COURSE TITLE: MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
CRITICAL CARE(I)
COURSE CODE: NSS 505
NSC 505
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NSC 505 COURSE GUIDE
CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction………………………………………………… 1
The Course…………………………………………………. 1
Course Aim………………………………………………… 1
Course Objectives………………………………………….. 1
Working through the Course………………………………. 2
Course Material……………………………………………. 2
Study Units…………………………………………………. 2
Textbooks………………………………………………….. 2
Assessment………………………………………………… 3
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INTRODUCTION
NSS 505: Medical Surgical Nursing (Critical Care I) is a course that
introduces the learner to various methods and approaches in Critical
Nursing Care. This course will develop in you the knowledge and skills
required to meet the varying needs of your patients in Critical Care. It is
also the foundation for NSS 506 which is a systemic approach to
patients’ needs.
THE COURSE
This Course Guide tells you briefly what the course is all about, what
course materials you will be using and how you can work your way
through these materials. It also gives you some guidance on your
TutorMarked Assignments and tutorial classes which you are
encouraged to create time to attend and for you to be an active
participant. The Course consists of infection control in the critical
nursing care limits, psychosocial issues in critical nursing, trauma,
nutrition and patients undergoing transplantation.
COURSE AIM
The course aims at providing the learners with in depth understanding of
the basics in the Critical Nursing Care in preparation for NSS 506 which
is systemic coverage of Critical Nursing Care of Patients.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To achieve the aim set out above, the course sets the overall objective. In
addition, each unit has specific objectives stated at the beginning of a
unit. Learners are expected to read them carefully before going to the
unit, and then you have to refer to them during the course of your study
to monitor your progress.
The wider objectives of the course are set below. By meeting these
objectives, you should have achieved the aims of the course as a whole.
On successful completion of the course, you should be able to:
• describe how infection can be controlled in the Critical Nursing Care unit
• discuss the psychosocial issues in Critical Nursing Care
• explain the concept of trauma in relation to Critical Nursing
• describe the relationship between nutrition and Critical Nursing Care
• enumerate various patients undergoing transplantation.
,NSS 505 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING (CRITICAL CARE I)
WORKING THROUGH THE COURSE
To complete the course, you are expected to study through the units, the
recommended textbooks and other relevant materials. Each unit has
Tutor-Marked Assignment which you are required to answer and submit
to your facilitator through your Counsellor at the appointed time.
COURSE MATERIAL
The following are the components of this course:
- The Course Guide
- Study Units
- Textbooks
STUDY UNITS
Module 1
Unit 1 Infection Control in the Critical Nursing Care Unit.
Unit 2 Psychosocial Issues in Critical Nursing Care I: Stressors in
Critical Care.
Unit 3 Psychosocial Issues in Critical Nursing Care II: Stressors in
Critical Care.
Unit 4 Trauma.
Module 2
Unit 1 Nutrition.
Unit 2 Patients Undergoing Transplantation I.
Unit 3 Patients Undergoing Transplantation II.
TEXTBOOKS
Walsh, M. (2005). Watsons’s Clinical Nursing and Related Sciences, 6th
Ed. London: Bailliere Tindall.
Burkitt, H. G., Qiuck, C. R. G. and Gatt, D. (1996). Essential Surgery,
2nd Ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Lennard, J. E. (1992). A Positive Approach to Nutrition as Treatment.
London: King’s Fund Centre.
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Helman, C. (1990). Culture, Health and Illness, 2nd Ed. Oxford: Butterworth-
Heinemann.
Hinchiliff, S. M., Montague, S. E. and Watson, R. (1996). Physiology for
Nursing Practice. London: Bailliare Tindall.
Robertson, G. (1999). Individual’s Perception of their quality of life
following a Liver transplant: An exploratory study. Journal of
Advanced Nursing. 30(2):497-505.
Naidoo, J. (1994). Health Promotion. London: Baillaire Tindall.
ASSESSMENT
There are two components of assessment for this course. The Tutor-
Marked Assignment and the End of Course Examination. The
Tutor-Marked Assignment is the Continuous Assessment
component of your course which accounts for 30% of the total
score; these Tutor-Marked Assignments must be answered by you
at a stipulated time which must be submitted at the Study Centre
while the End of Course Examination concludes the assessment for
the course which constitutes 70% of the total course. It is a
threehour written paper which covers all the units of the course. It
is expected that you create quality time to study all the units
properly in preparation for the End of Course Examination.
Best of luck.
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CRITICAL CARE(I)
COURSE CODE: NSS 505
NSC 505
iii
NSC 505 COURSE GUIDE
CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction………………………………………………… 1
The Course…………………………………………………. 1
Course Aim………………………………………………… 1
Course Objectives………………………………………….. 1
Working through the Course………………………………. 2
Course Material……………………………………………. 2
Study Units…………………………………………………. 2
Textbooks………………………………………………….. 2
Assessment………………………………………………… 3
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INTRODUCTION
NSS 505: Medical Surgical Nursing (Critical Care I) is a course that
introduces the learner to various methods and approaches in Critical
Nursing Care. This course will develop in you the knowledge and skills
required to meet the varying needs of your patients in Critical Care. It is
also the foundation for NSS 506 which is a systemic approach to
patients’ needs.
THE COURSE
This Course Guide tells you briefly what the course is all about, what
course materials you will be using and how you can work your way
through these materials. It also gives you some guidance on your
TutorMarked Assignments and tutorial classes which you are
encouraged to create time to attend and for you to be an active
participant. The Course consists of infection control in the critical
nursing care limits, psychosocial issues in critical nursing, trauma,
nutrition and patients undergoing transplantation.
COURSE AIM
The course aims at providing the learners with in depth understanding of
the basics in the Critical Nursing Care in preparation for NSS 506 which
is systemic coverage of Critical Nursing Care of Patients.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To achieve the aim set out above, the course sets the overall objective. In
addition, each unit has specific objectives stated at the beginning of a
unit. Learners are expected to read them carefully before going to the
unit, and then you have to refer to them during the course of your study
to monitor your progress.
The wider objectives of the course are set below. By meeting these
objectives, you should have achieved the aims of the course as a whole.
On successful completion of the course, you should be able to:
• describe how infection can be controlled in the Critical Nursing Care unit
• discuss the psychosocial issues in Critical Nursing Care
• explain the concept of trauma in relation to Critical Nursing
• describe the relationship between nutrition and Critical Nursing Care
• enumerate various patients undergoing transplantation.
,NSS 505 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING (CRITICAL CARE I)
WORKING THROUGH THE COURSE
To complete the course, you are expected to study through the units, the
recommended textbooks and other relevant materials. Each unit has
Tutor-Marked Assignment which you are required to answer and submit
to your facilitator through your Counsellor at the appointed time.
COURSE MATERIAL
The following are the components of this course:
- The Course Guide
- Study Units
- Textbooks
STUDY UNITS
Module 1
Unit 1 Infection Control in the Critical Nursing Care Unit.
Unit 2 Psychosocial Issues in Critical Nursing Care I: Stressors in
Critical Care.
Unit 3 Psychosocial Issues in Critical Nursing Care II: Stressors in
Critical Care.
Unit 4 Trauma.
Module 2
Unit 1 Nutrition.
Unit 2 Patients Undergoing Transplantation I.
Unit 3 Patients Undergoing Transplantation II.
TEXTBOOKS
Walsh, M. (2005). Watsons’s Clinical Nursing and Related Sciences, 6th
Ed. London: Bailliere Tindall.
Burkitt, H. G., Qiuck, C. R. G. and Gatt, D. (1996). Essential Surgery,
2nd Ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Lennard, J. E. (1992). A Positive Approach to Nutrition as Treatment.
London: King’s Fund Centre.
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, NSS 505 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING (CRITICAL CARE I)
Helman, C. (1990). Culture, Health and Illness, 2nd Ed. Oxford: Butterworth-
Heinemann.
Hinchiliff, S. M., Montague, S. E. and Watson, R. (1996). Physiology for
Nursing Practice. London: Bailliare Tindall.
Robertson, G. (1999). Individual’s Perception of their quality of life
following a Liver transplant: An exploratory study. Journal of
Advanced Nursing. 30(2):497-505.
Naidoo, J. (1994). Health Promotion. London: Baillaire Tindall.
ASSESSMENT
There are two components of assessment for this course. The Tutor-
Marked Assignment and the End of Course Examination. The
Tutor-Marked Assignment is the Continuous Assessment
component of your course which accounts for 30% of the total
score; these Tutor-Marked Assignments must be answered by you
at a stipulated time which must be submitted at the Study Centre
while the End of Course Examination concludes the assessment for
the course which constitutes 70% of the total course. It is a
threehour written paper which covers all the units of the course. It
is expected that you create quality time to study all the units
properly in preparation for the End of Course Examination.
Best of luck.
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