V100 Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber

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1 MODULE SPECIFICATION KEY FACTS Module name V100 Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber Module code PHM009 School School of Health Sciences Department or equivalent Department of Health Services Research & Management UK credits 15 ECTS 7.5 Level 7 MODULE SUMMARY Module outline and aims This module has been designed to be undertaken as part of the Specialist Practice Qualification (District Nursing) or Public Health Programme (Health Visiting). In order to undertake this module you must already be participating in one of these programmes and be a registered nurse or midwife. On successful completion of the module, you will be eligible to register a Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber qualification with the NMC, and as such be able to prescribe for both adults and children from the Nurse Prescriber Formulary. The aims of the module are to: Enable achievement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers (2006) in order to prescribe safely and effectively Develop a systematic understanding of the processes and context of nurse Apply principles of in the practice context to demonstrate skills based competency Content outline This module can only be undertaken as part of a programme of study and must be taken in parallel with the Professional Practice module (PH3004/PHM008). The module content is structured around the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers (2006) and includes the following topics: Skills required for consultation, shared decision making and therapy, including referral Influences on, and psychology of,

2 Implications of in a team context Clinical pharmacology, including the effects of comorbidity and the impact on a patient/client Evidence-based practice and clinical governance in relation to nurse Legal, policy and ethical aspects of Professional accountability and responsibility and its application to community nurse Prescribing in the public health context WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE? On successful completion of this module, you will be expected to be able to: Knowledge and understanding: Critically evaluate and use sources of information/advice and decision support systems in practice Appraise the influences that can affect practice, and demonstrate your understanding by managing your practice in an ethical way Synthesise and apply knowledge of drug actions in practice Evaluate the roles and relationships of others involved in, supplying and administering medicines and demonstrate an understanding the implications this has on your role as a prescriber Skills: Demonstrate accurate assessment, consultation and communication with patients, clients, parents and carers Justify and demonstrate the judicious use of thorough history taking, including medication history and current medication (including over-the-counter, alternative and complementary health therapies) to inform diagnosis Prescribe safely, appropriately and cost effectively Develop skills as an independent learner to support your continuing professional and academic development Values and attitudes: Practise within a framework of professional accountability and responsibility Evaluate, synthesise and apply the relevant legislation to the practice of nurse/midwife Discuss the importance of shared decision making and patient/client choice to promote concordance and medicines adherence

3 HOW WILL I LEARN? Lectures The focus will be on helping you to feel confident in developing your understanding of complex knowledge required for you to competently practice during your clinical placement and point you to significant areas for further study to deepen your understanding. Clinical Experience The aim of your clinical placement experience is for you to observe, participate and practise your developing skills and competence a variety of real life contexts (although you must not independently prescribe for a patient or client until you have qualified as a specialist practitioner). The experience will enable you to purposely relate theory to the practice of caring and enables your skills and knowledge to develop through supervised clinical practice. Link lecturer meetings These meetings will take place between you and your link lecturer a minimum of three times during your supervised practice placement. The aim of these meetings will be to allow for more effective identification of your learning needs n relevant to the part of the in the programme you are in and also community. Link lecturer meetings provide you with a supportive and open forum for you to reflect upon your continuing professional development. Self-Directed Learning You may also use some of the additional study time to explore areas of interest, practise skills and prepare for assessments. Whilst this time counts towards the theoretical hours for the module, it will be up to you to decide exactly how you spend this time and which areas of learning you wish to pursue; this will encourage you to foster an independent and autonomous attitude towards your studies. Teaching pattern: Teaching component Supervised practice* Pharmacology and nurse theory Teaching type Contact hours (scheduled) Self-directed study hours (independent) Placement hours Placement (included in supervised practice hours for Professional Practice Module, not additional) Lecture Total student learning hours 65 Totals

4 *Supervision of practice must be provided by a sign-off practice teacher, a trainee practice teacher working with a sign-off practice teacher or a practitioner/mentor experienced in the field of practice working with a sign-off practice teacher. The supervisor must hold a nurse qualification, either V100, V150 or V300, which must be recorded on the NMC register. WHAT TYPES OF ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK CAN I EXPECT? Assessments The assessment for this module consists of three parts: Portfolio submission including assessment of practice, clinical calculations test and a written prescription 2000 word essay focused on a specific event from your experience A two hour unseen examination on and pharmacology, including multiple choice and short answer questions Assessment pattern: Assessment component Pharmacology and Assessment of practice Written assignment Assessment type Weighting Minimum qualifying mark Written exam 0 80% Yes Portfolio 0 0 Yes Essay 100% 50% N/A Pass/Fail? Assessment criteria Assessment Criteria are descriptions of the skills, knowledge or attributes you need to demonstrate in order to complete an assessment successfully and Grade-Related Criteria are descriptions of the skills, knowledge or attributes students need to demonstrate to achieve a certain grade or mark in an assessment. Assessment Criteria and Grade-Related Criteria for this module s assessment will be made available to you at the beginning of the module in the handbook available on Moodle. The module leader will also discuss these in one of the face to face sessions. Feedback on assessment There will be an opportunity for formative assessment feedback following a mock examination during one of the scheduled teaching days. In addition, regular meetings with the link lecturer and practice teacher or mentor will provide opportunities for feedback on practice competence. An opportunity will also be given for you to submit

5 a draft of your written assignment at a predetermined point in the module, identified on the programme timetable. Summative feedback will be provided in writing via Moodle following the marking and moderation of your examination and written assignment in line with the Assessment Regulations and Policy. This will happen within three weeks of your examination and within four weeks of your assignment submission. You can arrange to see the module leader about any feedback you have been given and are advised to use this feedback in future modules when the criteria relate to transferable areas such as presentation, use of literature and theory and ability to analyse, evaluate or synthesise. Assessment Regulations The grade for the module is determined by the marks from the written assessment, with a minimum mark of 50% to pass. The pass mark for the examination is 80% and the clinical calculations test taken as part of the portfolio must be passed at 100%. All competences in the portfolio must be passed at the level of competent or above. All components must be achieved in order to pass the module and qualify as a Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber. If you have not completed all assessments within one year of starting the module, you must undertake the whole module again, including all assessments, to ensure that competence has been maintained. The Programme Specification contains information on what happens if you fail an assessment component or the module INDICATIVE READING LIST Bateman DN and Eddleston M (2008) Clinical Pharmacology: the basics. Medicine,36(7) Beckwith, S. and Franklin, P. (2011) Oxford Handbook Prescribing for Nurse and Allied Health Professionals: Oxford University Press Bishop P and Gilroy V (2015) Non-medical by health visitors in 2015 Nurse Prescribing 13.No 8 P Blanchflower J, Greene L and Thorp C (2013) Breaking down the barriers to nurse. Nurse Prescribing 11 (1) Bowskill D, Timmons S and James V (2013) How do nurse prescribers integrate in practice: case studies in primary and secondary care. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, Courtney, M. Griffiths, M. (2010) Independent & supplementary an essential guide. (2 nd Ed) Cambridge university press: Cambridge Greener M (2009) Understanding the principles of drug metabolism. Nurse Prescribing. 7(3)

6 Maxwell SRJ (2012) Pharmacodynamics for the prescriber. Medicine, 40 (7) McLeod HL and He Y (2012) Pharmacokinetics for the prescriber. Medicine, 40 (7) National Prescribing Centre (2012) A Single Competency Framework for Prescribing available at: Nursing and Midwifery Council (2006) Standards of Proficiency for Nurse and Midwife Prescribers. NMC, London, available at: Nursing and Midwifery Council (2006) Standards of Proficiency for Nurse Prescribers without a Specialist Practice qualification to prescribe from the Community Practitioner Formulary Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015) The Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives, available at: Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010) Standards for Medicines Management, available at: Thomas A and Young S (2008) An introduction to Pharmacodynamics. Practice Nursing. 19 (12) Version: 1.0 Version date: June 2016 For use from: 2016/17 Appendix: see l,12051/href,jacs3.html/ for the full list of JACS codes and descriptions CODES HESA Cost Centre Description Price Group 103 Nursing and allied health C2 professionals JACS Code Description Percentage (%) Community The study of principles 50 B710 nursing and techniques for the provision of care for the sick, disabled and infirm within a community.

7 B712 Health visiting The study of the promotion of health and health education specialising in working with families with children under 5 years old and older people. 50