NMHS44170 Specialist Considerations in Children’s Cardiac Care

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module aims to enable the student to consolidate their theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to facilitate the delivery of specialist, holistic and evidence based care of the child and young person with a cardiac disorder and their family. This includes the development of knowledge and skills to care for a child and family during end of life care and related ethical issues.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Successful completion will enable the student to:

- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the assessment, planning and management of children presenting with symptoms of cardiac dysfunction through child and family-centred care.

- Critically evaluate advanced treatment modalities using critical thinking skills, multiple modes of enquiry and a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach.

- Demonstrate competence in the delivery of developmentally appropriate care for neonates, infants, children and young people and their families.

- Reflect on and critically discuss the role of the children’s nurse and allied health professional in relation to the management of the child or young person with a life limiting cardiac illness.

- Critically discuss and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the complex nursing, medical, legal and ethical issues associated with treatment withdrawal.

Indicative Module Content:

The aim of this module is to empower the specialist to work confidently and competently with children, of all ages including newborns and young adults and their families. The implications of living with a cardiac disorder will be considered, as well as the predominant issues around cardiac transplant. The significance of Extracorporeal Life Support will be addressed, as well as considering issues associated with withdrawal of care. The future of children's cardiac care will be debated and the implications of care in the community considered.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

50
Specified Learning Activities

70
Autonomous Student Learning

130
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The programme is delivered through blended learning, entailing face-to-face and online learning supported by Brightspace, UCD's virtual learning environment (VLE). The key teaching and learning approaches used in the module include critical dialogue through an online discussion board, active/task-based learning, lectures, case-based learning including an Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCE). Specialised content is delivered by clinical experts in the area. There is a particular emphasis on experiential learning and on the application of learning to students' professional practice contexts through a range of activities, and supported with specialist clinical placements and clinical competency acquisition.

 
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
Journal: Online discussion board. Students engage in an online dialogue regarding a given theme over a 3 week period. Two evidence based submissions not more than 200 words each, supported with 2 refences. Week 12 n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

20
Practical Examination: Students are required to perform in depth cardiac assessment, establish care priorities and develop and evaluate a plan of care based on real anonymised patient data through an OSCE. Week 12 n/a Graded Yes

80

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
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be provided with individual oral feedback prior to presenting their case review to assessors. Group feedback will be given to students during and after engagement with the online discussion board. The online discussion board provides a forum for class engagement and peer review.

Name Role
Ms Margo Byrne Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Raquel Cruz Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Anne Cullinane Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Miss Katie Morris Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Siobhan Brereton Tutor
Ms Orla Daly Tutor
Ms Linda Farren Tutor
Ms Michaela Schumann Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 36 Tues 08:00 - 15:50