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FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITI MALAYA

http://medicine.um.edu.my
MID 2016: Clinical Nursing Practice II

3 credits
Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students are able to:

1. Implement individualised plan of care to meet the health needs of patients undergoing
surgery and medical
surgical management of shock, water and electrolytes imbalance; infectious diseases,
cancer, disorders of thyroid, mamamry, cardiovascular and respiratory. (P2)
2. Perform nursing procedures (medical, surgical, fundamental, pharmacological) to patients
undergoing surgery and medicalsurgical management of shock, water and electrolytes imbal
ance;
infectious diseases, cancer, disorders of thyroid, mamamry, cardiovascular and respiratory.
(P2)
3. Practice collaborative nursing to deliver a safe and effective patient-centred care. (A2)

Course Synopsis:

The cognitive and practical skills learned from MID 2013 Clinical Science I and MID 2014 Medical
Surgical Nursing l will be applied in this course. Students will be attached to various medical-surgical
wards and settings that offer learning opportunity to nurse patients undergoing surgical procedures
and operation (pre- and post-operative care) for cases of cancer, infectious diseases and disorders
of cardiovascular and respiratory system.
Students will learn to collaborate with other healthcare professionals in delivering a multidisciplinary
patient care approach. Ward rounds, clinical discussion and bedside teaching will be conducted to
promote application of theory to practice. Reflective nursing is also practiced in developing student’s
critical thinking skills, and to encourage student’s active engagement in learning processes.
In addition to surgical nursing procedures, students will continue to practice fundamental and
pharmacological nursing procedures learned in Year 1. Record documentation and application of
standard and transmission-based precautions will also be reinforced. The skill-lab practice sessions
will be incorporated to enhance the students’ practical skills.

Reference Texts:

LeMone, P., Burke, K. & Bauldoff, G. (2015). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Patient
Care (5th ed.), Boston: Pearson
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's communicable disease essentials. (2017). Bennett J.E., Dolin R.,
Blaser M.J. (Editors). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. (WC39 Man 2017)
Swearingen, P.L. (Eds.). (2016). All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric,
Maternity, And Psychiatric-Mental Health. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier/Mosby.
Hinkle J.L. (2018). Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (14th ed),
Philadelphia: Wolters
Kluwer
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Kee, J.L., Hayes, E.R. & McCuistion, L.E. (2012) Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach (7 ed.). St.
Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders
Course Assessment:

Course will be assessed by:

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