CA3S075 - V100 Nurse Prescribing and Contemporary Developments in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Practice - Health Visiting 02 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CA3S075 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | V100 Nurse Prescribing and Contemporary Developments in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Practice - Health Visiting | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Community Nursing | ||
| Module Leader: | Michelle Thomas | ||
| Module Team: | Simon Young, Ben Pitcher, Paul Deslandes, Donna Pace, Natalie Davies-Dixon, Kathryn Price, Angela Hiscocks | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| 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 | 02 Sep 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
- To enable the students to critically appraise factors influencing nurse prescribing utilising the nurse prescribing formulary for community practitioners.
- To facilitate the development of knowledge and skills to become competent community nurse prescribers in accordance with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (2021) Competency Framework.
- To enable the student to critically examine the impact of contemporary developments on Specialist Community Public Health nursing practice.
Content Summary
This module seeks to address two elements, nurse prescribing and contemporary issues within health visiting.
The content relating to community nurse prescribing will address the requirements necessary to achieve community nurse or midwife prescriber status and will explore:
Applying professionalism in prescribing, meeting the needs of different patients / carers, ensuring confidentiality, informed consent, ensuring dignity and respect, acting within limitations of competence and within the NMC (2018) Code .
Critical reflection to enhance prescribing practice and ensuring safe prescribing practice, working as part of a team.
Undertaking a comprehensive nursing assessment and effective interpretation of data to inform safe prescribing.
Considering prescribing or non-prescribing options working in partnership with patents / carers, providing accurate, understandable and accessible information to patients/carers relating to their medicines and treatments...
Developing critical knowledge relating to pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.
Applying relevant local and national frameworks to prescribing practice – pathways, policies, local formularies, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) guidelines.
Accurate prescription generation and record keeping.
Calculating medication dosages.
Monitoring and reviewing patients’ treatments.
The Nurse Prescribing element of this module has been developed in line with the following:
Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) Standards for prescribing programmes and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2021) A Competency Framework for all Prescribers.
The content relating to contemporary issues and development in health, and social care which will have a direct impact on the practice environment of specialist community public health nursing – Health Visiting, will explore:
The physical, financial and psycho-social effects of social issues on the population.
The impact of mental health issues, substance misuse, anti-social behaviour and its effects.
Identification and engagement with individuals and families, developing effective interpersonal relationships.
Approaches to working with difficult to engage individuals.
Professional practice and accountability within health visiting.
Policies relating to health and social care and health visiting practice.
Information giving and gaining consent.
Immunisations.
Multi-agency working, participation and collaboration.
Evaluation of service delivery.
Applicable NMC Standards for Part 3 of the Register.
1:1d, 2:1a-b, 2:2a-d, 3:1a-b, 3:2a-b, 3:3a, 4:1a, 4:1b, 4:2a, 4:3a, 4:3b, 4:4a.
Applicable National Occupational Standards for Public Health.
2.01 – 02.00, 03.01-03.00, 04.01 – 04.05, 04.00, 05.01, 05.00, 06.01 – 06.04,
07.01 -07.00, 08.01, 08.02, 08.05, 09.05, 0.01-10.00.
Applicable Competencies for Prescribing from the Prescribing Competency Framework (RPS 2021)
1 – 10.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 12 |
| Seminar | 12 |
| Project supervision | 2 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 18 |
| Work based learning | 100 |
| Independent Study | 18 |
| Directed Study | 10 |
| Active/Simulation Based | 18 |
| Groupwork | 10 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Systematically apply a critical approach, comprehensive knowledge and understanding to prescribe safely as a community practitioner nurse or midwife prescriber. |
| LO2 | Critically appraise and develop own performance to demonstrate achievement of the competencies in accordance with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (2021) Competency Framework within the scope of Health Visiting practice. |
| LO3 | Apply knowledge and understanding of advanced calculation skills to consistently calculate medication dosages with accuracy. |
| LO4 | Assess and appraise contemporary issues impacting upon the development of the professional functioning of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Practice in Health Visiting |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment | Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | Development of a poster addressing a contemporary issue and its impact upon the development of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing practice. | 0 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Synchronous Onsite Assessment | Clinical Practice Completion 1 | Practice Assessment Document Achievement of clinical learning outcomes relating to prescription writing and a reflection on a prescribing event. | 0 | N/A | 0 | No | 40 |
| Synchronous Onsite Assessment | Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 2 | Numeracy assessment related to prescribing and calculating of medicines, 100% score required. | 0 | N/A | 0 | No | 100 |
| Synchronous Onsite Assessment | Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 1 | Pharmacology exam with a minimum score of 80% | 150 | N/A | 50 | No | 80 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | |
| Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Clinical Practice Completion 1 | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 2 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Onsite) 1 | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |