NMHS43770 Advanced Practice Decision Making

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module offers the student opportunities to explore issues related to case management, major
pathophysiologic disease processes as applied to clinical decision-making, and standards of care, ethics and role
development. Research related to these topics will be used to highlight the changing nature of heath care. Analysis of the role of the advanced nurse/midwife practitioner will be emphasised. Within the clinical environment candidates will expand clinical decision-making abilities and practice by carrying out advanced, complex, case management under the supervision of a designated clinical supervisor. The theoretical component of this module is applied in the clinical practicum

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the student will be able to:
1. Analyse advanced practice outcomes of care.
2.Design case management algorithms combining quality assurance standards, evidence based practice, and clinical guidelines to support decision analysis.
2.Integrate pathophysiology in diagnostic reasoning and case management.
4.Evaluate external stimuli that determine direction of the advanced nurse/midwife practitioner role in the delivery of quality patient care.
6.Appraise the professional role of the advanced nurse/midwife practitioner combining a framework with standards of practice.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

8
Small Group

8
Autonomous Student Learning

216
Online Learning

18
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; enquiry & problem-based learning; debates; case-based learning; student presentations. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


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: Algorithm Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

40
Presentation: Case Study Week 12 n/a Graded Yes

50
Project: Group work Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Orla Daly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Denise O'Brien Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mary Ryder Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Rita Smith Lecturer / Co-Lecturer