CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN - 2021/2

Module Overview

The module is based upon a philosophy of learning whereby students will consider care from birth to end of life. Assessment and care of the new-born, through childhood to adolescence and adulthood will be considered. This will be followed with older Patients with long term medical conditions, their holistic care and the wider impact of illness on family and society.

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

DOWNS Simon (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 2

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

Indicative content includes:

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  Neonatal care
  


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  Illness of youth
  


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  Policy and drivers for change.
  


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  Environment factors affecting health and illness
  


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  Changing nature of health care concerns affecting children and young people
  


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  Complex issues within safeguarding children
  


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  Transitional care
  


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  Assessment of children
  


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  Distraction techniques
  


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  National and local developments and directives 
  


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  Service delivery modules
  


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  Knowledge and understanding of long term conditions
  


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  Insight into the role of the multi-professional health care teams in the community setting
  


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  Models and theories of enablement and empowerment
  

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of health conditions and care of patients across the lifespan from birth to end of life care.

The summative assessment for this module consists of:

• An Essay considering an illness from childhood or older age. How the conditions impact on the patient and their carers, and avenues of support that are available (2000 words).                          100%

Module aims

• This module aims to:• Consider the specific needs and illness associated with new-born children, young children and adolescents
• • Encourage students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the impact of a long-term condition on the patient, family, carers and on society
• • Consider how to actively assess the patient’s capability and provide empowerment for self care
• • Consider the referral pathways and support available to patients to encourage self management

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching methods include:

• Lectures


• Discussion


• Individual care plan development


• Group work


• Self directed study


• Peer group discussions all branches

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.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR2181

Programmes this module appears in

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 2021/2 academic year.