NMHS33250

Learning Outcomes:

Indicative Learning Outcomes: On completion, the candidate will be able to:

1. Develop an appreciation of the anatomical and physiological processes throughout Metabolic and Endocrine disorders, Cancer and Altered Immune System disorders.

2. Use child and family-centred care approach and an appropriate model of nursing to critically discuss the nursing assessment of actual/potential problems that may arise in caring for the child/family relevant to conditions within the module

3. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of various clinical cases with a focus on Inherited Metabolic and Endocrine disorders and Cancer & Altered Immune System disorders

4. Critically discuss the holistic nursing interventions and appropriate nursing care principles relevant to the module's units

5. Critically discuss the relevant diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, the child and family's rehabilitative and supportive care needs, and the services available or required within the hospital or the community.

Indicative Module Content:

There are three units, and each unit introduces the student to educational, rehabilitative and health-promotional aspects of child and family-centred care about achieving and maintaining health.

Unit 1: Care of the infant, child or young person with Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Unit 2: Care of the infant, child or young person with Endocrine disorders
Unit 3: Care of the infant, child or young person with Cancer & Altered Immune System disorders

A case study approach using exemplars within each unit is presented and discussed, utilising a child and family-centred care approach.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Face to face lectures
Small group project work
Practical laboratories
Discussion and debates
Autonomous learning
E-Learning
Poster presentation

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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