CA3S040 - Law, Ethics and Safeguarding 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CA3S040 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: | Iwan Dowie, Michelle Thomas, Precious O'Driscoll | ||
| First Intended Intake: | NOV 2012 | Final Year of Intake: | 2024 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| 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 further develop the knowledge and skills necessary to identify, assess and manage safeguarding issues involving individuals, families and communities within an inter-agency framework
To critically examine 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 | 2 |
| Project supervision | 2 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 8 |
| Work based learning | 100 |
| Independent Study | 56 |
| Directed Study | 4 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To critically explore the inherent difficulties in evaluating complex risk. |
| LO2 | Critically appraise the policy and legislative and ethical frameworks relating to vulnerable groups. |
| LO3 | To critically analyse the 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, School Nursing and Occupational Health Nursing). |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assignment (CW) | Essay (CW) 1 | A 3,000-word assignment critically discussing a case study exploring the legislative framework and ethical issues in relation to safeguarding. | 0 | 3000 | 100 | 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 | |
| Essay (CW) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |