This module is for nurses and other registered healthcare professionals who wish to develop skills and knowledge in the holistic assessment and evidence-based treatment of patients with minor health problems in first contact, urgent and primary care settings.

 

Aims

The module will enable students to develop an individualised, holistic approach to patient assessment and treatment, and demonstrate evidence-based management of adults and children with a range of minor ailments

 

What and how you will learn on this module

 

How you will learn:

This module is delivered using a blended learning approach which integrates a variety of on-campus and online activities, supported by Canvas, the University’s virtual learning environment. A complementary range of activities are employed to engage you in the critical exploration of key topic areas, and the completion of formative tasks during the module also helps to keep you on track with the learning and gain feedback on your understanding of the content. A sense of community is developed and maintained with frequent opportunities for peer learning, enabling you to share your practice experiences and to learn from each other. Level 6 and level 7 students taking this module may be taught together.

Academic writing and critical thinking skills are developed through ‘The Critical Thinking Skills Toolkit’ and other academic practice activities embedded within the module, that have been designed to nurture the skills needed to facilitate you to become a thoughtful, objective and reasoned thinker. This will help you tackle the assignment(s) confidently, understand marking criteria, use evidence, take a reasoned approach, make structured arguments and engage with other points of view. 

 

What you will learn:

Pathophysiology, assessment and management of minor health problems

• Eye conditions & ENT

• Clinical decision making in managing headaches

• Common Minor ill health presentations in children

• Gynaecology and Emergency contraception

• Minor gastrointestinal presentations

• Non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions and back pain

• Management of genitourinary conditions in primary care

• Diagnostic investigations

• Related psycho-social issues

 

Autonomous practice in patient assessment

• Systematic, holistic history taking, examination and documentation

• Evidence based practice

• Ethical and legal issues

• Developing multidisciplinary relationships

 

Communication and health promotion strategies

• Individualised health education

• Developing effective client/ practitioner relationships

 

Academic practice

• Database searching

• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism

• Critical Thinking Skills Toolkit

 

Course length: 5 teaching days

 

Assessment

Literature review (2000 words) and Competency assessment document (CAD)