NMHS42990 Clinical Expertise in Heart Failure

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is based on the curriculum developed by The Heart Failure Association & Council of Nursing & Allied Professionals of the European Society of Cardiology. It aims to focuses on the role of the nurse in the care of persons with heart failure and provides participants with structured learning experiences to advance their knowledge and clinical skills in the area. The programme is based on a holistic view of the patient throughout the continuum of care. The nurse will also gain insight into the role of the nurse as an independent member of the heart failure team, within the primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module the student will be able to:
• Demonstrate the knowledge required to perform a full assessment of a patient with chronic heart failure, including health history taking, physiological, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual assessment.
• Critically discuss the causes of chronic heart failure, its natural history, prevention, diagnosis and diagnostic modalities including evidence based pharmacological, non-pharmacological therapy, devices and surgery.
• Critically discuss quality of life and psychosocial needs in conjunction with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Critically discuss the role of the nurse in relation to the stages of heart failure, palliative care and end of life care.
• Critically discuss the role of the nurse within the multidisciplinary tam in the heart failure setting incorporating primary, secondary and tertiary care.

Indicative Module Content:

Pathoyphysiology of Heart Failure
Respiratory Assessment
Cardiovascular Assessment
Fluid and Electrolytes in Heart Failure
Self-Care Education in Heart Failure
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care for Heart Failure
Nursing Diagnosis in heart Failure

Multidisciplinary Team Day includes:
Health Assessment Skills
Heart Failure Diagnosis
Nutrition and Heart Failure
Exercise and Heart Failure
Advanced Heart Failure Management
Palliative Care and Heart Failure
Inpatient experience for new diagnosed patients with heart failure
Managing complexities in heart failure

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

21
Specified Learning Activities

54
Autonomous Student Learning

175
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is an online module. There is one scheduled contact day at St. Vincent’s University
Hospital to meet the Multidisciplinary Heart Failure

This course is designed to facilitate growth and development towards continuing
education in the specialty of Heart Failure. The curriculum framework is based on Biggs and
Tang (2011) constructive alignment theory. This educational framework is designed to
incorporate multiple modes of learning to assist you achieve the learning outcomes of the
Professional Certificate in Heart Failure Nursing.

There are a number of shared knowledge forums throughout the module. The purpose is to
share knowledge for all course participants. Participation and contribution are strongly
encouraged and marks awarded for sharing materials and knowledge.

Assessments include online interactive case study and a poster presentation of a heart failure clinical case incorporating nursing diagnosis 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Expertise in Heart Failure (NMHS41460), Expertise in Heart Failure (NURS41460)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Poster Presentation Week 12 n/a Graded No

40
Continuous Assessment: Students are required to participate in two online Interactive Case Reviews Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

60

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
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
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students complete online quizz during completion of online learning. Feedback is provided online during interactive case discussion and on completion individual feedback is given to individual students. Students are required to complete a self-assessment of their poster presentation in the clinical areas Students are also required to provide a critical analysis in a peer review process

Name Role
Dr Hazel Ní Chonchubhair Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Bronagh Travers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Miss Niamh Vickers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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