Unit information: Advanced Medical Nursing in 2014/15

Unit name	Advanced Medical Nursing
Unit code	VETS30013
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Ms. Kate Murphy
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Level I units: Diagnostics and Treatment, Anaesthesia and Fluid Therapy, Surgical Nursing and Theatre Practice, Application of Veterinary Nursing Care
Co-requisites	Welfare and Ethics
School/department	Bristol Veterinary School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is a part of the new BSc Honours Programme 'Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science'. It expands upon the underpinning knowledge gained within the Application of Veterinary Nursing Care unit in year 2 of the programme and will enable students to investigate in more depth key areas of medical nursing. They will reflect upon the clinical nursing they have carried out within years 3 & 4 of the programme, evaluate its effectiveness and formulate care plan strategies based upon clinical practice and theory taught within the unit.

Aims:

To expand the students knowledge and understanding gained at level I of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of typical and complicated medical conditions, enabling them to understand the implications of the diseases in relation to effective nursing care of the individual patient.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Recognise the pathophysiology of typical and complicated medical conditions and provide a rationale for the most appropriate nursing and veterinary management of each

• Demonstrate an ability to plan and execute the nursing requirements of patients with such conditions, including drug, nutritional and fluid management.

• Demonstrate a knowledge of the diagnostic equipment used in medical patients and how this type of equipment can be used to benefit a high dependence patient

• Recognise mechanisms of disease transmission, management of disease outbreaks and important zoonotic diseases and discuss the nurses role in the management of such diseases

Teaching Information

• Lectures

• Seminars

• Case Studies

Assessment Information

The overall pass mark for this unit is 40% Students must obtain a minimum of 40% in each of the following areas:

Assessments:

• 2 hr written paper (80% )

• 20 minute viva (20% )

Reading and References

• Veterinary Nursing Medical Textbook , C. Bowden & J. Masters

• BSAVA Manual of Advanced Veterinary Nursing, Ed: A. Hotston-Moore & G Simpson

• Small Animal Internal Medicine RW Nelson, GC Couto, Mosby 3rd edition

• Clinical techniques in small animal practice, DS Greco, Saunders