| CODE | NUR3276 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Critical Care Elective Practice Placement | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will be exposed to a series of clinical placements in adult and paediatric intensive care units supported by clinical mentorship, tutorials, clinical discussions and opportunities for further reading and reflection. The student must complete a total of 240 hours (distributed evenly over 13 weeks) for this placement. In order to be eligible for assessment the student must: - complete a minimum of 190 hours by the 13th week and - satisfactorily complete the documentation required for year 3 (the Practice Portfolio). Study-Unit Aims: The overall aim of this study-unit is to provide final year nursing students with the opportunity to observe and practice under supervision in various critical care settings. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the basic principles related to the care of critically ill patients; - Explain the set up of various units in the critical care sector and the role of the nurse within each setting; and - Discuss the ethical and legal issues which guide critical care nursing practice. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Observe various critical care nursing skills and practice some of them under supervision; - Interpret investigations commonly used within critical care settings; - Apply principles of infection prevention and control to the care of critically ill patients; and - Communicate effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team, patients and their relatives. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Baid, H., Creed, F., Hargreaves, J. (2016). Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing (2nd Ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Supplementary Readings: - Scholes, J. (2008). Why health care needs resilient practitioners. Nursing in Critical Care, 13(6), 281-285. - Urden L.D., Stacy, K.M., Lough, M.E. (2018) Critical Care Nursing: diagnosis and management. Maryland Heights, MO: Elsevier. - Woodrow, P. (2019). Intensive Care Nursing: A framework for practice (4th Ed.). London, UK: Routledge. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | While TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NUR2360 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | 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 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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