florida. taylor & Francis Group. - 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 | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Abela Fiorentino (Co-ord.) Renee Cremona |
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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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