PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SPECIALIST COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING - 2020/1
Module code: NURM134
Module Overview
This module integrates theory learned in this module and all core programme modules and enables students to develop skills in practice using the appropriate evidence base. Students are supported in practice by a Practice Teacher and where appropriate a mentor to progress to a stage of competency in all domains of SCPHN practice.
Module provider
School of Health Sciences
Module Leader
FISHER C Mrs (Health Sci.)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 7
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Independent Learning Hours: 102
Lecture Hours: 42.5
Module Availability
Year long
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
Students must be sponsored by an Organisation who will provide a practice placement with an allocated Practice Teacher and where appropriate a Mentor to support and assess the student in practice
Module content
To be informed by High impact Areas in SCPHN Fields of Practice and BFI themes
Indicative content includes:
Child and young person development from birth to 19 years
Healthy eating and exercise
Breast feeding
Mental health
Minor illness management
Medicines management
Accident prevention in the 0-19 age range
School readiness
Transition to adulthood
Supporting families with disability and complex needs
Sexual health
Enuresis
Sleep
Behaviour management
Preparation for consolidated practice and pre-ceptorship
Clinical decision making
Health Visiting High Impact Areas For 2016-17
Transition to parenthood and early weeks
Maternal mental health
Breast feeding initiation and duration
Healthy weight, healthy nutrition ( including exercise)
Managing minor illness and reducing hospital attendance and admission
Health, welbeing and development of the child aged 2/ readiness for school
School Nursing High impact Areas for 2016-17
Resilience and emotional well being
Keeping safe: managing risk and reducing harm
Improving lifestyles
Maximising learning and achievement
Supporting complex and additional health and wellbeing needs
Seamless transition and preparation for adulthood
Baby Friendly Inititaive Themes (UNICEF 2016)
Have an understanding of breast feeding
Enable mothers to breast feed
Support close and loving relationships
Be able to manage the challenges
Promote positive communication
UNICEF (2016) Guidance for universities in implementing the Baby Friendly Initiative standards
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
---|---|---|
Pass/Fail competencies | PORTFOLIO | Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail competencies | Observed Structured Practice Assessment | Pass/Fail |
Coursework | ASSIGNMENT | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the integration of evidence based theory with the acquisition of practice skills.
In the portfolio, students will identify the strengths, challenges, opportunities and barriers to their learning at three key points in their learning journey. This will enable them to set their learning objectives, agree a plan for achieving them with their Practice Teacher and evaluate their progress
The summative assessment for this module consists of 3 parts :
1. An assignment in which the student will write a reflective account which critically analyses the clinical decision making used in a client assessment .
2. The Observed Structured Practice Assessment signed as a pass by the Practice Teacher
3. A Portfolio of evidence which includes
A log of practice hours for a minimum of 63 days which clearly denotes public health hours
Achievement of all domains of practice at a competent level
Confirmation that student is ready to progress to consolidated practice signed by Practice Teacher
Teaching plan, delivery and evaluation by student and Practice Teacher
3x SCOB analysis
Learning agreements and evaluation of them
Medicines management reflective discussion
Public health experience notes
Alternative practice journal
Windshield survey
Formative assessment and feedback
Student progress will be reviewed at tripartite meetings in practice between the student, Practice Teacher and University Specialist Practice Teacher. Each student will receive a minimum of 3 visits at strategic points in the programme. Students will develop their portfolio of evidence and complete a SCOB and reflection of their progress to be discussed at each visit. Practice Teachers will review the student’s practice on a regular basis and raise any concerns with the student and their tutor at an early stage.
Module aims
- This module aims to enable health visiting and school nursing students to develop evidence based practice and achieve competency in all 4 domains of the standards of proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses to meet the entry requirements for part 3 of the NMC register.
- Surveillance and assessment of the population’s health and wellbeing (Domain 1- Search for Health Needs)
- Collaborative working for health and wellbeing. Working with and for communities to improve health and wellbeing (Domain 2 – Stimulation of awareness of health needs)
- Developing health programmes and services, reducing inequalities. Policy and strategy development and implementation to improve health and wellbeing. Research and development to improve health and wellbeing. (Domain 3- Influence on policies affecting health)
- Promoting and protecting the population’s health and wellbeing. Developing quality and risk management within an evaluative culture. Strategic leadership for health and wellbeing. (Domain 4 – Facilitation of health enhancing activities)
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | ||
1 |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to bring together all elements of learning in University and practice settings to ensure that students are adequately prepared for their role as an SCPHN. They will build on their existing professional skills to achieve the knowledge and skills required to enter part 3 of the NMC register
UNICEF ( 2016) Learning outcomes will be integrated into the module in accordance with the recommendations received during the accreditation process
The learning and teaching methods include:
Lectures, seminars ,workshops, discussions, case studies, presentations from specialist practitioners in University
Observation, participation and demonstration of skills, professional conversation and reflection, clinical supervision, contribution to inter-professional forums in practice.
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
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Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.