4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) General Nursing
NU3G01 General Nursing 5 (5 ECTS)
Learning Outcomes
Following completion of this module the student should be able to:
- Relate the theory of interpersonal skills, psychology and sociology to the needs of persons with altered renal, genito-urinary and reproductive function
- Discuss nursing assessment, problem identification/nursing diagnosis, individualised care planning and associated nursing interventions of persons experiencing altered renal, genitourinary and reproductive function
- Discuss the role of the nurse in relation to the relevant diagnostics and therapeutics used in altered renal, genito-urinary and reproductive function
Module Learning Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce the student to the nursing theory underpinning the care of persons
experiencing altered health related to altered renal, genito-urinary and reproductive function. The
module is presented in three units of study, as follows:
- Unit 1 Nursing in Altered Renal function
- Unit 2 Nursing in Altered Genito-Urinary function
Recommended Reading List
Essential Reading
- Dougherty, L. & Lister, S. (2011) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 6th Edition. Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust: Blackwell Publishing.
- Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B., Hinkle, J., Cheever, K. (2009) Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 11th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Brady, AM., McCabe C. & McCann M. (2014) Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing A Systems Approach, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Recommended Reading
- Brady AM., McCabe C. & McCann M. (2014) ed. Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing A Systems Approach in Wiley Blackwell, Oxford.
- Doughty, D. (2006) Urinary & Fecal Incontinence. 3rd Edition. St Louis: Mosby.
- Fillingham, S., Douglas, J. (2004) Urological Nursing. 3rd Edition. Edinburgh: Bailliere Tindall.
- Fish, A., Chapman, M.W. & Rymer, J. (2005) Gynaecology in Focus. London: Elsevier.
- Gray, M., Moore, K.M. (2009) Urologic Disorders. Adult and Paediatric Care. St Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
- Impey, L. (2004) Obstetrics and Gynaecology. London: Blackwell Scientific.
- Laws, T. (2006) A Handbook of Men’s Health. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
- Thomas, N. (Eds) (2008) Renal Nursing. 3rd edition. London: Bailliere Tindall.
* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.