Rehabilitation and recovery
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • The social and political context of rehabilitation • Social roles • Sick role • Labelling and stigma • Altered body image • Loss and grieving…
Infection prevention and control
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Main groups of microorganisms • Routes of spread of infection • Physical and physiological aspects of infection control • Risk management • Influences of behaviour,…
Communication
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • General models of communication • The biological basis of communication • Language acquisition • Non-verbal communication • Psychosocial factors influencing communication • The role of…
Aggression
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • How aggression arises • Precursors to aggression • Factors that inhibit aggression • Clients who may be liable to aggressive expression CARE DELIVERY KNOWLEDGE •…
Nursing knowledge and practice
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Definitions, theories and models of nursing • Role and image of the nurse • People as recipients of nursing care • Contexts for delivering nursing…
End of life care
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Nursing and end of life care: a historical overview • The meaning of key terms • Morbidity and mortality: epidemiological trends • Dying trajectories •…
Safety and risk
KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Exploration of the concept of internal and external environments • Basic human requirements for life • Hazards to human safety • Psychological and social concepts…
