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On completion of this module students will be able to:
-Critically discuss the concept of nursing knowledge in the context of nursing, a professional practice discipline.
-Critically appraise nursing knowledge patterns/types, including their philosophical foundations (ontological, epistemological and ethical nature).
-Critically appraise the assumptions, propositions and domain concepts of nursing's conceptual models, frameworks, theories and nursing's distinctive contribution to patient-centred quality care/outcomes.
-Critically appraise nursing knowledge in relation to the on-going development of nursing as a distinctive professional practice discipline with emerging nursing specialties.
-Critically evaluate nursing knowledge in the context of nurses' roles in multidisciplinary teams within health care systems.
Professional and Discipline criteria
Philosophy (Epistemology Ontology)
Nursing Knowledge types/patterns
Theory development and Structure
Nursing models (exemplar Careful Nursing)
Nursing language
Clinical Decision Making
Digital Nursing
Person Centred Cultures
Health Systems
Specialist and Advanced Nursing
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 100 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 67 |
Online Learning | 27 |
Total | 200 |
Completion of UCD level 3 modules or equivalent.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Online MCQ questions. The MCQ questions will cover the content covered in weeks 1-6 as outlined by the module co-ordinator. | Unspecified | n/a | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 20 |
Essay: The essay will enable students to reflect on, explore and critique the foundations of Nursing knowledge within their nursing practice. | Week 11 | n/a | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 80 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
MCQ. Individual student feedback (provisional grade) for the MCQ will be provided via Brightspace within 4 weeks of the exam. Essay. Individual student feedback, including the provisional grade, for the essay is provided in early-to-mid January via Brightspace. Group/class feedback will also be sent to the student cohort via email in mid-to-late January. Students who want to avail of further feedback can contact the module coordinator.
Name | Role |
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Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |