Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

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Module Offerings

6142PCCOMM-JAN-CTY

Aims

The aim of this module is to enable the district nurse student to critically review knowledge relating to the development of specialist district nursing practice. This will enable them to develop the knowledge and skills to become an effective leader who can manage the care of individuals and groups within the community setting. Students who already hold a V150/300 qualification will register on Specialist Practice 2 - Contemporary Issues in District Nursing module (6144PCCOMM), which does not include V100 as part of the syllabus.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Professional values and behaviours - 6Cs. Professional responsibility, accountability, confidentiality, legislation and record keeping. Role modelling. Human resource management and promoting strong team dynamics. Information dissemination. Service development and delivery. Nurse led Initiatives for quality. Line Management for effective caseload management and referral - Complex care co-ordination, assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation of planned care, evaluation of care plans. Partnership working and integrated care using evidence based approaches. Care management and Case Management for complex patients. Choice. Assessing the needs of older people and carers. Mental Health and social isolation. End of life Care and pain and symptom management. Long-term conditions management. Valuing diversity. Safeguarding. Individualised innovative care planning - supporting patients to self care, promoting independence, empowerment and partnership approaches with the Expert Patient. Technology assisted approaches to support the health and care of patients, admission avoidance, integrated care methods, clinical nursing care processes and protocols. Public health approaches - exploring health needs and health promotion. Choice. DH, PHE and NHS policy. Health & Safety. Risk Management. Audit. Quality. Principles of learning & facilitation of learning for the development of staff and learners. Nurse Prescribing (V100): 1. Consultation, decision-making and therapy, including referral; 2. Influences on, and psychology of, prescribing; 3. Prescribing in a team context; 4. Clinical pharmacology, including the effects of co-morbidity; 5. Evidence-based practice and clinical governance in relation to nurse prescribing; 6. Legal, policy and ethical aspects; 7. Professional accountability and responsibility; 8. Prescribing in the public health context
Additional Information:The aim of this module is to enable the student to critically review knowledge relating to the development of specialist district nursing practice. This will enable them to develop the knowledge and skills to become an effective leader who can manage the care of individuals and groups within the community setting. The Practice Evidence Tool must be completed and passed by the end of this module. This module includes V100 community practitioner prescribing which is assessed by an exam. The pass mark is 80%, however the numeracy questions must score 100%. Additionally, if any answers suggest risk to a patient’s health, the exam will be marked as a fail. The prescribing competences in the V100 Practice Competency Framework Document must also be passed. The prescribing component of this module is graded as pass/fail.

Assessments

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