CA4U002 - Fundamentals of Community Practice 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CA4U002
Module Title: Fundamentals of Community Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Community Nursing
Module Leader: Michelle Panniers
Module Team: Alexandra James, Angela Hiscocks
First Intended Intake: DEC 2012 Final Year of Intake: 2012
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 30 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 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To prepare practitioners to work safely, effectively and efficiently in a community setting, with patients, clients, families, colleagues and members of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.

Content Summary

The module is divided into four themes:

Theme 1-Community as the Context of Care-organisation of health and social care in the community, health and social policy relating to community care, partnership working, health care and the Welsh culture and influences on individual and community settings as a basis for planning services.
Theme 2-Professional Role and Accountability-professional development within community practice, healthcare, professional and organisational values, legal and ethical issues relating to community practice, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, empowerment and collaborative relationships with patients/clients, evidence–informed community practice, decision making, equality and diversity, and an overview of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Theme 3-Practice in the Community-holistic care and problem solving, care planning and evaluation, clinical governance, time management, care co-ordination concepts, family and carer assessment, patient journey, health promotion and communication and interpersonal skills.
Theme 4-Family-Centred Care-sociological and psychological perspectives, types of families, the role and function of the family in health and illness, values/beliefs, lifespan issues, varying family dynamics, coping strategies, understanding behaviour change, Family-Nursing, family centred care, frameworks for assessing families, empowering families and the needs of informal carers and vulnerable families.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 25
Seminar 17
Independent Study 68
Placement 150
Directed Study 37
Formative Assessment - Independent 3
Total Hours Selected 300

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Theme 1-Critically evalaute the societal, environmental, political and cultural influences on the aims, organisation and delivery of health and social care.
LO2 Theme 2-Critically evaluate and outline the professional role of the community practitioner within the context of primary care.
LO3 Theme 3-Critically evaluate, review and adapt existing knowledge and skills to the provision of safe and effective care in community settings.
LO4 Theme 4-Critically analyse the strengths and development needs of the family as a unit of care within an identified specialist area of community practice, and justify the approach adopted to meeting their needs
LO5 Theme 1-Demonstare delivery of effective care that reflects the aims of, and is sensitive to, the context of community practice
LO6 Theme 2-Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills within the context of community practice situations
LO7 Theme 3-Demonstrate evaluation, adaptation and application of previously acquired knowledge and skills to provision of care in community settings.
LO8 Theme 4-Critcally outline the knowledge, skills and beliefs required to meet the needs of a variety of families within community practice.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Project Output 1 The assessment will take the form of a case study examining in-depth, the theoretical outcomes associated with the four themes. The precise remit of the case study will be negotiated with the personal tutor. 0 4500 100 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Clinical Learning 1 The practical assessment will require developing and completing a portfolio demonstrating achievement of the four clinical learning outcomes 0 N/A 0 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7 LO8
Project Output 1
Clinical Learning 1

Reading List

Arnott J, Atherley S, Kelly J and Pye S (2012) Introduction to Community Nursing Practice. Open University Press

Chilton S, Bain H, Clarridge A and Melling K (2012) Textbook of Community NursingCRC Press; 1 edition

Drennan V and Goodman C (2014) Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing (Oxford Handbooks in Nursing) OUP Oxford; 2 edition

Kay N (editor) (2008) Portfolios in the nursing profession: use in assessment and professional development. London. Quay Books.

Wallace C and Davies M (2009) Sharing assessment across health and social care: a guide for practitioner. Sage publications.