7B045E - Contemporary Issues in Advanced Practice 01 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2033 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 7B045E | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Contemporary Issues in Advanced Practice | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Integrated Health, Social Care and Post Registration Nursing | ||
| Module Leader: | Christopher Nash, Bridie Jones | ||
| Module Team: | Meirion Williams, Dawn Parry, Sara Morgan, Lauren Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2027 | Final Year of Intake: | 2032 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100473 - health studies | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2027 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2033 |
Module Aims
Critically explore contemporary issues influencing advanced clinical practice
Develop understanding of legal, ethical, political, and socioeconomic influences on healthcare.
Enable critical evaluation of evidence in relation to professional and contextual factors
Content Summary
This module will enable you to explore the contemporary issues shaping advanced clinical practice and the delivery of healthcare. You will examine how healthcare policy, professional regulation, technological innovation, population health, and emerging evidence influence the role of the advanced practitioner and the care provided to patients.
Throughout the module, you will explore a range of current and emerging topics, including professional accountability, digital healthcare, artificial intelligence, health inequalities, sustainability, ethical decision-making, and integrated models of care. You will consider how these issues affect clinical practice, healthcare organisations, and patient outcomes while developing the skills required to respond to an evolving healthcare landscape.
Learning will be centred around authentic clinical and professional challenges, encouraging you to evaluate contemporary healthcare issues from multiple perspectives and develop evidence-informed solutions that support improvements in patient care and service delivery.
By the end of the module, you will have developed the knowledge, critical thinking and professional judgement needed to respond confidently to the opportunities and challenges facing advanced practitioners in modern healthcare.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 |
| Tutorial | 14 |
| Practical Classes and Workshops | 34 |
| Guided Study | 70 |
| Formative Assessment | 4 |
| Summative Assessment | 50 |
| Independent Study | 120 |
| Total Hours Selected | 300 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically analyse contemporary issues in advanced clinical practice within legal, ethical, political, and socioeconomic contexts |
| LO2 | Discriminatingly utilise the research evidence base to evaluate contemporary influences on practice |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment | Individual Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) | Presentation | 15 | N/A | 30 | No | 50 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output | Individual | 0 | 4000 | 70 | No | 50 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Individual Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Project Output | ✔ | ✔ | |