CA4S039 - Law, Ethics and Safeguarding 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CA4S039 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Law, Ethics and Safeguarding | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Community Nursing | ||
| Module Leader: | Dwynwen Spargo | ||
| Module Team: | Michelle Thomas, Iwan Dowie, Precious O'Driscoll | ||
| First Intended Intake: | DEC 2012 | Final Year of Intake: | 2024 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100281 - community nursing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2017 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
To develop advanced knowledge and skills necessary to identify, assess and effectively manage safeguarding issues involving individuals, families and communities within an inter-agency framework.
To critically analyse and synthesise existing knowledge of the legislative and ethical frameworks relating to vulnerable groups and the rights of society to protection
Content Summary
Ethical frameworks and principles;
Legal frameworks,
Accountability
Common and statutory law,
Confidentiality,
Record keeping and Data Protection;
Consent;
Awareness of own limitations;
Statutory provision to protect both children, young people and adults from harm;
Assessing risk and vulnerability;
Working with vulnerable children, families and groups;
Identifying, assessing and managing an individual in need of protection;
Equality and social exclusion;
Range and types of abuse;
Understanding policy and national targets to safeguard and improve health and wellbeing;
Disadvantage and inequalities;
Social justice;
Developing interpersonal skills to develop therapeutic relationships;
LAC;
Serious case reviews;
Prevention and early intervention strategies;
Multi and inter-agency working with vulnerable groups e.g. mental health, learning disability, substance misuse.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 28 |
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Project supervision | 2 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 8 |
| Work based learning | 100 |
| Independent Study | 58 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To conceptualise and critically evaluate the impact of complex risk. |
| LO2 | To critically analyse and synthesise existing knowledge of policy, legislative and ethical frameworks relating to vulnerable groups. |
| LO3 | To critically analyse the multifaceted contribution of the specialist community public health nurse to collaborative approaches in managing protection cases. |
| LO4 | The student will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the NMC and NOS standards relating to SCPHN (Health Visiting and School Nursing). |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Assessment (CW) | Presentation (CW) 1 | A recorded oral presentation developed from a problem based learning topic applying legal and ethical issues which attract 50% of the overall grade. | 10 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Written Assignment (CW) | Essay (CW) 1 | Critical analysis assignment based on legal or ethical issues relating to safeguarding and the role of the SCPHN, topic to be negotiated with their tutor, which attracts 50% of the overall grade. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Practical Assessment (CW) | Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | Assessed in practice by QPT need to be achieved at Proficient level (pass/fail) | 0 | N/A | 0 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | |
| Presentation (CW) 1 | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Essay (CW) 1 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |