HS245-5-AU-CA:
The Therapeutic Practitioner
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2023/24
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
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19 January 2022
Requisites for this module
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BSC B740AD Nursing (Adult),
BSC B740AS Nursing (Adult),
BSC B760AD Nursing (Mental Health),
BSC B760AS Nursing (Mental Health)
HS245 & HS283 are the adult and mental health variants of The Therapeutic Practitioner. This module is a component of the BSc Nursing curriculum which leads to the opportunity to seek register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council and practice nursing. This specific variant is designed for Nurse Degree Apprenticeshipstudents only.
This module allows students to review and appraise the resources, interventions and therapies at the disposal of registered nurses and to select appropriately from these to provide safe and effective care in the complex situations that nursing can operate within. The delivery of any intervention or therapy requires careful consideration in terms of both the evidence base for that intervention and safeguarding people’s autonomy in the decision-making process. The module will draw upon experiences of working with people with arrange of physical and mental health co-morbidities.Sessionswill address•Communication•Practicing needs –safety andrisk•Pharmacology•Partnership•Self-evaluation
This module enables students todevelop critical, evidence-based skills in clinical reasoning and methods of decision-making to support the needs of those in their care.
1.Partnershipsession-Work in partnership with people, families, carers and colleagues to critically review and evaluate the use and effectiveness of nursing assessment strategies, nursing care plans and nursing interventions, and the therapeutic role of self within the nursing process.
2.Safetyandrisk in care planning session -Prioritise effectively and manage personal resources when meeting the challenges of providing safe and effective care for people with comorbidities and a range of complex nursing and social care needs.
3.Pharmacologysession -Demonstratedetailed knowledge of pharmacology and recognise the effects of medicines,allergies, drug sensitivities, side effects, contraindications, incompatibilities, adverse reactions, prescribing errors and the impact of polypharmacy and over the counter medication usage.
4.All sessions -Use evidence-based best practice approaches for prioritising what is important to people, their families and carers at the end of life, supporting decision-making related to treatment and preferences of people who are dying, the deceased and the bereaved.
5.Self-evaluationsession -Criticallyanalyse the extent and limitations of their own proficiency and recognise when and how to refer people safely to other professionals or services for clinical intervention or support.
6.Communicationsession-Demonstrate the knowledge and confidence to communicate and contribute effectively and proactively to shared decision-making, goal-setting and planning with people, families, communities and professional and inter-professional teams, including safe discharge and transfers.
*Critically appraising evidence and its contribution to decision-making in nursing practice
*Clinical judgement and decision making in nursing practice
*Nursing assessment in complex situations
*Principles and processes for making reasonable adjustments
*Assessing and planning person centred nursing care for people with comorbidities and complex needs
*Assessing and planning person centred nursing care for people who require palliative and end of life care
*Interdisciplinary, interprofessional and collaborative approaches to delivering care
*Effective and person-centred signposting, navigating and referring to other services
*Strategies that promote independence through re-ablement and rehabilitation *Critical review of pharmacological interventions –the effects and side-effects of medicines, contraindications, adverse reactions, benefits and limitations
*Medication concordance and the impact of poly-pharmacy on the person*Critical perspectives on therapeutic interventions
*Social, psychological and comfort support strategies and therapies in complex situations
Overview:Teaching is currently impacted upon by the current pandemic; consequently, the teaching approach may vary.
Lectures: Formal keynote lectures with contemporary and relevant references will be delivered by the tutorial team on the five topics covered in this module.
Independent/Online: The module will require you to undertake directed self –study. This iscritical to the module completion. If you are unclear of what you are required to study you must advise the module lead.
Tutorials:During the module the teaching team will provide tutorial time in which you can discussthe module content and how you are developing an understanding of this content.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Abril Tejedor Benitez, email: a.tejedorbenitez@essex.ac.uk.
Abril Tejedor Benitez
Callum Marshall (Admin) hsccolapp@essex.ac.uk
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Mrs Annemarie Horn
University of Cumbria
Senior lecturer Adult nursing
Mr Kevin Crimmons
Newman University Birmingham
Head of Subject, Adult Nursing and Health & Social Care
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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