NMHS20840 From Cure to Care

Academic Year 2022/2023

This module aims to reinforce nurses’, midwives and other health professionals’ competences and soft skills in two innovative areas:
- Welcoming multicultural patients’ spiritual-religious requests;
- Dealing with digital technologies in order to approach patients’ physical, social and religious/spiritual needs.

The content of the module draws on the most recent subjects in ‘Education for Spirituality’, ‘Religion in Healthcare’ and in ‘Digital Education’ identified as relevant for developing new interactive, methodological and relational competences as well as specific knowledge and skills in the area described above.
The module is designed to support learning in a new and innovative way so that students can think deeply about the role of spirituality in the healthcare.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the module the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate how nurses and midwives use Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) to provide spiritual care
2. Discuss concepts and theoretical perspectives on spirituality, religion and care in our contemporary societies and how spiritual care is provided in hospital settings in particular
3. Discuss religious diversity and how best to recognize patients with spiritual care needs
4. Discuss an apply spiritual care interventions and evaluation, particularly in the context of end-of-life care, on an individual and organizational basis
5. Discuss empirical evidence available on spiritual care and well-being.

Indicative Module Content:

The module is provided in a blended format with weekly online activities for students to engage with.
Student learning and progress are tested with a number of online quizzes placed at various points across the module. These quizzes are focussed on testing knowledge and understanding of the online lecture content.

Online context is structured across Trimester 1 (September - December 2022) as follows:
Lecture 1 “Digital skills for interaction” (13h) - Sep 26 to Oct 10
Lecture 2 “Spirituality and Care in hospitals” (18h) - Oct 3 to Oct 30
Lecture 3 “Managing religious diversity” (18h) - Oct 17 to Nov 13
Lecture 4 “Spiritual nursing care interventions for end-of-life care during COVID 19
pandemic” (18h) - Oct 31 to Nov 27
Lecture 5 “Narrative medicine” (18h) - Nov 14 to Dec 11

Face-face labs are scheduled for Jan 9 to Jan 13 2023 (15h)

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Laboratories

15
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Online Learning

25
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Content is provided in a blended format, with online lectures throughout the trimester supported by face-to-face workshops.
Online context is structured across Trimester 1 (September - December 2022) as follows:
Lecture 1 - Sep 26 to Oct 10
Lecture 2 - Oct 3 to Oct 30
Lecture 3 - Oct 17 to Nov 13
Lecture 4 - Oct 31 to Nov 27
Lecture 5 - Nov 14 to Dec 11

Face-face labs are scheduled for Jan 9 to Jan 13 2023 (15h) 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Stage 2 Nursing and Midwifery students


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: On-line Quiz Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Class Test: Online Quiz Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Continuous Assessment: Online Quiz Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Continuous Assessment: Online Quiz Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Class Test: Online Quiz Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be provided with quiz result.