Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Caregiving for Adults I

• code 09084
• course 3
• term Semester 1
• type OB
• credits 5

Module: Module Nursing Care from Birth to Death

Matter: Nursing Care for Adults

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: Spanish

Head instructor

Dra. María Ángeles DE JUAN - mdejuan@uic.es

Other instructors

Dra. Encarna RODRÍGUEZ - erodriguez@uic.es
MsU Anna Maria ALIBERCH - aaliberch@uic.es
Dr. Jordi CASTILLO - jcastillo@uic.es
Dda. Sonia RUIZ - sruiz@uic.es

Office hours

Students may contact teachers by appointment via e-mail or after lessons.

The Adult Care I course aims to provide the tools to schedule and perform nursing activities aimed at the prevention of respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic and gastrointestinal in the adult. Furthermore, with this matter, it will enable the student to perform holistic care to the person suffering from acute or chronic condition of the above systems.

This course will also provide an introduction to chronicity and how to face the challenges posed by the current situation.

Not required. Although successfully to study the subject, it is important to review the knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and hematological.

1. Students will develop cognitive, psychomotor and relationships that enable them to provide adequate nursing care, promoting autonomy and maintenance of health, disease prevention and wellness of the patient, family and community
2. Knowing the most common diseases of the following systems: respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic and gastrointestinal, taking into account the incidence and prevalence data of our geographical and social context
3. Integrating specific knowledge of health and disease based on the holistic concept of the person

4. Develop care plans based on the Nursing Care Process.

• 1. G - Ability to provide technical and professional health care appropriate to the health needs of the people they treat, with full technical and scientific autonomy, according to current and available scientific knowledge and to the quality standards and safety requirements set forth in the applicable legal standards and code of ethics.
• 2. E - Plan and provide nursing care for individuals or groups, taking health outcomes into account and their impact, through guidelines for clinical practice and care, which describe the four processes by which a health problem is diagnosed or treated.
• 11. E - Establish effective communication with patients, families, social groups and partners and promote health education.
• 12. B - Know and observe the ethical code of conduct of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a changing global context.
• 15. B - Work with the team of professionals as a basic unit in which uni or multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary professionals and other staff of health care are organized.
• 16. G - Know the health information systems.
• 24. G - Ability to work autonomously.
• 3. E - Know and apply the theoretical and methodological foundations and principals of nursing.
• 4. B - Understand the interactive behavior of the person according to their gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context.
• 5. G - Design systems of care programed for people or groups, assessing their impact and making necessary modifications.
• 7. B - Understand people without prejudice, considering their physical, psychological and social aspects, as autonomous and independent individuals, ensuring respect for their opinions, beliefs and values, ensuring their right to privacy through confidentiality and professional secrecy.
• 8. B - Promote and respect the right of participation, information, autonomy and informed consent in decision-making of people treated, according to the way they live their health - disease process..
• 6. E - Base nursing care on scientific evidence and available resources.

At the end of the field of Adult Care I, students will be able to:

1. Apply teaching methods to promote healthy behaviors of individuals, families and communities.
2. Develop intervention programs.
3. Knowing the basic methodology of health education in order to develop intervention programs and community involvement.
4. Knowing the measures primary and secondary prevention aimed at adults.
5. Run a program of intervention.
6. Learn specific techniques to support nursing cures in respiratory diseases, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and hematopoietic.
7. Apply P. A. E. to patients with specific diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and haematopoietic tissues.
8. Know the possible complications.
9. Introduce measures to prevent complications.

10. Know the main diagnostic tests for image and applied analytical particularly care to patients respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and hematologic.

The course is developed through theoretical sessions (lectures), practical sessions, guided and self-learning. The content of the lectures will be the development of the main themes and concepts of the subject detailed in the syllabus. As regards the practical sessions, we will use the case method, group discussions, role-playing and analysis of texts, among others. In addition, questionnaires will be made along the course to facilitate student self-assessment and self-regulation.

The subject area will be evaluated during the semester through continuous assessment, a written assignment and a final exam.

Continuous assessment will evaluate class participation in discussion groups, case development, ICT quizzes and exercises, etc.

Relative weight of each evaluation factor

• Class participation and completion of exercises 10%
• Autonomous virtual work (Moodle): completion of quizzes after each topic (respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and haematology) 10%

• Written work and oral defence: case resolution 25%

• Group evaluation 5%

• Final written exam 50%

- To pass the course, students will need to score at least a 4.5 on the final exam.

Second examination sitting:

For the second examination sitting, marks for the sections passed during the first examination sitting (final examination and continuous assessment) will be kept and students will have to retake the sections failed during the first examination sitting.

• The theory exam will be multiple choice, though it may also include short answer questions. If you have failed the continuous assessment before your first examination sitting, you may make up for it with an assignment to receive a maximum grade of 5 out of 10.
• No distinctions will be awarded for second examination sittings.

Third and fourth examination sittings and, if necessary, fifth and sixth examination sittings (extraordinary examination sittings)

Evaluation of the third and fourth examination sittings and, if necessary, fifth and sixth extraordinary examination sittings (if granted) will follow the same criteria as the first and second examination sittings. Under no circumstances will marks from the previous year be applied. Before enrolling, you must ensure the compatibility of the subjects.

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E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session:

• E1 13/01/2015 08:00h
• R1 23/01/2015 09:00h
• R1 23/01/2015 16:00h
• E2 23/06/2015 12:00h
• R2 06/07/2015 13:00h