Course overview
In this course, students will develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to confidently and competently manage clients with allergic conditions across the lifespan. The role of the allergy nurse; ethico-legal aspects of allergy nursing; evidence-based practice/best available evidence in allergy nursing; locating evidence-based, professional allergy resources; management of allergy and the allergic response across the lifespan including eczema, allergic rhinitis, asthma and allergic airways disease, drug allergies, immunotherapy, anaphylaxis, allergy vs intolerance; social, economic and environmental factors impacting on allergic conditions and their management within a global context; allergy investigations; allergy myths and misconceptions; client teaching across the lifespan, allergy prevention and early intervention strategies.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the role of the allergy nurse and how it is situated within the field of immunology.
- Explain the allergic response and how allergic conditions manifest and progress in clients across the lifespan
- Critically analyse the role of the nurse in the evidence-based investigations required to identify and manage allergic conditions in clients across the lifespan
- Synthesise current best available evidence to inform clinical decision making in the management of clients presenting with allergic conditions.
- Demonstrate the problem solving and critical thinking skills to competently perform nursing interventions in the management of allergic conditions in clients across the lifespan.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to provide evidence based client and peer teaching related to management of allergic conditions encompassing prevention, early recognition and intervention, treatment and management strategies, and allergy care plans
- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes to practise competently as an allergy nurse in a variety of settings.