NP4D030 - Current Issues in Dementia Practice 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NP4D030
Module Title: Current Issues in Dementia Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Nursing Practice
Module Leader: Karyn Davies
Module Team: Emma Tonkin, Owain Jones, Helen Lambert
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 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 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

  • Enhance greater understanding of current issues and professional development in the field of dementia practice.
  • Enable students to develop and extend existing knowledge and skill base around contemporary advances in the support of a person affected by dementia and identified carers.

Content Summary

Current issues will be explored and balanced against demographic changes/ implications of socio- political to practice.
Physiological, pathological (genomics, physical conditions), psychosocial and socio-cultural aspects which may influence the care and support of the person affected by dementia.
The carers’ perspective to include statutory and non-statutory support mechanisms.
Contemporary legislation, policy directives and relevant clinical and non-clinical guidance.
Relevant evidence-based interventions and helping approaches to include aetiology, risk reduction, pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, reablement, palliative and end-of – life support.
Current trends of care and support provision.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 10
Seminar 20
Tutorial 20
Independent Study 260
Directed Study 80
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 10
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically evaluate key current issues in dementia practice and the implications for both the person affected by dementia and their carers.
LO2 Critically appraise the effectiveness of contemporary interventions and approaches in the care and support of a person affected by dementia/carers and how such interventions can be introduced to meet identified needs.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Presentation relating to the care and support of a person living with dementia and/or their carers 20 N/A 40 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Critical appraisal of selected aspect of care and support for a person living with dementia and/or their carers 0 4000 60 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 ✘ ✔
Essay 1 ✔ ✘

Reading List

Botsford, J., & Harrison Dening, K. (2015). Dementia, culture, and ethnicity: Issues for all. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Brooker, D., & Lillyman, S. (2013). Dementia care (Nursing & health survival guides). Harlow, England: Pearson.

Brooker, D., & Kitwood, T. (2019). Dementia reconsidered, revisited: The person still comes first (Second ed.) London: Open University Press.

Downs, M., & Bowers, B. (2014). Excellence in dementia care: Research into practice (Second ed.). Maidenhead, England: McGraw Hill Education/Open University Press.

Duffy, F. (2019). CLEAR Dementia Care: A model to assess and address unmet needs. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Harding, R. (2017). Duties to care: Dementia, relationality, and law (Cambridge bioethics and law). Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.

Harrison Dening, K. (2019). Evidence-based practice in dementia for nurses and nursing students. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Hughes JC (2014) How we think about dementia: personhood, rights, ethics, the arts and what they mean for care. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

James, I., & Jackman, L. (2017). Understanding behaviour in dementia that challenges (Second ed.) London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

James, I.A., (2010) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Older People: Interventions for Those With and Without Dementia. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Kitwood, T.M., (1997) Dementia reconsidered: the person comes first. London. Open University Press.

May, H & Edwards, P (2009) Enriched Care Planning for People with Dementia: A Good Practice Guide for Delivering Person-centred Care (Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides). London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Middleton-Green, L., Chatterjee, J., & Downs, M. (2017). End of life care for people with dementia: A person-centred approach. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Pulsford, D., & Thompson, R. (2013). Dementia: Support for family and friends. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Rahman, S. (2017) Enhancing health and wellbeing in dementia in Dementia. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Rahman, S. (2015) Living better with dementia: good practice and innovation for the future. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Rahman, S. (2014) Living well with dementia: the importance of the person and the environment for wellbeing. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Rahman, S., & Howard, R. (2018). Essentials of dementia. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers