| CODE | NUR1505 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Clinical Nursing Skills | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In the course of this study-unit students will be expected to participate in the practice of clinical nursing skills following exposure to theory supporting practical skills. The theory of each clinical skill will be delivered to all the cohort in one group, and practical sessions in the simulation laboratories of the Department will follow. Such practical sessions will be organised for small groups of students (not more than 12), in order to better enable them to practice the nursing skills being taught. Each simulation teaching laboratory session will be delivered by a clinical skills instructor. Students will be supervised through the performance of skills in a simulated environment in the clinical skills laboratories. Study-Unit Aims: - Help students develop a sound body of theoretical knowledge underpinning a number of practice skills involved in nursing care delivery; - Provide students with a correct demonstration of the performance of such skills using equipment that is used in Maltese healthcare facilities; - Provide students with the opportunity to practice such skills safely in a simulated clinical environment using the same equipment that is used on the clinical area, in an attempt to enable the transfer of such skills to the real clinical environment; and - Help students develop the ability to think critically during the performance of a skill/s. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate the application of theory by practicing skills under supervision in a simulated environment; - Describe to the practitioner/clinical tutor the theory supporting the respective skills; and - Explain how and when it is necessary to document data arising from the outcome of a clinical skill performed. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (Under supervision of a clinical tutor) - Apply principles of infection prevention and control and asepsis; - Monitor and evaluate basic physiological measurements; - Apply principles of drug administration though different modalities; - Provide care of the patient with a naso-gastric tube and assist in feeding through NGT and PEG tube; - Provide care of the patient with a urinary catheter and inserting a urinary catheter; - Document handover data of results and readings from nursing skills performed; - Carry out aseptic non-touch techniques for wound care and; - Lift and handle patients safely. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Perry, A. G., Potter, P. A., Ostendorf, W., & Laplante, N. (2021). Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. Supplementary Readings: - Kennamer, M. (2020). Basic infection control for health care professionals (3rd ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage. - Wilson, J. (2019). Infection control in clinical practice (updated 3rd ed.). London: Elsevier. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | When NUR1505 is offered as a continuous professional development study-unit and not part of a programme, preference will be given to nurses who have been out of practice for the longest number of years. | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Laboratory Session and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph Gauci |
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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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