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CARDIOLOGY NURSING
6KNIR302
Level: 6
Credits: 15 credits
Module leader:
Tel:
Email:
Amanda McNaughton
020 7848 3679
[email protected]
Module deputy:
Tel:
Email:
Dr Ehsan Khan
020 7848 3509
[email protected]
Academic support:
Amanda McNaughton
This handbook must be read in conjunction with module information provided on KEATS, the King’s ELearning And Teaching Service. You will be given access to KEATS on enrolment. Important information
relating to assessment and related regulations can be found in the Undergraduate Handbook, available on
KEATS and via the Student Services Centre.
This handbook can also be provided in alternative formats (such as large print) upon request to
[email protected].
Contents
Module overview ............................................................................................................... 1
Module aims ................................................................................................................... 1
Learning outcomes ......................................................................................................... 1
Teaching arrangements .................................................................................................. 1
Timetable ....................................................................................................................... 2
Submitting coursework/exam information ......................................................................... 3
Assessment criteria ......................................................................................................... 3
Formative assessment ..................................................................................................... 3
Summative assessment.................................................................................................... 3
Witten assignment.............................................................................................................. 3
Submission date for course work: ................................................................................... 3
Results and re-submissions for course work .................................................................... 3
Re- submission date:....................................................................................................... 4
Resubmitted work available for download:..................................................................... 4
Results and re-sits for examinations ................................................................................ 4
Learning resources ............................................................................................................. 5
Oxford.Module evaluation ................................................................................................. 9
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Module overview
Module aims
This course aims to prepare the practitioner for their role in Cardiology Nursing. There will be opportunities
to develop specialist skills and knowledge in order to deliver a high standard of care to cardiac clients.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
Have an in-depth understanding of patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes.
Have a critical understanding of the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of ACS.
Demonstrate an understanding of the process of risk stratification and the utilisation of diagnostic tools.
Have a critical understanding of care and management of heart failure.
Appraise the role of secondary prevention in cardiac disease management.
Explore the role of palliative care in the management of chronic cardiac patients.
Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of the professionals within the multi-disciplinary team.
Use evidence based practice to inform care.
Teaching arrangements
Lectures with interactive discussion
Directed reading
Seminars
Student presentations
Guided study
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Timetable
Week
Date
12/01/16
1
Time
1000-1030
1100-1300
12/01/16
1400-1530
2
1530-1600
1000-1200
3
02/02/16
4
02/02/16
5
23/02/16
23/02/16
6
1200-1300
1400-1600
1000-1200
1200-1300
1400-1530
Title
Lecturer(s)
Introduction
Amanda McNaughton
Anatomy & Physiology
Dr Ehsan Khan
Assessment of chest pain
&
ACS
Assignment guidelines
Amanda McNaughton
Room
FWB 1.65
Valvular heart disease
TAVI
Endocarditis
Heart Failure
Cardiomyopathies
Principles of ECG & AF
Long QT
Amanda McNaughton
Amanda McNaughton
Winnie Nwosu
Amanda McNaughton
Dr Ehsan Khan
Amanda McNaughton
Dr Ehsan Khan
FWB 1.63
FWB 1.65
FWB 1.12
FWB 1.65
FWB 1.69
ELEARNING
08/03/16
7
08/03/16
8
1000-1300
1400-1600
Heart Sounds & Tour
round Gordon museum
Cardiac rehab
Amanda McNaughton
TBC
Amanda McNaughton
evaluation
2
Gordon
Museum,
Guys
campus
FWB 1.62
Submitting coursework/exam information
Assessment criteria
All parts of the assessment must be completed and submitted by the date below. Failure to submit
assignments or attend examinations will result in a fail grade being awarded.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is submission of a plan of your assignment to the course leader.
Reading of draft work
Lecturers are permitted to comment on a detailed plan or correct up to 250 words of a draft assignment on one
occasion for each piece of work.
Summative assessment
Witten assignment
Choose one of the subjects from the course content and critically analyse how you used the information to
inform your nursing interventions using evidence based practice.
This comprises of one assignment of 2,000 words and carries weighting of 100% of the total mark.
Date of submission 12th April 2016
Course work submission/exam instructions are provided on the KEATS module page.
It is essential that you use your candidate number on all assignments/examinations. Your candidate number,
which will begin with W for the academic year 2015/16, will be available via Student Records on the
King’s Intranet approximately one month after you enrol.
Submission date for course work:
12th April 2016
Late submissions will be accepted for 24 hours following the submission date. All work submitted late will
be marked as normal but will be capped at the pass mark for the module. If your assignment is hard copy
please ensure you date stamp it and submit it to the submission room G15 JCMB. If your assignment is
submitted electronically through TurnItIn, information about how to submit late will be provided on
KEATS module sites under assessment information.
Results and re-submissions for course work
Students will receive a provisional (unratified) mark for their coursework 4 weeks following submission.
According to the method of submission as detailed on your KEATS site, if your work was submitted online
you will be able to download marked coursework from KEATS; alternatively, if you completed a hard-copy
submission you can collect your coursework and feedback from the Student Services Centre.
To collect a hard copy assignment, you must provide your candidate number. Alternatively, you may send a
stamped addressed envelope to the Student Services Centre ensuring that this is large enough to
accommodate your assignments and that you have applied sufficient postage. Hard copy assignments will be
retained for four weeks; if you have not collected your assignment by then, it will be destroyed.
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Feedback will include the award of a numerical grade which remains provisional until ratified by the
examination boards. The dates for the examination boards are available on KEATS. Ratified marks can be
viewed via Student Records on the King’s Intranet, the Monday following the relevant examination board.
If you are unsuccessful, it is recommended that you contact the module leader before submitting your
second attempt. This will enable the module lead to provide you with an appropriate level of support as you
prepare to re-submit your work.
Re- submission date:
19th July 2016
Resubmitted work available for download:
Students will receive a provisional (unratified) mark for their coursework 4 weeks following submission.
According to the method of submission as detailed on your KEATS site, if your work was submitted online.
Results and re-sits for examinations
Unratified results from exams will be available on your KEATS module site 4 weeks from the date of the
examination.
Re-sit dates will available on your KEATS module site. If you are unsuccessful, it is recommended that you
contact the module leader before submitting your second attempt or re-sitting your examination.
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Learning resources
Week 1: Introduction & Anatomy & Physiology
By the end of the session students will:
Have an understanding of how the course runs.
Have asked any questions they have pending the commencement of the course.
Discuss an introduction to the anatomy of the heart.
Briefly describe the physiology of the heart.
Have an in-depth knowledge of the foundations anatomy and physiology of the heart
Indicative Reading
Marieb EN, (2015). Human Anatomy and Physiology 11th ed. San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin/
Cummings Publishing Company Inc.
Woods SL., Froelicher ES, Motzer S. Bridges E. (2012) Cardiac Nursing. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins
Levick JR. (2009) An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology. 5th ed. London: Hodder Arnold.
Week 1: Cardiac Assessment
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Assess chest pain
Use different assessment tools to assess the chest pain
Discuss the use of cardiac markers in the diagnosis of CHD
Be able to discuss which cardiac markers might be more appropriate for patients in their area.
Discuss differential diagnosis
Indicative Reading
Bickley LS & Szilagyi PG(2012) Bates guide to physical examination and history taking.
11th Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Week 1: Acute Coronary Syndromes
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Discuss the pathophysiology and treatment of ACS
Discuss the disease process leading to ACS
Be able to differentiate between myocardial infarction and unstable angina
Be able to discuss the evidence based drugs required for patients with ACS
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Indicative Reading
Nicholls M (2006). A National Audit of Care for Myocardial Infarction. Circulation: 114; 149-152
Woods SL., Froelicher ES, Motzer S. Bridges E. (2012) Cardiac Nursing. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins
Hatchett R, Thompson DR. (2007) Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide. 2nd ed. London: Churchill
Livingstone
Coronary heart disease statistics (2014). British Heart Foundation www.bhf.org.uk accessed 11/12/16
NICE Guidelines (2013). No 167 Guidelines for Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation: The
acute management of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation. www.nice.org.uk. accessed
11/12/15
NICE Guidelines (2010). No 94 Unstable angina and NSTEMI: The early management of unstable angina
and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. . www.nice.org.uk. accessed 09/01/15
Weissberg PL (2000). Arthrogenisis: Current Understanding of the cause of artheroma. Heart, 83(2): 24752
NICE Technology Appraisal (2010). N0. 95.Chest pain of recent onset. www.nice.org.uk. accessed
09/01/15
Week 2: Heart Failure
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Discuss the causes of heart failure
Discuss the care needs for patients with heart failure
Discuss how nurses can facilitate living with heart failure
Critically discuss how EBM impacts on HF
Critically analyse the use of mechanical support for patients
Indicative Reading
NICE Guidelines (2014). CG187 Acute heart failure: diagnosing and managing acute heart failure in adults.
www.nice.org.uk. accessed 09/01/15
NICE Guidelines (2010). Chronic heart failure management in primary and secondary care. Clinical
guideline 108. www.nice.org.uk. accessed 09/01/15
Week 2: Valvular Heart Disease
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Discuss how valvular heart disease may affect the normal heart function.
Identify causes of endocarditis and signs and symptoms.
Critically discuss current practice in valvular heart disease management.
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Indicative Reading
Woods SL., Froelicher ES, Motzer S. Bridges E. (2012) Cardiac Nursing. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins
Hatchett R. Thompson DR (2007) Cardiac Nursing: 2nd Ed. A Comprehensive Guide London: Churchill
Livingstone
Week 2: Endocarditis
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Identify causes of endocarditis and signs and symptoms.
Critically discuss treatment options available
Indicative Reading
Woods SL., Froelicher ES, Motzer S. Bridges E. (2012) Cardiac Nursing. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins
Hatchett R. Thompson DR (2007). Cardiac Nursing:2nd Ed. A Comprehensive Guide London: Churchill
Livingstone
NICE Guidelines (2008). No 64 Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. www.NICE.org.uk accessed
16/08/10
Week 3: Cardiomyopathy
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Differentiate between the different types of cardiomyopathy
Discuss the care needs for patients with cardiomyopathy
Understand the use of drugs to alleviate the symptoms of cardiomyopathy
Indicative Reading
Towbin J (2001). Molecular genetic basis of sudden cardiac death. Cardiovascular Pathology 10: 283-295
Elliott P (2000). Diagnosis and management of dilated cardiomyopathy. Heart. 84 (1): 106-112
Corrado D, Basso C, & Theine G (2000). Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: diagnosis,
prognosis and treatment. Heart: 83 (5): 588-95
McKenna W & Behr E (2002). Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Management, risk stratification and
prevention of sudden death. Heart. 87 (2): 169-76
Week 3: Atrial fibrillation
By the end of the session students will be able to:
recognise the characteristics of atrial fibrillation
recognise how to manage a patient with atrial fibrillation
critically discuss the implications for the patient suffering atrial fibrillation
critically discuss the challenges faced by atrial fibrillation
have an in depth understanding of the nurses’ role in managing the patient with atrial fibrillation
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Indicative reading
NICE (2006): Atrial Fibrillation The management of atrial fibrillation www.nice.org.uk accessed 24/03/11
Woods SL., Froelicher ES, Motzer S. Bridges E. (2012) Cardiac Nursing. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins
Hatchett R. Thompson DR (2007) Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide 2nd Ed. London: Churchill
Livingstone
Khan EU (2006) The pathological origin of arrhythmias British Journal of Cardiac Nursing,
Vol. 1, Iss. 9, 06 Sep pp 408 - 417
Jenkins RD, Gerred SJ. (2011) ECGs by Example 3rd Ed. London: Churchill Livingstone
Week 3: Long QT syndrome
By the end of this session students should be able to:
Be aware of long qt syndrome and understand how it may present
Understand the genetic link for either cardiomyopathy / long qt
Indicative Reading
Khan E: (2006) Polypharmacy and the QT interval. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 1 (10): 479-86.
Web sites
www.sads.org accessed 09/01/15
www.cardiomyopathy.org 09/01/15
Week 4 : Heart Sounds
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Identify normal heart sounds
Identify sounds indicated by valvular heart disease
Identify normal and abnormal
Indicative Reading
Brown et al (2008) Heart sounds made easy. 2nd ed.London: Churchill Livingston
Hatchett R, Thompson DR (2007) 2nd ed. Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide
London: Churchill Livingstone
Week 4: Cardiac Rehabilitation
By the end of the session students will be able to:
Discuss the phases of cardiac rehab
Be able to identify goals for rehab patients
Discuss the main concepts of cardiac rehab
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Indicative Reading
Lindsay G, Gaw A (2004). Coronary heart disease prevention: a handbook for the healthcare team .2nd ed.
London: Churchill Livingston
Allan R & Scheidt S. (1996). Heart and Mind: The Practice of Cardiac Psychology.
USA: American Psychological Association
Hatchett R, Thompson DR (2007) 2nd ed. Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide
London: Churchill Livingstone
Web sites
www.bhf.org.uk accessed 16/12/15
Oxford Module evaluation
At the end of the module you are requested to complete the short online evaluation which will be available
on your module KEATS site. Student evaluations are very important to us and are required by Health
Education England and the regional London Local Education and Training Boards.
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