| CODE | NUR1134 | ||||||||
| TITLE | An Introduction to Foundational Nursing Concepts | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides information on a number of concepts that are considered fundamental to holistic nursing care practice and is the foundation of an unfolding milieu that is specific to nursing. Utilising a supportive self-directed approach, students will be guided to learn about these concepts and understand their influence on enhancing performance and quality of care. Additionally, the concepts will be explored within a 'caring' context and will address the complexities that surround healing and coping. Study-Unit Aims: - To introduce students to the foundational concepts essential to effective nursing practice such as: dependency; helplessness; stress; coping; suffering and the alleviation of suffering; and therapeutic use of self amongst others; - To assist students to understand the relationship between these foundational concepts and the delivery of quality nursing care; - To encourage a critical approach to the application of the foundational concepts to the nursing process namely, patient assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the foundational concepts that were introduced in the study-unit; - Explain the relationship between the foundational concepts and the delivery of quality nursing care; - Identify the main constructs of the foundational concepts and describe their utility throughout the stages of the nursing process. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Utilise the main constructs of the foundational concepts for a holistic care plan through patient assessment, care planning and implementation and evaluation of interventions; - Acknowledge the contribution that the foundational concepts has on the illness experience and propose strategies to mediate any ill effects in patients, relatives and health care workers. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Stockert, P. & Hall, P. (2017) Fundamentals of Nursing 9th Edition; - Singh, N. (2015) Nursing - The Ultimate Study Guide ebook available on HyDI. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Ind Study, Group Learning and Tutorials | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Daren Chircop Dorianne Coleiro |
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