NMHS32960 CPD Acute Stroke SVUH

Academic Year 2024/2025

The principal aims of the Acute Stroke course are to advance each participant’s body of knowledge, skills and attitude, to care for the Hyper Acute /Acute Stroke patient both safely, effectively and holistically. It has been designed to enable nurses, working in the hyper acute stroke unit, to provide high quality nursing care. Throughout the course, the participant will be afforded the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to link theory with practice and to demonstrate clinical competency in a number of clinical practices in the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. It is expected that upon course completion that the participant will be able to;

a) Prioritize care for the Hyper Acute stroke patient and to provide safe, effective and evidence based care for the acute stroke patient and their families.
b) Identify acute stroke patients at risk of developing complications following stroke and select the appropriate nursing interventions to reduce these risks and to maintain and or improve cerebral blood flow.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
• Demonstrate a knowledge base and a level of competence in clinical practice skills essential for safe practice in the hyper acute stroke unit, which are grounded in recent evidence-based nursing research
• Engage in the concept of reflective practice, self-directed learning, problem solving and practice the critical reasoning and decision-making skills required for the holistic nursing management of the patient following a haemorrhagic, ischaemic acute stroke, following thrombectomy and / or thrombolysis.
• Exhibit a systematic approach to nursing care incorporating; prioritising of needs, delivering, implementing and evaluating the nursing care for the patient with specific complications following an acute stroke, including; Cardiac arrhythmias, seizure management, loss of gag reflex, malnutrition, sepsis, acute neurological deficit and deterioration, neuropathic pain and hypertension.

Indicative Module Content:

Hyper Acute /Acute Stroke and treatment related complications

Nursing assessment and management of the patient following a haemorrhagic, ischaemic acute stroke, following thrombectomy and / or thrombolysis.

Physical and psychosocial support for the patient and his/her carers.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Practical

20
Specified Learning Activities

32
Autonomous Student Learning

146
Online Learning

52
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

E-Learning, videos, skill based workshops, practice MCQs, feedback
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

 Must be Registered General Nurses with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland
 Must be employed at St. Vincent’s University Hospital
 Must be working in Our Lady’s Ward & Hyper Acute Stroke Unit for the duration of the course
 Must have access to a personal computer or laptop
 Must have basic information and communication technology (ICT) skills
 Participants must achieve the level of 'Competent' in the Assessment of Clinical Competencies in order to successfully pass this course

Learning Recommendations:

• Must be Registered General Nurses with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland
• Must be employed at St. Vincent’s University Hospital
• Must be working in Our Lady’s Ward & Hyper Acute Stroke Unit for the duration of the course
• Must have access to a personal computer or laptop
• Must have basic information and communication technology (ICT) skills


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?

The Course Coordinator gives feedforward by providing suggestions and guidelines for the participant on how to complete the final assessment, and where relevant, drafts of this assessment may be submitted for review and feedback 3-4 weeks prior to final submission, at a time specified by the Course Coordinator. In terms of clinical practice, participants are given feedback by the clinical assessor, and if applicable, a personal Competency Development Plan (Higgins et al., 2010) is agreed to support and focus the participant improve performance in relevant clinical competency/competencies. Once the grade is published on the UCD website, the participant may seek assessment feedback from the Course Coordinator to enhance future learning. This may take the form of verbal and/or written feedback.