| CODE | NUR3277 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Cardiac Care Elective Practice Placement | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit the students will be required to rotate across a number of clinical placements specialised in cardiac care. In doing so, the students will be exposed to patients with a number of cardiac conditions such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, care of arrhythmias. The placements student may attend during this practicum may include (but not limited to): acute cardiac wards, outpatients’ clinics and community clinics. These placements will give students the opportunity to consolidate the theory learnt during the concurrent theoretical study-unit and apply it to the actual delivery of cardiac services whilst working with qualified nurses. 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 i) complete a minimum of 190 hours by the 13th week and ii) satisfactorily complete the documentation required for year 3 (The Practice Portfolio). Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is to provide the students with an opportunity to engage in clinical practice under the supervision of qualified nurses. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate a patient presenting with a cardiac condition; - Plan and the deliver care which is required for the cardiac patient in question; - Appreciate the different available investigations and technologies in the cardiac setting and when to use them for patient evaluation; and - Differentiate between the different treatment modalities / therapies/ interventions indicated for every different condition. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess patients with cardiac conditions; - Assess cardiovascular risk and provide practical support to patients to modify risk; - Plan and deliver care appropriately to patients with common cardiac conditions; and - Identify and describe different treatment modalities/interventions indicated for each different condition using simple terminology to enable teaching to patients/relatives/students. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Olson, Kate. Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing. 2nd ed. 2014. Oxford Handbooks in Nursing. Web. - Woods, Susan L. Cardiac Nursing. 6th ed. Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010. Print. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | While TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NUR2362 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Justin Lee Mifsud |
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