Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

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Module Offerings

6155PCCOMM-SEP-CTY

Aims

To enable experienced children's nurses to develop the ability to transfer their existing skills and knowledge in order to provide safe, evidence-based, risk-managed, holistic nursing care to children, young people and their families within the community context. In particular this will include children with acute and short-term conditions; children with long term conditions ; children with disabilities and complex conditions including those requiring continuing care and neonates and children with life-limiting illness, including those requiring palliative and end of life care.

Learning Outcomes

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Demonstrate a critical understanding of contemporary challenges facing Community Children's Nurses
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Critically analyse and evaluate the management and delivery of seamless care in partnership with children, young people and their families.
3.
Assess and embrace the rights, needs, wishes and choices of children, young people and their families in the delivery of their care.
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Respond to the diverse needs and circumstances of children, young people and families in the provision of supportive care.
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Critically analyse a public health approach within the role of the Community Children's Nurse

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Contemporary policy context Role of the Community Children's Nurse and Community Matron Partnership working in the community Case load management and delivering care at or closer to home Working with and empowering families; children, young people and parents perspectives Supportive care for children and young people with a range of health conditions and disabilities Enhanced communication skills Mental health and well-being Planning for discharge and coordinating care Supporting transitions from birth to young adulthood Identifying individuals at risk Developing skills for reflective practice Safeguarding Public health in the CCN role Motivational Interviewing and Brief Intervention in CCN practice Professional issues in CCN role Equality and diversity
Module Overview:
To enable experienced children's nurses to develop the ability to transfer their existing skills and knowledge in order to provide safe, evidence-based, risk-managed, holistic nursing care to children, young people and their families within the community context.
Additional Information:This course will encourage students to combine their theoretical and practice-based learning to enable them to work towards improving the experiences of children, young people and their families where they have specific care needs across integrated pathways of services , including primary, secondary and in some cases tertiary care. They will be supported to achieve throughout this challenging learning journey through a robust partnership between academic staff, practice teachers and mentors.

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