| CODE | NUR3279 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Rehabilitation Care Elective Practice Placement | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | During this practical study-unit, each student will have the opportunity to observe and care for a range of patients within a rehabilitation setting. The placements that student may attend during this practicum may include (but not limited to): - In-patient rehabilitation wards; - Day Hospital. 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: - To familiarise students with different rehabilitation services provided in Malta; - To give the possibility to students to work under supervision with different members of the rehabilitation team; - To enable students with the required skills to care for persons requiring different rehabilitation services in a safe and compassionate way; and - To provide students with the opportunity to further improve their rehabilitation skills. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the role of different members of the rehabilitation team; - Understand the role of the nurse within the rehabilitation team; and - Critically discuss the contribution of rehabilitation services as the link between the acute setting and the community or long-term care 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Carry out a set of rehabilitation skills in a safe and compassionate way; - Identify physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of persons requiring rehabilitation and develop a plan of care; - Reflect about the care being provided in the settings allocated to and critically identify ways how it can be improved; and - Work in geriatric, stroke and adult rehabilitation wards, at the Day Hospital department or in other rehabilitation units/services, in order to be exposed to a continuity of settings where rehabilitation takes place. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Mauk K.L (2011) Rehabilitation Nursing A contemporary Approach to Practice Jones & Bartlett Learning. Supplementary Readings: - Jester (2007) Advancing Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing Blackwell Publishing London. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | While TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NUR2370 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement | ||||||||
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