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Lead lectures (1/2 hours)

Module introduction

Assessment launch

Nursing theory

Holistic assessment

Care planning and person-centred care

Application of the nursing process

Health Promotion and Prevention

Pathophysiology: An introduction

Healthcare inequalities

Emotional/psychological response to distress

Safeguarding: An introduction

Psychology of health and illness

The bodies response to inflammation and infection

Mental ill health in children

Mental capacity and ethical decision making in nursing

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Demonstrate foundation level principles of holistic assessment.

Demonstrate foundation level principles of care planning.

To accurately apply the nursing process to an individual.

Consider the wider concepts of health and well-being in relation to individuals, families and societies across the lifespan.

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Seminars (3 hours)

Nursing assessment tools

The skin

Urological conditions

Endocrine

Cultural competence and diversity

Workshops (2 hours)

Surgical care

GI tract disorders

Common cardiac conditions

Pressure ulcer management

Asthma and COPD

Constipation

Stroke

Dementia

Neuropathy

Reflection and consolidation

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Plus two learning outcomes specific to your chosen field of practice...

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Plus two learning outcomes specific to your chosen field of practice...

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Seminars (3 hours)

An introduction to common childhood respiratory conditions

Transitions across the lifespan

An introduction to effective pain assessment and management of the child

Principles of care for the hospitalised child with a medical and/or surgical condition

Cultural competence and diversity

Workshops (2 hours)

Care planning to support the child with a respiratory illness

Principles of care for the baby and family

Effective care planning to meet the needs of the infant with cardiac issues

Care planning for acute pain as a presenting symptom of the child

Assessment and management of continence problems in the child

Effective management of the child who has undergone a surgical procedure

Assessment and management of the admitted child with febrile convulsions

Planning care which is responsive to safeguarding the child

Reflection and consolidation

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Understand and apply the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with individuals and their families.

Demonstrate and recognise the importance of reporting complications and errors that could result in poor care outcomes.

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Seminars (3 hours)

Pathways into emotional distress

Application of recovery frameworks

The concept of risk, issues and management

Assessment of people with ASD and Asperger's

Cultural competence and diversity

Workshops (2 hours)

Pain/distress

Early onset dementia

Long term experiences of hearing voices

Long term experiences of living with paranoid and suspicious thinking

Anxiety

Depression

Care of a person with dementia

Dementia, mental health and communication

Mental Health simulation

Reflection and consolidation

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Assessment type: Essay

Length: 3000 words

Weighting: 100%

Title: 'Using a holistic nursing approach, for one of the module case studies demonstrate the application of the nursing process to address the individuals health and wellbeing '

Description: Using a holistic nursing approach, the student will demonstrate the application of the nursing process to address the chosen seen case study’s health and wellbeing needs relevant to their field of practice.

Learning outcomes: All 4 generic learning outcomes + 2 field-specific learning outcomes for your FoP will be assessed within this assignment.

Submission date: 21st June 2023

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Demonstrate the principles of family centred care to enable the delivery of effective holistic nursing care to children, young people and their families.

Discuss the importance of reporting change/deterioration when participating in the care of children and young people.

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Seminars (3 hours)

Learning Disability identification and assessment

Moulster and Griffiths LD Nursing Model 1

Moulster and Griffiths LD Nursing Model 2: Healthcare inequalities

Assessment of people with ASD and Asperger's

Cultural competence and diversity

Workshops (2 hours)

The role of the LD Nurse

Pain/distress

Epilepsy

Fragile X

Constipation

Life limiting diseases

Recognising changes in functional vision and hearing

Dementia and learning disabilities

Exploring multisensory environments

Reflection and consolidation

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More specific guidance regarding your assessment for this module will be given at the timetabled Assessment Launch session.

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Reminder: Have you read the Programme Handbook?

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Reminder: Have you read the Programme Handbook?

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The Programme Handbook contains a wealth of information about the BSc Nursing programme and the regulations that apply to all modules within the curriculum.
If you have a question, you may find your answer there.

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Please refer to the Resource List tab on the module shell for an updated copy of the module reading list.

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Discuss the impact of mental health distress and experiences on individuals, families and carers, and upon the wider society.

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the mental health nurse in establishing and developing positive professional relationships which inform the nurses' assessment of individual needs/and strengths, and which outlines professional responsibilities.

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Lecture/session notes/slides will be available to you via the module shell before or after the session unless otherwise noted.
For support finding your way around the learning materials on the module shell please refer to the 'Navigating Blackboard' section of the Welcome announcement on the module shell.

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Please post it within the FAQ thread in the Discussion Board on the module shell and a member of the module team will respond.

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Developing academic skills

Resources for developing academic skills: https://library.dmu.ac.uk//class/resources

Study skills and writing workshops: https://library.dmu.ac.uk//class/workshops

1-1 tutorials for academic skills: https://library.dmu.ac.uk//class/tutorials

Cite Them Right referencing technique: https://library.dmu.ac.uk/refguide

Module specific support

Workshop sessions

Designed to follow similar format to assessment process – assessment and care planning approach

Will meet some of the family members

Field specific teaching

Content related to learning outcomes

Discussion board

Assignment queries can be posted there – reviewed by module lead team weekly.

Tutorial support

Assigned a member of the module/marking team for POD tutorial support

Can review a 20% draft of your work (total 600 words)

Can use part/all of this allowance to submit a plan (recommended)

Tutor details will be released via the module shell closer to the assessment submission date

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Welcome to Foundations for Field of Practice.

The Module Team look forward to teaching you in this next year.  We hope you enjoy the module.

This module will enable students to adopt an enquiring approach to the assessment, planning and delivery of safe and effective practice within their relevant field of practice.

This will include:

Building on the learning achieved in previous modules and their practice experience

Exploring foundational pathophysiology

Assessment and identification of immediate and essential care needs for patients/clients within their specific field of practice

Developing Field of Practice identity.

Introduction to the wider concepts of health and wellbeing from the perspectives of health, social and behavioural sciences

The exploration of what makes a healthy individual, healthy family and healthy society.

Exploring why are certain individuals, families and societies more or less healthy than others.

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Please refer to this Library Learning Services guide

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Make the most of your online resource list which is recommended reading or resources for the modules in your course. Each module can have its own resource list that allows you to access core or recommended resources all in one place. This can include links to books, e-books, journal articles and other formats, for example video. Preparation goes into these resource lists by librarians and lecturers to ensure that you can locate the resources needed for your modules.

The list compiled by your lecturer(s) is a set of interactive resources which can also provide:

information on the availability of such resources in the library e.g. book available in the library

access to external links and multimedia resources

further optional features

Watch the short video below

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LibGuides: DMU Resource Lists: Resource Lists Overview

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LibGuides: DMU Resource Lists: Resource Lists Overview

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Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the learning disability nurse in completing effective person-centred holistic nursing assessments with people with learning disabilities and their families.

Identify the health inequalities commonly faced by people with learning disabilities and their families.

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Sam Humphrey

Room 2.25 Edith Murphy House, DMU

Tel: (0116) 201 3836

Email: sam.humphrey@dmu.ac.uk

Helen Layton

Room 8.10 Edith Murphy House, DMU

Tel: (0116) 366 4630

Email: helen.layton@dmu.ac.uk

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Please note that the order of these sessions may change.
Please refer to your individual timetable for updated timetabling information and refresh them regularly.