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 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |