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NU117: Nursing Management of the Physically III Adult 1
Semester 2 | Credits: 5
This module aims to provide students with the nursing knowledge and skills required for the nursing care and management of individuals experiencing disorders of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. This module will consist of theoretical and clinical skills elements. The skills will reflect the theoretical aspect of the module and will be provided in tandem. This harmonious approach will ensure that students are prepared to provide quality and safe patient care.
A holistic approach will be used which shall enable the student to integrate theory with practice and plan care accordingly. Students will be introduced to and gain knowledge of the process involved in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating safe individualised care. The overall objective is to provide students with an understanding of the principles of care with respect to a variety of clients in different contexts/settings. The nurses’ role in the collaborative process of care with individuals and the family/carer and multidisciplinary team shall be emphasised.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Review An Bord Altranais guidelines - “Guidance to Nurses and Midwives on Medication Management” July 2007
- Define selected terms related to the safe administration of medications
- Describe the various routes of medication administration
- State the five rights related to safe drug administration
- Demonstrate how to correctly identify a patient
- Correctly calculate a prescribed medication dose (to compute medication doses accurately using the metric system & using a standard formula to calculate drug dose)
- Administer oral medications safely and accurately
- Select subcutaneous injection sites
- Prepare & administer a subcutaneous and intramuscular injection
- Accurately document drug administration
- Discuss the factors that commonly cause medication errors
- Prepare and commence an intravenous infusion
- Calculate an intravenous infusion rate
- Monitor a client receiving an intravenous infusion
- Measure and record intravenous fluid intake and urinary output
- Change an intravenous solution, administration set and dressing and discontinue intravenous therapy
- Discuss the complications of intravenous therapy
- Describe & demonstrate nursing measures to promote respiratory function and oxygenation (respiratory status assessment, positioning, deep breathing & coughing exercises, postural drainage, chest percussion, vibration and incentive spirometry)
- Prepare oxygen therapy to be administrated safely to a client and document treatment (nasal cannulae, simple face mask, venturi-mask and humidification)
- Monitor the client receiving oxygen therapy and be aware of the hazards associated with the administration of oxygen therapy
- Record clients response to oxygen therapy including SpO2 level
- Perform, interpret and document peak flow reading
- Administer inhalation therapy (nebulisers & inhalers)
- Perform naso-pharyngeal suctioning
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- Written Assessment (100%)
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- MIRIAM BRENNAN:
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- EIMEAR BURKE:
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- EVELYN BYRNE:
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- YVONNE CONWAY:
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- MAURA DOWLING:
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- ANNE FALLON:
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- FRANCES FARRELLY:
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- CATHERINE MEAGHER:
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- TERESA MEANEY:
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- LORRAINE MEE:
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- BRONA MOONEY:
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- MARY E. O'HARA:
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- ANTHONIE UI CHIARDHA:
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- HILARY BRADLEY:
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- SALLY MILLAR:
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- MARION O'REGAN:
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- Linda Nà Chianáin:
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- MAIREAD HENEHAN:
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