CA4S067 - Minor Illness for Primary Care Nurses 01 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CA4S067
Module Title: Minor Illness for Primary Care Nurses
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Community Nursing
Module Leader: Sara Morgan
Module Team: Martin Rowland, Bridie Jones, Dawn Parry
First Intended Intake: SEP 2015 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 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2016
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To enable the student, as a first contact practitioner, to critically evaluate and develop the clinical knowledge and skills to meet the health needs of the practice population in delivery of care for a range of undifferentiated minor illnesses and or minor injuries.

Content Summary

Patient access, change management and communication. Evidence based practice.
Clinical skills necessary to undertake holistic examination of patients and differential diagnosis of a range of minor conditions commonly seen in general practice consultations.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutic use of medicines relevant to the management of minor conditions.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 10
Seminar 5
Tutorial 10
Demonstration 5
Practical classes and workshops 20
Placement 100
Directed Study 50
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate a critical discussion and appraisal of the evidence base for the skills necessary to assess patients with a minor illness presentation, leading to diagnosis and referral.
LO2 Demonstrate an awareness of pharmacological and non pharmacological issues relevant to a specific minor illness condition.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 To explore and critically analyses a minor illness presentation, its initial assessment, and treatment, demonstrating an understanding of clinical guidelines, patient education, and the role the Minor illness practitioner providers in managing such cases. 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Case study 1

Reading List

Beckwith S and Franklin P. (2007) Oxford handbook of nurse prescribing. Oxford University Press.

Hopcroft K & Forte V (2008) Symptom Sorter. Radcliffe Medical Press, Abingdon

Johnson G., Hill-Smith I., Ellis C (2006) The minor illness manual . Radcliff Medical Oxford.

McGavock H (2005) How drugs work. 2nd Ed Radcliff publishing limited

Raftery & Lim (2006) Churchill Pocket Book of Differential Diagnosis. Churchill Livingstone.

Walsh M. (2006) Nurse Practitioner - Manual of Clinical Skills. Bailliere Tindall