Module Name: Communication and Essential Skills for Nursing Practice Module Code: NU1S02 ECTS: 5 No

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Module Name: Communication and Essential Skills for Nursing Practice Module Code: NU1S02 ECTS: 5 No. of Hours: Lectures (14), Tutorials (6), Practicals (29) Term: Michaelmas and Hilary Assessment Date: Week 30 and Week 35 Module Leader: Dr Fiona Timmins and Freda Neill Lecturers: Dr Fiona Timmins, Carole King, Jacqueline Whelan, Tom Noone, James Mulkerrins, Mary Nevin, Fran Hegarty, Miriam McKenna, Tracey O’Neill, Hilary Southern, Kathleen Byrne, Adele Keough, Freda Neill, Yvonne Muldowney, Madeline Gleeson, Joyce Cousins

Aims

The module aims to facilitate students to develop personal and professional communication skills, essential clinical skills and to apply those skills specifically to the student’s discipline. The student will be introduced to the concept of reflection and reflecting on practice in a health care setting.

 Unit 1 Communication  Unit 2 Essential Clinical Skills

Learning Outcomes

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

Unit 1 Communication  Discuss models and theories of communication underpinning ways of communicating and interacting with different patients with different social, cultural and ethnic identifies; variant health care needs; people with disability and children.  Describe barriers to communication in the clinical setting  Discuss the principles of good listening  Discuss the principles of empathy and respect  Discuss the nature of touch used in nursing  Demonstrate skills of reflection and self awareness  Discuss one’s own practice, using frameworks for reflection, with particular emphasis on communication skills  Discuss ways of establishing effective professional relationships with clients, nursing Page 1 of 5 2011-2012

colleagues and with other professional’s members of the health care team.  Discuss professional requirements in relation to communication and professional relationships  Outline communication techniques that enhance the development of therapeutic relationships.  Discuss the role of Information Technology in communication in contemporary nursing

Unit 2  Identify and apply health and safety standards in the health care setting.  Demonstrate an understanding of core clinical skills relevant to their practice placements.  Understand the principles of effective communication techniques when delivering clinical skills in the health care setting.

Teaching and Learning Activities

 Lectures  Tutorials  Practicals  Directed learning

Indicative Content

Unit 1 Communication (14 lectures, 6 tutorials)  An outline of professional requirements related to communication according to An Bord Altranais  An overview of the Communication Process and theories of Communication as applied to nursing  A consideration of some factors that enhance/inhibit communication- including the patient with alteration in ability to communicate ie: hearing impairment, speech difficulties, visual disturbance, and language barriers.  An exploration of empathy  An outline of the principles of respect, dignity, trust, touch and their application to nursing.  An introduction to the skills of good listening and attending  An introduction to therapeutic Communication Skills and the nurse/patient relationship  An introduction to the concept of reflection in nursing and models/frameworks for reflection  An overview of how refection can contribute to self development and self awareness  Self awareness  An outline of communication as it relates to issues regarding sexuality and body image  An introduction to theoretical models of Intercultural communication. Page 2 of 5 2011-2012

 Consideration of values, beliefs, attitudes, stereotyping, prejudice, culture/ethnicity and how an understanding of these is relevant to nursing practice  An introduction to assertiveness and conflict resolution  An overview of the relevance of Information Technology for contemporary nursing communication practice  Communication Strategies for Children

Unit 2 - Clinical skills for Nursing Practice (29 Shared Practical’s)  Introduction to the health care area and health and safety precautions  Hand Hygiene techniques  Moving and Handling  CPR-Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation and introduction  Vital Signs Temperature, Blood pressure, Pulse Respiration and Peak Flow  Eating, Drinking, Fluid Balance and Blood Glucose monitoring  Urinalysis and Toileting  Administration of Medications and Injection Technique  Skin Care, Personal and Oral Hygiene  Infection Control  Management of Aggression  Respiratory Therapy  Introduction to Intravenous Therapy  Risk Assessment, reduction and protocols for therapeutic management of behaviours, infections and other related practices shall be addressed.

Unit 2 – Additional Hours  2hrs Psych and General, Eating, Drinking & Fluid Balance, Blood glucose monitoring  6hrs Psych and ID, Crisis Prevention Intervention  1hrs General, Children’s and ID, Last Offices (lecture)  2hrs General, Catheterisation and aseptic technique  3hrs General and Children’s, Management of Aggression  4hrs Intellectual Disability to include Nutritional Care, Task Analysis and  Communication Techniques.  1hr Psych and ID, Admission and Discharge.  3hrs Psych Interpersonal Skills  1hr Psych and ID, Aseptic Technique

NOTE: All students need to wear comfortable clothes and flat shoes/runners when attending sessions in the clinical skills laboratories.

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Student Effort Hours

 100

Assessment

Mode of Assessment Assignment / Video

Assessment Details 1,000 words

Reading List

Essential Reading

Unit 1

Arnold E.C. & Underman Boggs, K. (Eds.) (2007) Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses,5th edn. Saunders W B Co, USA.

McCabe C. & Timmins F. (2006) Communication Skills for Nursing Practice, Palgrave Macmillan, London Available on WebCT

Unit 2 American Heart Association (2011) BLS for healthcare providers Student Manual (2011) First American Heart Association Printing 2011; USA.

Dougherty L. & Lister S.E. (2008) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of clinical Nursing Procedures Student Edition, 7th edn. Blackwell, Oxford.

Nicol, M., Bavin, C., Cronin, P., Rawlings-Anderson, K. (2008) Essential Nursing Skills. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: Mosby.