FC4S024 - Transitions and Continuations of Care 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2024 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FC4S024
Module Title: Transitions and Continuations of Care
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Community Nursing
Module Leader: Sue Dunlop
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2015 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100290 - nursing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2017
Valid To 31 Aug 2024

Module Aims

To ensure practitioners develop a systematic understanding of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and capabilities required to critically assess, plan, review and evaluate continuing care and transitional processes for children and/or young people.

Content Summary

Children's rights. Professional and societal attitudes to individuals with continuing care and transitional needs. Ethical and equity considerations. Resources and funding. Developing political awareness. Understanding policy processes. The evidence base for clinical care and service delivery. Comprehensively assessing need. Record keeping. Maintaining and promoting health improvement and wellness. Models of care. Monitoring. Eligibility. Reviews. Negotiation. Resolving disputes. Complaints. Hospital discharge. Advocacy. Carers. Quality, governance and risk in domiciliary settings. Therapeutic relationships. Recruiting, retaining and training staff. Transition to adult services. Developing capability to apply knowledge, skills, competencies and attitudes across complex, potential unstable and unpredictable care situations and settings. Interface between services, agencies, authorities and networks. Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. Influencing skills. Leadership skills

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 10
Independent Study 36
Placement 100
Directed Study 50
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 4
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To critically examine, evaluate, and apply your knowledge and understanding to meet the needs of children and young people who require either continuing care and/or transition to adult services
LO2 To critically appraise, analyse, evaluate and review relevant policies, frameworks, and guidance
LO3 You will collect data on, and critique, evaluate and summarise the service data, to be able to advise colleagues and service users on the range of services available to assist with care.

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 Assess the needs of a child or young person with a complex condition and plan appropriate care 0 3000 100 No 40
Practical Assessment (CW) Clinical Practice (CW) 1 Sign-off mentor verification of achievement of clinical learning outcome , and documented within the Clinical Outcomes Achievement Record 0 N/A 0 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Essay (CW) 1
Clinical Practice (CW) 1

Reading List

Davis JM (2011) Integrated Children's Services. SAGE Publications Ltd

Davis JM (2012) Working in Multi-professional Contexts: A Practical Guide for Professionals in Children's Services. SAGE Publications Ltd

Glasby J (2012) Understanding Health and Social Care (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series) Policy Press; 2nd Revised edition

Hewitt-Taylor J (2008).Providing Support at Home for Children and Young People Who Have Complex Health Need s. Wiley Blackwell

Teare J (2008) Caring for Children with Complex Needs in the Community. Wiley Blackwell