NMHS33930 Infectious DiseaseNurs CPDMMUH

Academic Year 2024/2025

The module is designed to provide students with the specialist theoretical knowledge and professional skills to work effectively in the infectious diseases practice setting. With a strong clinical focus, the module aims to advance the student’s specialist theoretical knowledge and specialist nursing management of the care of the patient with infectious diseases. Integrating the advancement of patient assessment skills and specialist theoretical knowledge underpinned by evidence-based care of patients with an array of infectious diseases, the module also aims to enhance the nurse’s professional role in the evolving speciality of infectious diseases nursing.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module the student will:
1. Demonstrate the ability to provide individualised patient care with a non-judgemental approach that respects confidentiality and demonstrates awareness of the ethical, cultural, legal and psycho-social issues involved in a diagnosis of an infectious disease.
2. Further develop and extend specialist theoretical knowledge related to a broad range of Infectious diseases and critically examine the related evidence-based nursing care, practice guidelines and care pathways.
3. Advance his/her ability to conduct a systematic and focused nursing assessment of the patient with infectious diseases, identify priority patient problems, recognise acute deterioration, and devise a patient specific nursing care plan to meet their needs effectively incorporating evidence-based care pathways.
4. Develop a patient education tool for the patient with infectious diseases with the goal of improving health outcomes.
5. Distinguish the safety components of integrated discharge planning and develop an individualised discharge care plan for patients experiencing infectious diseases in their transition of care.

Indicative Module Content:

Assessment and management of patients diagnosed with an infectious disease
ethical, cultural, legal and psycho-social issues involved in a diagnosis of an infectious disease

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

34

Practical

12

Autonomous Student Learning

204

Total

250

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Various methods of learning will provide a balance between lectures, tutorials, workshops, small group interactions, demonstrations, wireless SimMan simulator, clinical activities and self-directed learning and reflection.
Feedforward and feedback will be provided on assessments. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Registered General Nurse with minimum 4 months recent clinical practice experience in the acute infectious diseases service. Students are required to complete a minimum of 75 hours clinical experience within the infectious diseases’ services in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital per month for the duration of the CPD 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

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 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