Assignment weighted at 100%. 3000 words. Assessing all LO's

Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Formative Assessment:
feedback will be incorporated into the seminar and tutorial sessions via group discussions and workshops

The aim of this module is to develop the understanding of public health and understanding of care in the community first considered in year one. This module will enable to student to develop nursing interventions in a community environments across the lifespan.

- Public health principles, priorities and practice and their relationship to the major causes and social determinants of health, illness and health inequalities.
- Continuing health promotion and nursing care to support people with complex health needs, vulnerable groups, communities and populations, whose lives are affected by ill health, disability, inability to engage, ageing or death
- Inter-professional and partnership collaboration, to support service users, carers, groups, communities and organisations to manage risk and ill health, and empower choices that promote safety and self-care where possible
- Nursing roles, responsibilities and functions in a community care setting, and adaption of practice to meet the changing needs of people, groups, communities and populations, role modelling and effective communication
- Contemporary evidence based practice in the community, required to plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred care, communicate findings, influence change and promote health and best practice, in partnership with others involved in the care process, to ensure high quality care. Clinical decision making complexity, requiring specialist knowledge and expertise, and consultation and referral processes
- Comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments that take account of relevant physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, genetic and environmental factors, in partnership with service users and others through interaction, observation and measurement
- Educational support, facilitation skills and therapeutic nursing interventions to optimise health and wellbeing, which promote self-care and management whenever possible, helping people to make choices about their healthcare needs, involving families and carers where appropriate, to maximise their ability to care for themselves
- Safeguarding issues in the community
- Legal and ethical principles relating to community care.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (39 hours)
36 hours key lectures
3 hours Group tutorials

Guided Independent Study: (261 hours)
31 hours Blackboard work and accessing supplementary resources on Blackboard
30 hours Preparation for group/ class work discussion
100 hours Literature searching and reading
100 hours Preparation for assignment

Service user and carer

ATHERLY, S. PYE, S. KELLY, J. ARNOTT, J. (2012) Introduction to Community Nursing Practice. Milton Keynes. Open University Press.

EVANS, D. COUTSAFTIKI, D.FATHERS, P. (2014) Health Promotion and Public Health for Nursing students [2nd Edition] London. Sage.

SINES, D. FANNING, A. POTTER, K. (2013) Community and Public Health Nursing [5thEdition] London. John Wiley and Sons.

Enrolled on RN/BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Practice
Access to practice placements

1. Analyse the complexity of working within the community settling and identify the skills knowledge required by the nurse to deliver and manage patient care (Analysis, Knowledge and Understanding)

2. Discuss effective communication with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to recognise the importance of inter-professional working within public health strategies (Communication)

3. Critically evaluate the appropriateness and application of established health promotion approaches, including an analysis of the concept of `self-care', and their effectiveness in community health settings
(Analysis, Application, Enquiry, Problem Solving)

4. Explore how health inequalities may impact on the lives of individuals and families and consider strategies that could be used to support their health needs (Application)

5. Discuss the role and limitations of the effective use of evidence based practice to underpin and lead a range of nursing interventions within community settings (Learning)