| CODE | NUR2092 | ||||||
| TITLE | Nursing in the Accident and Emergency Setting Practicum | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | During this practical study-unit, each student will have the opportunity to care for a range of patients within the following areas of the emergency department: - Accident and Emergency Department; - Triage Room; - Paediatric Emergency Room; - Resuscitation Room; - Fresh Trauma Clinic; and - Pre-hospital care. The student will also learn specific skills related to the emergency nursing including: Airway management, Vascular access, Spinal immobilisation, Limb immobilisation, ALS - including use of defibrillator and resuscitation drugs and aggression management. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this practical study-unit is to provide the student with opportunities to integrate and apply emergency nursing theory and skills in the clinical setting. Students will gain "hands-on" experience with a variety of assessment and clinical interventions used in the Accident and Emergency Department. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify different triage categories of individuals presenting themselves at the emergency department; - Describe the role of each member of the multi-disciplinary team within the emergency department; and - Distinguish between urgent and non-urgent cases. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - assist qualified nurses within the emergency department in delivering safe, efficient and competent nursing care. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Dolan B. & Holt L. (2007) Accident & Emergency: Theory into Practice, (2nd Edition), Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall. Supplementary Readings: - Toulson S. (2001) Accident & Emergency Nursing, London: Whurr Publishers. - Walsh & Kent (2000) Accident & Emergency Nursing, Oxford: Butterworth- Heinemman. - Proehl J.A. (1999) Emergency Nursing Procedures, 2nd Edition, Philadelphia: WB Saunders. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | While TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NUR2356 | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Abela Fiorentino |
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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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