NMHS33180 Acute Surgical Nursing

Academic Year 2024/2025

Indicative Module Description: This Module is designed to enhance student’s specialist theoretical knowledge and clinical practice skills in the delivery of nursing care to patients in the acute phase of surgical intervention. The module aims to facilitate the student to examine the evidence that underpins acute surgical nursing practices, enhance their ability to assess patients, advance their clinical decision making and plan holistic care. Additionally, the module emphasizes the importance of professional development, focusing on patient safety, accountability, and effective communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Indicative Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module the student will:
1. Extend specialist surgical theoretical knowledge in the identification of risk factors, method of injury, illness and complications that can impact the physiology and recovery of the surgical patient.
2. Conduct a systematic and focused nursing assessment and extend clinical decision making ability by analysis of patient assessment data.
3. Critically analyse acute alterations in the condition of the acute surgical patient and respond appropriately to develop a plan of nursing care that incorporates best available evidence and guidelines.
4. Demonstrate an ability to provide optimal pre operative and post operative patient care that facilitates recovery and discharge in a timely manner including patient education in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team in line with the National Clinical Programme for Surgery
5. Utilise the principles of effective communication, patient safety and professional accountability in the provision of patient centred care.

Indicative Module Content:

Assessment and management of surgical patients presenting with a variety of conditions and complications.
Physical and psychosocial care of surgical patients.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

39
Practical

11
Autonomous Student Learning

200
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lectures; simulation-based learning and practical skills workshops
Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Written Assignment
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

The Acute Surgical Nursing CPD programme is open to nurses currently registered with NMBI in the general division and who have achieved a minimum of 6 months recent post registration surgical clinical practice. The nurse must be employed in a unit caring for surgical patients in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. Students are required to complete a minimum of 75 hours per month of clinical practice experience over the duration of the module (20 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
Assignment(Including Essay): Evidence Based Case Study n/a Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% Yes

50
Practical Skills Assessment: OSCE n/a Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% Yes

50

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 Acute Surgical 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