NMHS32820 Spinal Column/Spinal Cord Injury Nursing CPD

Academic Year 2024/2025

The CPD module is designed to provide students with the theoretical foundation and clinical practice skills for nursing the specialised patient group of persons experiencing Spinal Column/Spinal Cord Injury. The module aims to provide the student with the specialist theoretical knowledge which underpins the holistic nursing management of the patient experiencing a Spinal Column/ Spinal Cord Injury across the continuum of care including the initial acute management and rehabilitation. The module also aims to facilitate the student to develop their professional role with emphasis on patient centred education and discharge planning.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module the student will:
1. Analyse the anatomical and physiological effects of Spinal Column/ Spinal Cord Injury and Disease on the patient.
2. Demonstrate the ability to provide holistic nursing care, drawing on best evidence, practice guidelines and national policy, across the continuum of Spinal Column/Spinal Cord Injury care.
3. Examine the indicators of readiness to engage with patient education and distinguish the evidence-based patient education.
4. Develop an individualised patient education programme and holistic discharge care plan collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team and the patient.
5. Demonstrate progression of professional nursing role and competence incorporating the agreed core values of Compassion, Care and Commitment and their associated behaviours.

Indicative Module Content:

Nursing assessment and management of persons experiencing Spinal Column/Spinal Cord Injury.

Physical and psychological support of persons experiencing Spinal Column/Spinal Cord Injury.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

40
Tutorial

10
Practical

30
Autonomous Student Learning

170
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, practical skills workshops, clinical placement, clinical competence assessments, feedforward, individual feedback 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Registered General Nurse with a minimum 6 months recent clinical practice experience. The nurse must be employed in the National Spinal Injuries Unit in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital or the Spinal Cord Injury Service in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Students are required to complete a minimum of 75 hours clinical experience per month for the duration of the module (25 weeks).


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade

Not yet recorded.

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

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students shall receive feedback on all assessments associated with the Spinal Column/ Spinal Cord Injury Nursing CPD programme. The purpose of feedback is the promotion of learning for the student. Feedback should be clear, understandable and be structured around goals, criteria and standards. Feedback can be in oral or written form, formal or informal. Students are responsible for engaging with feedback and applying consideration to the feedback given on their work. Feedback shall be given no later than twenty working days after the deadline for assessment submission, except work that is submitted late.

Name Role
Niamh Cleary Tutor