Date of Learning:11/04/2024
Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Title of learning activity: Understanding complex care
Diary of Learning activity
During today’s class we started the lecture on time. It was a pleasure to start the day having a special lecturer. Maria the lecturer for a previous module in year 1 came back to run a session for us. It was a great pleasure to see her, because we all really enjoyed her teaching style. The module she thought us was understanding complex care and the topic was mental health long term conditions and learning disabilities. We discussed different types of learning disabilities focusing on the concept of neurodiversity and how it links with learning disabilities. We also explored how learning disabilities affects the learning disability population. We look thoroughly on the different types of assessment used in practice to assess and diagnose this disabilities. I am thoroughly enjoying this classes because we learning about the different types of comorbidities, their pathophysiology, their consequences in people’s life and the remedy in use to control this problems. After a great morning session we had our lunch break and after we met Joicy. The topic for the afternoon session was respiratory long term conditions. We discussed about Asthma , COPD , Pulmonary embolism, CF. We discussed the pathophysiology, the remedies and the consequences of this issues on our patients. We look thoroughly into the causes of airway obstructions and the signs to quickly diagnose it. We looked into the definitions of Type 1 and 2 respiratory failures. We look into oxygen administration and the respiratory support available for this types of patients. Afterall I thought that this session was very pleasant and formative and it has been a great opportunity to learn more about something new that I did not know before.
KSBs addressed:
| B1 | Treat people with dignity, respecting individual’s diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences |
| B2 | Show respect and empathy for those you work with, have the courage to challenge areas of concern and work to evidence based best practice |
| B3 | Be adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, resilience and self-awareness |
| S25 | Meet people’s needs for safety, dignity, privacy, comfort and sleep |
| S26 | Meet people’s needs related to nutrition, hydration and bladder and bowel health |
| S27 | Meet people’s needs related to mobility, hygiene, oral care, wound care and skin integrity |
| S28 | Support people with commonly encountered symptoms including anxiety, confusion, discomfort and pain |
| K36 | Understand the roles of the different providers of health and care |
| K37 | Understand the challenges of providing safe nursing care for people with complex co-morbidities and complex care needs |
| K38 | Understand the complexities of providing mental, cognitive, behavioural and physical care needs across a wide range of integrated care settings |
| K39 | Understand the principles and processes involved in supporting people and families with a range of care needs to maintain optimal independence and avoid unnecessary interventions and disruptions to their lives |
| K40 | Understand own role and contribution when involved in the care of a person who is undergoing discharge or a transition of care between professionals, settings or services |
| K41 | Know the roles, responsibilities and scope of practice of different members of the nursing and interdisciplinary team, and own role within it |