Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
4004NAFDN-MAR-CTY
4004NAFDN-SEP-CTY
Aims
To provide students with an overview of the systems of the human body with an emphasis on those elements which inform skills for practice.
To develop an overview of psychosocial concepts in relation to health, well-being and illness.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate knowledge of biopsychosocial factors influencing development, health and illness
2.
Describe the basic structure of all major body systems and their functions in maintaining homeostasis
3.
Outline the basic processes underlying the changes in structure and function of the body across the lifespan
4.
Discuss the basic principles of pharmacology in relation to the mechanism of action of drugs used to treat a range of common disorders
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Basic processes underlying the changes in structure and function of the body across the lifecycle: Introduction to common illnesses from childhood to end of end of life.
Terms and concepts relating to human structure and function.
Organisation of the Body
Psychological models of behaviour. Developmental psychology, abnormal psychology
Theories of Mental distress; Classification of Mental Disorder; Descriptive Psychopathology Social models of health
Basic principles of infection control
Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying a range of common Disorders:
Signs and symptoms, investigating and diagnosing illness
Basic Pharmacology and psychopharmacology in relation to the mechanism of action of drugs used to treat a range of common disorders:
Concepts and terms in pharmacology and pathophysiology;
Causes and effects of illness
Module Overview:
This module provides an overview of the normal function of all body systems and their role in the maintenance of health. It also introduces the concepts of altered function and the biopsychosocial factors that can lead to ill health.
This module provides an overview of the normal function of all body systems and their role in the maintenance of health. It also introduces the concepts of altered function and the biopsychosocial factors that can lead to ill health.
Additional Information:This module provides an overview of the normal function of all body systems and their role in the maintenance of health. It also introduces the concepts of altered function and the biopsychosocial factors that can lead to ill health. Students will be expected to study independently using directed materials from the module content.