4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) General Nursing

NU2G03 General Nursing 3 (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

• Discuss the principles of nursing assessment for persons with altered gastrointestinal and/or hepato-biliary function.
  
• Identify nursing problems and care for those with gastrointestinal or hepato-biliary conditions.
  
• Outline appropriate nursing interventions for the care of persons with gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary conditions.
  
• Consider the relevant aspects of a nursing assessment of persons with hospital acquired infections.
  
• Discuss the individualised care planning for persons with hospital acquired infections.

Module Learning Aims

The aim of this module is to introduce the student to the care of persons who are experiencing altered
health related to gastro-intestinal and hepato-biliary function. The module is presented in two units of
study, as follows:

• Unit 1 Nursing in altered Gastro-intestinal and Hepato-biliary Function
  
• Unit 2 Hospital acquired Infections

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

• Cronin, P., Duffy, A. (2011) Nursing patients with gastrointestinal, liver and biliary disorders. In Alexander’s Nursing Practice. 4th edn. (Brooker, C., Nicol, M. eds) Elsevier, Edinburgh, pp 71-124.
  
• Dougherty, L., Lister, S. (2008) (eds) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 7th edn. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
  
• Dougherty, L. , Lister, S. (2008) (eds) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures – Student Edition. 7th edn. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
  
• Nicol, M., Bavin, C., Cronin, P., Rawlings-Anderson, K., Cole, E., Hunter, J. (2012) Essential Nursing Skills. 4th edn. Mosby, Edinburgh.
  
• Smeltzer, S., Bare, B., Hinkle, J.,, Cheever, K. (eds) (2010) Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing International edition. 12th edn. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.
  

Recommended Reading

• Department of Health and Children (2005) The Prevention of Transmission of Blood-Borne Diseases in the Health-Care Setting. Department of Health and Children, Dublin.
  
• Sargent, S. (2009) Liver Diseases. An essential guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals. Wiley Blackwell, Oxford.

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.