Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
well as other treatment and care modalities, direct
and indirect interventions, palliative, rehabilitative,
or restorative measures and their respective anticipated
outcomes. The course assists students to effectively
use the nursing and medical processes in
identifying deviations through health assessment,
formulation of l diagnoses, selection and interpretation
of diagnostic investigations, planning, implementation
and evaluation of appropriate treatment
regimes. Students are facilitated to integrate critical
thinking, developing the clinical skills, clinical judgment
and decision-making ability necessary for ethical
advanced nursing practice.
NE62A This course enables students to gain criti-
cal thinking skills in critiquing research findings and
to decide on the best evidence in making decisions
in nursing practice. It exposes students to a variety
of research designs and their application to nursing
practice. Emphasis is placed on quantitative and
qualitative research principles, research methods
and the application to evidence-based practice in
nursing phenomena and the importance of research
in advancing nursing practice.
NE62B Students will refine the project proposal developed
to address a specific nursing project in
NE62A, (Research Methods applied to Nursing) collect
and analyze data and write a project report.
NE63A The primary focus of this course is the
growth and development of individuals along the life
cycle. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and the
acquisition of evidence-based knowledge and skills
in determining normal physical characteristics and
behaviours. A substantial portion of the course will
be devoted to transferring theory to practice. Practical
experiences will be gained at major hospitals and
selected care centres.
NE63B Students are enabled to integrate theory
and clinical practice, develop critical thinking skills
and demonstrate clinical judgment in analyzing patient
problems. A forum for developing leadership
and initiating change is also facilitated. Students will
reflect on and discuss their practice in terms of interviewing,
assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention,
documentation, evaluation, knowledge gaps,
problems encountered, actual or potential resolutions.
NE63C This course exposes post graduate students
current theories development and substruction and
the use of theoretical frameworks and principles in
guiding nursing practice. It assists students to integrate
evidence based theoretical models and the
nursing process in decision-making for quality care
of persons throughout the life cycle and along the
wellness-illness continuum. The course enables students
to become proficient in comprehensive subjective
and objective assessment of persons along the
life cycle as the foundation for caring and delivery of
quality nursing practice. Students will benefit from
demonstration and supervised return demonstration
in physical examination. Competency in physical examination
will be accomplished through use of simulators
and practice with peers.
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