MODULE SPECIFICATION KEY FACTS Module name Clinical Assessment in Primary Care Module code NMM084 School School of Health Sciences Department or equivalent Division of Nursing UK credits 15 ECTS 7.5 Level 7 MODULE SUMMARY Module outline and aims The module prepares you as a first contact practitioner to undertake basic health assessments and formulate differential diagnoses for people/clients who have commonly presenting problems in primary care. Content outline During the module you will learn how to perform a systematic health assessment as a way in which to effectively and holistically assess a client through history taking, health assessment, differential diagnosis and client/case management. WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE? On successful completion of this module, you will be expected to be able to: Knowledge and understanding: Skills: Critically appraise and evaluate the process involved in assessing, diagnosing and caring for clients and families Describe and critically synthesise the assessment, diagnosis, care and management of specific conditions e.g. chronic, acute and long term conditions. Critically appraise and evaluate strategies to develop, manage and deliver care for people with complex and enduring health and nursing needs Assess the needs of infants and children or adult patients/client, carers and their families using a holistic approach, critically appraise and apply this during consultation when collecting and collating information. Critically synthesise the principles of holistic, systematic assessment in practice
when assessing the needs of patients, clients, families and carers Describe and critically discuss the care management and delivery decisions. Values and attitudes: Promotes professional standards associated with assessing, diagnosing and caring for patients, clients, families and carers HOW WILL I LEARN? You will be taught through a combination of lectures, group work, tutorials and student directed study time. The module will run over the three terms. The teaching component of the module will take place in term one and two. Term three involves the application of principles and theories in practice. Teaching pattern: Teaching component Public Health and Primary Care Clinical Teaching Teaching Contact Self-directed Placement Total student type hours study hours hours learning (scheduled) (independent) hours Lecture 22 120 0 142 Seminar 8 0 0 8 Totals: 30 120 0 150 WHAT TYPES OF ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK CAN I EXPECT? Assessments You will write a case study of 3,000 words outlining the intervention with one patient/client Assessment pattern: Assessment component Essay/ Case Study Assessment type Written assignment, including essay Weighting Minimum qualifying mark Pass/Fail? 40 50 N/A
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 you need to demonstrate to achieve a certain grade or mark in an assessment. Assessment criteria and grade related criteria for the module assessments will be made available to you prior to the assessment taking place. More information will be available from the module leader. Feedback on assessment Following an assessment you will be given your mark and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. Assessment Regulations The Pass mark for the module is 50%. Any minimum qualifying marks for specific assessments are listed in the table above. The weighting of the different components can also be found above. The Programme Specification contains information on what happens if you fail an assessment component or the module. INDICATIVE READING LIST PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Bickley, L.S., & Szilagyi, P.G., (2009). Bates guide to physical examination and history taking, (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Williams. Bickley, L.S., & Szilagyi, P.G., (2009). Bates Pocket guide to physical examination and history taking, (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Williams. Cox, Carol Lynn, Turner, Robert (2010) Physical assessment for nurses. Wiley and Blackwell. CLINICAL INTERPRETATION Barnes, K., (2003). Paediatrics, a clinical guide for nurse practitioners. London: Elsevier. Cross, S., & Rimmer, M. (Eds). (2007). Nurse Practitioner: Manual of clinical skills. (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall Gill, D. & O'Brien, N., (2007). Paediatric clinical examination made easy, (5th ed.) London: Churchill Livingstone. Hopcroft, K., & Forte, V., (2007). Symptom sorter (3rd
ed.). Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press. Hopcroft, Keith, Forte, Vincent (2010). Symptom sorter (4th ed): Radcliffe. Lippencott Williams & Williams, (2007) Health assessment made incredibly visual. Philadelphia: Lippencott Williams & Williams Simon, C., Everitt, H., & Van Dorp, F., (2010) Oxford handbook of General Practice (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. CLINICAL MEDICINE Kumar. P. & Clarke, M., (2009). Clinical medicine (6th ed). London: W.B. SaundersMcGhee, M., (2003). A guide to laboratory investigations (4th ed.).london: Radcliffe Medical Press. Rhoads, Jacqueline, Petersen, Sandra (2013) Advanced health assessment and diagnostic reasoning CHRONIC ILLNESS Larsen, Pamala D., Lubkin, Ilene Morof (2009) Chronic illness: impact and intervention: Jones and Bartlett Publishers: London, USA. Aldridge-Bent, Sharon, Potter, Kate, Fanning, Agnes (Transition to Community nursing practice http://www.qni.org.uk/for_nurses/transition_to_community [accessed 30/05/2014] Version: 2.0 Version date: July 2014 For use from: 2014-15 Appendix: CODES HESA Cost Centre Description Price Group 05 Nursing and Paramedical C Studies JACS Code Description Percentage (%) B710 The study of principles and 100 techniques for the provision of care for the sick, disabled and infirm within a
community.