Fundamental Aspects of Care for GEN

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Explore the rationale for the common approaches that nurses may use to assess fundamental care needs and monitor peoples' health status
• Critically discuss the nursing process as a framework that nurses use to meet peoples fundamental care needs.
• Identify, critique and apply the evidence base and rationale for the delivery of fundamental care
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of normal physiology and key pathophysiological processes
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the principles of safe and effective management and administration of medicines by nurses

The outline syllabus is linked with the learning outcomes and will introduce you to the fundamental aspects of care:

• Introduction to thinking critically and the importance of evidence led practice.
• Introduction to the range of people's care needs that nurses respond to, including the interaction between physical and mental health
• Introducing and developing communication and relationship management skills within nursing
• Introduction to how nurses assess, plan and deliver care to meet fundamental care needs (for example; dignity, safety, comfort, infection prevention, skin integrity, nutrition, hydration, elimination, mobility, hygiene, oral care)
• Coping with challenging situations in nursing practice (e.g. death and dying; raising concerns; violence and aggression).
• Developing awareness of the diversity of the people who nurses may care for
• Introduction to medicines management: principles of safe and effective administration of medicines by nurses; legal / professional frameworks that support medicines management

Skills:

Fundamental physical assessment skills

Vital Signs

Fundamentals of physical care delivery

Foundation communication skills

Mental Health First Aid

Communication with children and young people

Communication with people with frailty and cognitive impairment

Aseptic technique

Injection technique

Physical First Aid

Life Sciences

Orientation of the human body

Structure and function of cells and tissues

Overview of body systems

The stress response

Introduction to key pathophysiological processes

Clinical pharmacology

Genomics

Microbiology related to nursing practice

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, Seminars, directed independent study.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Doughty L, Lister S and West-Oram A (2015). The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing procedures. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Cowen M,Maier P, Price G (2009). Study Skills for Nursing and Healthcare Students. Harlow: Pearson Education.

Sellman D, Snelling P (2010). Becoming a nurse : a textbook for professional practice. Harlow: Pearson.

Glasper EA, Aylott M and Battrick C (2010). Developing practical skills for nursing children and young people.. London: Hodder Arnold.

Bullock I, Macleod Clark J, Rycroft-Malone J (2012). Adult Nursing Practice: Using Evidence in Care. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Macqueen S Bruce EA and Gibson F (2012). The Great Ormonde Street Hospital manual of children’s nursing practices.. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Norman I and Ryrie I (2018). The art and science of mental health nursing principles and practice. London: McGraw-Hill Open University Press.

Assessment strategy

To pass this module you must achieve a weighted mean average of 50 % or more AND also you must pass the both components at 50% or more.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: External