| Module Code: NUR2073 |
Module Title: CHILD HEALTH PRACTICE IN CONTEXT |
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Module Provider: Health & Social Care
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Short Name: NUR2073
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Level: HE2
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Module Co-ordinator: COLLIETY P Dr (HSC)
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Number of credits: 40
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Number of ECTS credits: 20
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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
The assessment for this module will be in two parts:
An essay that discusses a child nursing intervention, exploring and critiquing the evidence base for the intervention. The essay should include the quality of the evidence, leadership and management issues e.g. change management, legal and ethical issues and personal and professional development. 3,000 words. 80%
A presentation to student peers and child health teachers that demonstrates the learning that has occurred through the elective experience.
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
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| Module Aims |
| This module will enable the student to analyse policy and management issues in relation to child health and to analyse and enhance their own contribution to care and that of others. The aim of the elective period in this module is to provide an opportunity for the student to develop personally and professionally and enable them to further develop their ability to identify and meet their own learning needs by studying in depth an aspect of child nursing. It is intended that the student will enhance their research skills in relation to evidence based practice and practice development and develop an understanding of the legal and ethical parameters of their practice. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of the module the student should be able to:
Values and attitudes
1. demonstrate an awareness of ethical dilemmas which influence clinical decision making and delivery of care
2. appreciate the importance of political awareness in the enhancement of inter-professional and inter-agency working
3. develop skills in professional collaborative working, leadership and management
Knowledge and understanding
1. review policy and management issues affecting child health.
2. analyse and evaluate service provision in relation to client need and policy requirements at local and national levels
3. identify international factors influencing child health.
4. discuss legal aspects of policy regulation and associated ethical issues.
5. critically analyse the concept of evidence-based practice in relation to their own practice.
6. evaluate the effectiveness of personal development plans as a means to increase performance
7. demonstrate and understanding of the concept of practice development
8. discuss different leadership styles and their impact on effective teamwork and care delivery.
Cognitive skills
1. utilize the concept of evidence based practice in relation to their own practice
2. critically review factors that influence contemporary health and social care policy development and delivery.
3. understand the relevant agendas and develop appropriate strategies for practice development
4. utilize and evaluate strategies designed to empower children, young people and their families to influence and use available services
5. discuss the complexity arising from legal and ethical dilemmas and their impact on decision-making.
Key skills
1. take responsibility for own learning and begin to develop skills to enhance the learning of others
2. demonstrate skills related to information and communication technology in the retrieval and presentation of data
3. critically analyse, evaluate and apply complex data
4. understand quality issues such as audit, benchmarking and clinical governance.
5. develop skills of project management.
6. develop a personal and professional development plan
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| Module Content |
Summary of Content:
Leadership and political awareness
Risk management
Management of change
Evidence based practice
Decision making
Governance and Clinical supervision
Professional development and Accountability
Policy drivers and implementation of policy
Multi-disciplinary, inter-agency, inter-professional working
Supporting own and others learning
The role and function of the regulatory and professional bodies
World health issues for children and families including the pathophysiology of disease management eg HIV Aids sickle cell
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
ESSENTIAL READING
Adair J 1998 Leadership Skills Institute of Personnel and Development London
Chambers R, Boath E, Rogers D. 2004. Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Governance Made Easy Radcliffe Medical Press. Oxford
Cole,GA 2004 Management: theory and practice 6th Edition Thomson
Cottrell S. 2003. Skills for Success. Palgrave McMillan. Basingstoke
Department of Health 2004 National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services HMSO London
Ellis P., 2010 Understanding research for Nursing Students Learning Matters Exeter
Holland K and Rees C 2010 Nursing: Evidence Based Practice Skills. Oxford University Press Oxford
Martin V, Henderson E. (eds) 2001 Managing in Health and Social Care. Routledge. London
McMillan K and Weyers J., 2010 How To Write Dissertations and Project Reports. Pearson Harlow
McNichol E, Hamer S. 2007 Leadership and Management a Three Dimensional Approach Nelson Thornes. Cheltenham
Moule P, and Goodman M., 2009 Nursing Research an Introduction Sage London
Polit DF, Beck CT 2006 Essential of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal and Utilisation 6th ed Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. London
Price R and Harrington, A., 2010 Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students Learning Matters Exeter
Thompson C, Dowding D. (eds) 2002 Clinical Decision Making and Judgements in Nursing Churchill Livingstone. London
REQUIRED READING
Craig JV, Smyth R. (eds) 2002 The Evidence Based Practice Manual for Nurses Churchill Livingstone. Edinburgh
Green S Hogan D (Eds) 2006 Researching Children’s Experiences:
Approaches and Methods Sage Publications London
Greig A Taylor J MacKay T 2007 Doing Research with Children second edition Sage Publications London
Holloway I 2007 Narrative Research in Nursing Blackwell. Oxford
Iles V 2005 Really Managing Health 2nd ed Open University Press. Maidenhead
Lipe, S. K, and Beasley, S., 2004 Critical Thinking in Nursing; A Cognitive Skills Workbook Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Philadelphia
Martin V, Henderson E. (eds) 2001 Managing in Health and Social Care. Routledge. London
Marquis B, Huston C 2006 Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia
McNichol E ,Hamer S 2007 Leadership and Management :A 3-dimensional approach Nelson Thornes Cheltenham
Miller J 2001/2002 Clinical Governance Nursing Times Clinical Monographs N 56.Emap Healthcare Ltd. London
National Institute for Clinical Excellence 2002 Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit Radcliffe Medical Press. Oxford Available at: www.nelh.nhs.uk/nice_bpca.asp
Royal College of Nursing 2003 Clinical Governance an RCN resource guide RCN. London
Smith P, James T, Lorentzon M, and Pope R (eds) 2004 Shaping the facts: evidence based nursing and healthcare Elsevier Science. Edinburgh
Sullivan E ,Decker P 2005 Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 6th Ed Pearson New Jersey
BACKGROUND READING
Cox CL, Reyes-Hughes A. 2001 Clinical Effectiveness in practice Palgrave. Basingstoke
Els van Ooijen 2000 Clinical Supervision, a practical approach Churchill Livingstone. London
Rolf G, Freshwater D & Jasper M. 2001 Critical Reflection for Nursing Palgrave. Basingstoke
Sullivan E, Decker P 2005 Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 6th ed Pearson. New Jersey
Talbot Smith AE, Ploock A 2006 The New NHS a Guide Routledge. London
Young AP and Cook M. (eds) 2002 Managing and Implementing Decisions in Healthcare Harcourt Pub. London
Journal Titles
British Journal of Community Nursing
Community Practitioner
Health Services Journal
Journal of Medical Ethics (BMA)
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Ethics
Nursing Standard
Nursing Times
The UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)
Journal of Advanced Practice
Websites
www.audit-commission.gov.uk
www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/
www.rcn.org.uk/publications (look under @C’ for clinical guidelines)
http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/default.aspx
www.institute.nhs.uk
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| Last Updated |
| 28TH JULY 2010 |
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