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

Office hours

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

The Adult Care I course aims to provide the tools necessary to complete the nursing activities aimed at the prevention of respiratory, cardiovascular, hematological and digestive problems in adults. Furthermore, with this course, the student will be trained to deal with patients who endure acute or chronic conditions with comprehensive care of the health systems mentioned above.

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

Not required. However, to successfully study in this course, it is considered important to review the knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and hematologic.

1. Students will develop cognitive and psychomotor abilities, as well as relationships that enable them to integrate knowledge of basic general pathology in the adult, so to provide adequate nursing care skills, and promote the development of autonomy, health maintenance, disease prevention and welfare of the patient, family and community.
2. Knowing the most common diseases in the following body systems: respiratory, cardiovascular, hematological and digestive systems while taking into account the the data from influence and prevalence from the geographical and social context
3. Integrate 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 course, Adult Care I, students will be able to:

• Apply educational methods to promote healthy behaviors of individuals, families and communities
• Develop intervention programs
• Know the basic methodology of health education to develop intervention programs and community participation
• Know the primary and secondary measures of prevention aimed at adults
• Implement an intervention program
• Know specific techniques to support nursing care in respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and hematopoietic diseases
• Apply the Nursing Process to patients with specific respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and hematopoietic diseases
• Know the potential complications
• Establish measures to prevent complications.
• Know the main diagnostic tests for the images and applied analytical tests particularly in the care for respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and hematological patients.

The course is developed through theoretical sessions (master classes), practical sessions, and guided and autonomous virtual learning. The content of the lectures will consist of the main topics and concepts of the units which are detailed in the course syllabus. Case methods, group discussions, role playing, text analysis, among others will be used in practical classes. In addition, questionnaires will be conducted throughout the course to facilitate student self-assessment and self-regulation.

The course will be evaluated during the semester by continuous assessment, written work and a final exam.

Continuous assessments will have: class participation in discussion groups, case development, work on questionnaires and exercises through ICT, etc.

Each instance of evaluation has a relative weight in the overall evaluation

• Virtual autonomous work (Moodle): completion of questionnaires after each topic (respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and hematology) 20%
• Written work and oral defense: Solutions case problems 25%
• Group evaluation 5%
• Final written exam 50%.

In order to take average between all assessment methods you will have to obtain at least 5 in the final exam

FIRST RESIT:

• For this resit, the marks of the passed parts of the 1st examination are counted and only the parts of the exam that were failed shall be re-taken. 
• The theoretical exam will consist of a written 'test' with multiple choice questions, but may also have short questions. If failed on first examination of the continuous evaluation, you can recuperate it with the work that is indicated, but students must pass by more than 5 out of 10.
• Honors will not be awarded on the first resit.
   

Second and third resits, and if they are necessary, fourth and fifth (extraordinary cases)

The evaluation of the 2nd and 3rd resits and if necessary, 4th and 5th resits in extraordinary cases(if granted) will be equal to the 1st exam and 1st resit, in no case will the previous year's mark be saved. Before enrolling, you must ensure the compatibility of courses.

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

• E1 17/01/2017 10:00h
• R1 31/01/2017 10:00h
• E2 26/06/2017 12:00h
• R2 10/07/2017 12:00h