FAKULTI SAINS KESIHATAN

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

KAMPUS PUNCAK ALAM
42300, PUNCAK ALAM, SELANGOR.

SESSION PLAN

Course Name : Neurology and Emergency Nursing

Course Code : NRS521

Programme : HS240

Credit Hours :3

Contact Hours : 6 Hours per week for 10 weeks

Course
Description : This course provides the students with knowledge, skills and
attitude required to manage the nursing problems related to
neurological disorders. It’s also to develop an advance
understanding of the emergency management of adults and
children in nursing practice. Application of learned theory takes
place in the class and skill labs after which this knowledge will be
transferred to the real-life situations in the hospital where student
is required to nurse clients with neurological disorders and
emergency situations.

Course Outcomes : Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be
able to:

1. Explain the fundamental principles and concepts of

neurology and emergency nursing. ( C2 )
2. Display nursing skills in managing needs of emergency
situations and neurological disorders. ( A5 )
3. Analyse the various management of clients with neurological
disorders and emergency setting. ( C5 )

Lecturer : ROSWATI BNTI NORDIN

019-3725859

roswati2809@uitm.edu.my or ayangati72@yahoo.com
COURSE OF WORK FOR NEUROLOGY AND EMERGENCY NURSING (NRS521)

LESSON/
CONTENTS
WEEK DATE
1. Nursing Managements of Clients in Emergency Unit

• 1. Introduction to trauma and emergency care nursing.

1 1.1 History and urgency theories
1 •
• 1.2 The scope of emergency services
•

• 1.3 Personnel and education preparation

• 1.4 Prehospital and base hospital personnel
2
2 • 1.5 Roles of emergency department staff

• 1.6 Communications
• 1.7 Legal issues- brought in death, death in casualty.
3 • 2. Approaches to emergency care.
3
• 2.1 Hospital and Disaster triage.

• 3. Life support
4 • 3.1 Basic life support (BLS)
4
• 3.2 Advance cardiac life support (ACLS)

• 4. Shock
• 4.1 Medical-surgical management
5 • 5. Types of emergencies
5
• 6. Multiple-system trauma

• Cardiopulmonary emergencies
• Neurological emergencies
6
6 • Abdominal emergencies
• Genitourinary emergencies
 1. Nursing management of clients with spinal cord disorders and
central nervous infections

7 2.1 Spinal cord injury

7
2.2 Herniated intervertebral disk
2.3 Meningitis
2.4 Encephalitis

2.5 Brain abscess

2.6 Tetanus
8 8
2.7 Postpoliomyelitis

Nursing skills of patient in emergency unit

• Nursing skills (emergency)

• 1 Preparation of Emergency trolley
• 2 Perform Gastric lavages
• 3 Prepare emergency equipment’s – spinal board, splint,
9 soft collar
9
• 4 Assist in intubation
• 5 Perform T&S (Toilet and suturing)
• 6 Perform Venepuncture
• 7 Perform phlebotomy
• 8 Administer drug related to emergency disorders

Nursing skills of patient with neurological disorders

• Nursing skills (Neuro)

10 10 • 1 Prepare and assisting in lumbar puncture.
• 2 Perform neurological assessment
• 3 Administer drug related to neurological disorders.

ASSESSMENT:
The student will be assessed as follows:
Formative: (Tests, Project) : 40%
Summative: (Final exam) : 60%
Total : 100%
Recommended Text:
Kozier, B., Erb G. et al. (2006) Fundamental of Nursing: Concepts, Process and
Practice. (6th ed.). Prentice Hall.

Potter, P.A., & Perry, A.G. (2010). Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques. (7th ed.).
Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis.

LeMone & Burke. (2008) Medical Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client
Care. (4th ed.) Prentice Hall.

References:
White, L. (2005) Foundations of Nursing, (2nd ed.). Thomson Delmar Learning.
New York, US.

Healy, P.F., & Mourad, L.A. (1998). Medical Surgical Nursing. (2nd ed.). Pennsylvania;
Springhouse Corporation.

Nettina S.M. (2001). The Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. (7th ed.). Lippincott:
Philadelphia

Potter, P.A., & Perry, A.G. (2002). Fundamentals of Nursing, (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Smeltzer, S.C., & Bare, B.G. (2000.) Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing. (9th ed.).
Philadelphia; Lippincott.

Students will be directed to relevant texts, journals, and readings during the course.
Guideline for written assignment: 20%

• written assignment with maximum words of 1500

• Content should focus on nursing managements.
• Minimum article used to support your statement is 3.
• References with APA style
• Font must be using Arial, size 11, paragraph in justify with line spacing 1.5

• Submission: Week 6

1. Explain Nursing management of clients with neurologic disorders:

• Multiple sclerosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Bell’s Palsy
• poliomyelitis

2. Discuss emergency management on patient with:

• Ocular emergencies
• Musculoskeletal emergencies
• Soft tissue emergencies
• Environmental / temperature emergencies
• Poisoning and overdoses
• Genitourinary emergencies

Practical Test 20%

1. Emergency procedure (week 6)

2. Neurology procedure (submission: week 10)