Module Name: Professional Concepts for Nursing Module Code: NU2S02 ECTS: 5 No. of Hours: 20 Term: Michaelmas and Hilary Assessment Date: Week 37 38 Module Leader: Jacqueline Whelan Lecturers: Carole King, Jacqueline Whelan, Helen O Shea Aims This module aims to develop students knowledge of professional concepts central to nursing. The module will provide students with the opportunity to explore the following: philosophical, ethical, spiritual, caring and legal perspectives of nursing in three distinct units of learning as follows: Unit 1 Philosophy and Ethics for Nursing Practice. Unit 2 Theoretical Foundations of Caring Spirituality, Spiritual Well Being, Grief and Loss. Unit 3 Legal Perspectives in Nursing. The significance/relevance of professional concepts will be explored in the context of the nurse/patient/client relationship and contemporary nursing practice. Learning Outcomes Following completion of this module the student should be able to: Unit 1 Philosophy and Ethics for Nursing Practice Appreciate the significance/relevance of philosophy for nursing. Outline the theoretical foundations of ethical nursing practice. Employ an ethical decision making framework to critically debate aspects of nursing practice. Unit 2 Theoretical Foundations of Caring, Spirituality, Spiritual Well Being, Grief and Loss Outline the Theoretical foundations of Caring in Nursing. Discuss the concept of caring and Professional Care Discuss the concept of spirituality and associated concepts of hope and advocacy. Acknowledge the significance/relevance of health related dimensions of Spirituality and consider ways in which the Spiritual dimension may impact upon health and wellbeing. Debate the theories of bereavement and grief in relation to loss, death and dying. Page 1 of 5
Unit 3 Legal Perspectives in Nursing Give an account of the statutory background to the health services and nursing profession. Develop an understanding of legal frameworks and principles that inform effective professional nursing practice. Explore the concepts of duty of care, tort and negligence and the implications for nursing practice. Analyze and discuss the principles relating to consent to treatment and its application to nursing practice. Discuss how principles of data protection and confidentiality apply to personal health information. Explore the role of Health and Safety legislation in the Health Services. Give an account of the statutory and professional background to medication management in nursing. Indicative Content Unit 1 Philosophy and Ethics for Nursing Practice (6L) Philosophy and Philosophical Enquiry in Nursing. Theoretical Foundations of Ethical Practice. Ethical Decision Making. Application of ethical concepts to nursing practice for example consideration of life issues, cultural considerations and ethics, balancing veracity and fidelity. Unit 2 Theoretical Perspectives of Caring, Spirituality and Well Being, Grief and Loss (6L) Concept of Caring and Theoretical Foundations of Caring. The Process of Caring, Elements of a Professional Caring Relationship. Application of caring concepts as they relate to student life experiences, practice setting and professional practice. Concept of Spirituality and related concepts of advocacy and hope. Theoretical Perspectives of Spiritual Care. Principles of Spiritual Care. and barriers influencing the Provision of Spiritual Care. Theories of Grief, Bereavement, Loss and Disenfranchised Grief. Application of spiritual, grief and loss concepts as they relate to student life experiences, practice setting and professional practice. Unit 3 Legal Perspectives in Nursing (8L) Statutory and legal instruments relating to the health services and the nursing profession. Health and Safety legislation in the Health Services and the Statutory and professional background to medication management in nursing. Overview of childcare legislation, overview of the role of the coroner. Introduction to patients rights and an introduction to intellectual disability law. Introduction to Mental Health Legislation. Concept of negligence. Page 2 of 5
Concept of consent. Concept of confidentiality. Teaching and Learning Activities Lectures Directed Learning Student Effort Hours Assessment Mode of Assessment Assessment Details Seen Examination 3 exam questions, one from each unit of study. Answer 2 questions out of 3 (Allow 1 hour per question). Reading List Essential Reading Unit 1 Reed J. & Ground I. (1997) Philosophy for Nursing. Arnold, London. Purtilo R. (2005) Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 4th edn. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia. Unit 2 McSherry W (2007) The Meaning of Spirituality and Spiritual Care within Nursing and Healthcare. Quay Books, UK. Baughan J. & Smith A. (2008) Caring in Nursing Practice: A Guide for Nurses. Pearson Education, UK. Unit 3 Madden D. (2002) Medicine, Ethics and the Law.Butterworths, Dublin. Recommended Reading Unit 1 Beauchamp T.L. & Childress J.F. (2005) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 6th Edition.Oxford University Press, Oxford. Page 3 of 5
Dooley D. & McCarthy J. (2005) Nursing Ethics: Irish Case Concerns. Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. Madden D. (2002) Medicine, Ethics and the Law.Butterworths, Dublin. Thompson I., Melia K., Boyd K. & Horsburgh D. (2006) Nursing Ethics, 5th edn.churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh. Unit 2 Chambers C & Ryder, E. (2009) Compassion and Caring in Nursing 1 Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, UK. De Chesnay Jones M.(2007) Caring for the Vulnerable: Perspectives in Nursing Theory, Practice, and Research, 2nd Revised edn. Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Doka K. J. (Ed.) (2002) Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice.Research Press. McSherry W. (2006) Making sense of spirituality and health care practice. An Interactive approach. 2nd edn. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK. Stevens Barnum B.J. (2006) Spirituality in Nursing. 2nd revised edn. Springer Publishing, US. Swanson (1995) What is known about caring in Nursing Science: A Literary meta analysis. In Hinshaw, A.S., Feetham, S.,Shaver, J. (eds.) Handbook of Clinical Research. Thousand Oaks: CA. Sage Publication. Taylor E.J.(2007) What do I say. Talking to patients about Spirituality. Templeton Foundation Press. Watson J. (2005) Caring Science as Sacred Science. Philadelphia: F.A.Davis Company. Watson J. (2008) Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring [With CD]. Revised edn.university Press of Colorado, Colorado. Worden J. (2002) Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioners. Springer Publishing Co, New York. Unit 3 Byrne R. & McCutcheon J.P. (2008) The Irish Legal System. 4 th edn Tottel Publishing Limited, Dublin. Casey, P., Brady, P., Craven, C. and Dillon, A. (2010) Psychiatry and the Law 2 nd edition, Blackhall Publishing: Dublin. Government of Ireland (1999) Children First Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children. Stationery Office, Dublin (Please note a 2010 revised addition of the guidelines is available on the website of the Office for the Minister for Children but as of today s date not yet operational). Page 4 of 5
Government of Ireland (2000) The National Childrens Strategy Our children Their Lives. Stationery Office, Dublin. Kilkelly U. (2008) Children s Rights in Ireland: Law, Policy and Practice.Tottel Publishing Ltd, Dublin. MacPartland, E. (2010) The Best Interests of the Child: Interpreting Irish Child Legislation. Gill and MacMillan: Dublin. Mills S. (2007) Clinical Practice and the Law. 2nd edition Dublin, Butterworths (Ireland) Limited, Dublin. O Neill A.M. (2005) Irish Mental Health Law. First Law, Dublin. Ryan, D. (2010) The Mental Health Acts 2001 2009. Blackhall Publishing: Dublin. Van Dokkum, N. (2010) Nursing Law for Irish Students. 2 nd edition. Gill and MacMillan: Dublin. All other reading as per unit of study on law in Year 1. Page 5 of 5