4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) General Nursing

NU3G05 Advanced Biological Sciences and Clinical Skills (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

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

Units 1 and 2

• Describe the normal structure and explain the normal functioning of the systems of the body (renal, reproductive, integumentary, ENT, eye, musculoskeletal)
  
• Apply the principles of pathology so as to describe and explain the pathophysiology and signs and symptoms of some of the main disorders of the following systems: renal, reproductive, integumentary, ENT, eye, musculoskeletal
  
• Outline the main groups of drugs used in the treatment of dysfunctions of some of the following systems: renal, reproductive, integumentary, ENT, eye, musculoskeletal
  
• Explain the mode of action, desired effects and side effects of sample drug groups used in the following systems: renal, reproductive, integumentary, ENT, eye, musculoskeletal
  

Unit 3

• Demonstrate competence in the performance of essential clinical skills and nursing care delivery
  
• Identify the roles and practices of the different professionals involved in interprofessional team
  working

Module Learning Aims

This module will provide the underlying scientific knowledge that underpins comprehension and
understanding of disease, care and pharmacological intervention of some of the major systems of the
body

• Unit 1: Advanced anatomy and physiology (9)
• Unit 2: Pharmacology and pathology of the systems of the body (9)
• Unit 3: Essential Clinical Skills (23)
  

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

Units 1 and 2

• Waugh A. & Grant A. (2010) Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness, 11th edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
  
• Smeltzer S., Bare B., Hinkle J. & Cheever K. (2009) Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th edn. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.

Unit 3

• American Heart Association (2011) BLS for healthcare providers Student Manual. First American Heart Association Printing, USA.
  
• Coyne I., Neill F. & Timmins F. (2010) Clinical Skills in Children’s Nursing, 1st edn. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  
• Dougherty L. & Lister S. (2011) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, 8th edn. Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Blackwell Publishing, UK
  
• Nic ol M., Bavin C., Cronin P. & Rawlings-Anderson K. (2008) Essential Nursing Skills, 3rd edn. MosbyElsevier, London.
  

Recommended Reading

Units 1 and 2

• Marieb E.N. (2011) Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th edn. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.
  
• Gould B.E. (2010) Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 4th edn. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia.
  
• Dawson J.S., Taylor M. & Reide P.J.W. (2002) Crash Course in Pharmacology, 2nd edn. Mosby, Edinburgh.
  
• Hockenberry M. & Wilson D. (2010) Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 9th edn. Mosby, St Louis.
  

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