Minor Award Code / 5N4325
Level / 5
Suggested resources to support delivery:
Theme/Topic / Type / Relevance / Author/Source / Web LinkDevelopment of nursing as a profession / Ebook
Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century. Fifty Years of An Bord Altranais (Nursing Board) / This book outlines the development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland from 1950 – 2000. / Joseph Robins
Author and Editor
Published by An Bord Altranais / file:///C:/Users/user1/Downloads/Nursing%20and%20Midwifery%20in%20Ireland%20in%20the%2020th%20Century.pdf
Development of nursing as a profession / Book
The Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland Key Challenges for the Twenty-First Century / Provides an overview of the changes that have been taking place in the Irish Health Services and how they have affected and continue to affect the professions of nursing and midwifery. It explores how nurses and midwives interact with others in the health services. / Yvonne O’ Shea, a renowned nurse author at the forefront of the development of nursing and midwifery in Ireland.
Published by Orpen Press
Scope of Practice / Booklet
Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework / The purpose of the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (the Framework) is to provide nurses and midwives with professional guidance and support on matters relating to the scope of their clinical practice. It incorporates a flowchart to help nurses and midwives to define and make decisions about
their own scope of practice. / Published by The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, October 2015 /
Code of Practice / Booklet
Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives / Recently published guide for Nurses and Midwives / Published by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in December 2014 / file:///C:/Users/user1/Downloads/Code%20of%20Professional%20Conduct%20and%20Ethics%20Dec%202014.pdf
Nursing Process and Activities of Daily Living including empathic behaviour of the nurse / Textbook
The Roper Logan Tierney Model of Nursing Based on Activities of Living / This book provides the definitive account of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing, including in-depth discussion of its conceptual development, its place within the wider body of nursing theory and a critique of its application in practice. The book will conclude with a wider discussion of the place of this model for nursing in the face of ongoing challenges in both nursing and health care throughout the world. / Authors – Nancy Roper, Winifred Logan and Alison Tierney.
Published by Churchill Livingstone Elseviere, 2000.
Structure and function of the Health Care System in Ireland / Webpage / Outlines all the Health Services in Ireland / Health Service Executive /
Structure and function of the Health Care System in Ireland / Webpage / Outlines the structure of the Health Service Executive / Health Service Executive /
Nursing terminology and medical abbreviations / Document
National Hospitals Office Code of Practice for Healthcare Records Management
Abbreviations / This national code provides a comprehensive guide for the use of abbreviations in nursing and across all disciplines in the Irish healthcare system. /
Drug Administration / Booklet
Guidance to Nurses and Midwives on Medication Management / An Bord Altranais has prepared these guidelines to assist nurses and midwives to
understand their roles and responsibilities in medication management. They are written
to enable nurses and midwives to reflect on the key points associated with medication
management and the related principles, and thus support effective, safe and ethical
practice. / Published by An Bord Altranais 2007 / file:///C:/Users/user1/Downloads/GuidanceMedMan_2007%20(1).pdf
Patient moving and handling / Series of three training DVDS / These are training DVDs that can be purchased from BVS. Suitable as alternative classroom activity and an excellent way of introducing students to the healthcare environment prior to work placement. The information is presented in a clear and memorable way. However, the information is based on UK guidelines. / BVS training with vision /
Patient Moving and Handling / Document
Guidance on the Management of Manual Handling in Healthcare / This guide provides practical information on managing the risk of injury from manual handling activities in the healthcare sector. The objective of providing such information is to ensure that manual handling work activities are reviewed, that hazards are identified, risks assessed and protective measures put in
place to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury.
The guide focuses on the hospital and ward environment but its principles can be applied to other work environments in healthcare. / Health and Safety Authority /
Measurement and recording of temperature, respiration, pulse, blood pressure and fluid balance / Textbook
The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures / Comprehensive textbook containing relevant information. Chapter 8 - fluid balance. Chapter 13 – Observations.
Provides rationale, methods, equipment and guidance for clinical skills. / Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
Commonly occurring infections – causes, transmission, effects and prevention. / Document
Standard Precautions (2009) / This document is aimed at all healthcare workers delivering care to all patients in all settings. These Standard Precautions can be used for healthcare facilities as a base for developing local guidelines. / Health Service Executive/ Health Protection Surveillance Centre /
Commonly occurring infections – causes, transmission, effects and prevention. / Document
Guidelines for hand hygiene in Irish healthcare settings (2015) / This is an updated version of the first national guidelines for hand hygiene in the healthcare setting published in 2005 by the Strategy for the Control of Antimicrobial Resistance in Ireland (SARI). It includes the World Health Organisations “5 moments of hand hygiene” which have been adopted internationally. / Health Service Executive/Royal College of Physicians of Ireland /
Covers all themes in this minor award. / Textbook
An introduction to Nursing Theory and Practice (2014) / Recently published textbook written by three Nursing Studies tutors in Cavan Institute of Further Education. This book is written specifically for this component and addresses all learning outcomes. / Mary Henry, Dorothy Phillips and Anne Traynor.
Published by Gill & Macmillan
Useful Organisations:
Name / Contact InformationTeaching Nurses Network /
Health Protection Surveillance Centre /
Health Service Executive /
Department of Health /
Health Information and Quality Authority /
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) /
MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses)
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