4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) Children's/General Integrated Degree Programme
NU4C09 -Clinical Practice Module 4 (Childrens & General Nursing) (10 ECTS)
Learning Outcomes
Following completion of this module the student should be able to:
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to perform competently at independent
level (Bondy,1983) using learning outcomes in each clinical area in the following Nursing and Midwifery
Board of Ireland (2005) domains:
- Domain 1 - Professional/Ethical practice
- Domain 2 - Holistic approaches and integration of knowledge
- Domain 3 - Interpersonal relationships
- Domain 4 - Organisation and management of care
- Domain 5 - Personal and professional development.
Module Learning Aims
This module is intended for Senior Sophister students studying the B.Sc. Children’s and General
Integrated Nursing at Trinity College Dublin, School of Nursing and Midwifery. This module aims to build
on the theoretical basis of nursing that you have had in your Senior Sophister university modules by
giving you the opportunity to have supervised clinical practice experiences. The purpose of this module
is to ensure that the student achieves the required level of safe and competent clinical practice at Senior
Sophister level.
Recommended Reading List
- The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2005) Requirements and Standards for Nurse Registration Education Programmes. Stationary Office, Dublin.
- Coyne I., Neill F., Timmins F. (2010) Clinical Skills in Children’s Nursing. Oxford University Press, United Kingdom.
- Dougherty L., Lister S. E. (2011) The Royal Marsden Hospital of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Eighth Edition). Wiley Blackwell, United Kingdom.
- MacGregor J. (2008) Introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of Children: A Guide for Students of Nursing, Child Care and Health. Routledge, United Kingdom.
- Morrissey J., Keogh B., Doyle L. (eds.) (2008) Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: An Irish Perspective. Gill & Macmillan, Dublin.
- Nicol M., Bavin C., Cronin P., Rawlings-Anderson K. (2008) Essential Nursing Skills (3rd Ed). Mosby, Edinburgh.
* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.