HS515-6-AS-CO:
To Do No Harm

The details
2020/21
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 28 September 2020
Monday 03 May 2021
15
28 January 2020

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

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Module description

This module aims to equip nursing students with the knowledge and skills to offer safe, sensitive, person centred nursing care to individuals whose ability to care for themselves has been compromised. An NMC case study or an appropriate alternative case study forms the basis of the risk management.

Module aims

To consider the professionals values of mental health nursing including current legislation, safeguarding issues, minimal restrictions, social inclusion, and inequalities and discrimination of people with on-going/enduring mental health needs
To develop the advanced communication and interpersonal skills in supporting those with on-going experiences of perceptual problems, psycho-education for service users and carers, the impact of abuse and trauma, and problem solving with people
To embed the practice of mental health nursing including person centred support across the age ranges, recognising normal and deteriorating mental health and self care/management
To enhance nursing practice through leadership, management and team working by understanding service provision and future needs, respecting contributions to recovery and input from the multi-disciplinary team and all others involved in the care package

Module learning outcomes

No information available.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

Students studying for the undergraduate and postgraduate pathways will study this module together. Teaching – catalyst lectures will be delivered on key themes for the module to a mixed group of students Learning – academic level specific tutorial groups will explore teaching content On-Line Discussion – tutorial discussion will be followed by academic level differentiated on-line discussion groups. There will be asynchronous discussion between the level 4 student groups at Colchester and Southend campuses with a similar provision for the level 7 students Moodle – the VLE will contain entry level content which will direct students to either Level 4 or Level 7 directed reading and support activities. There will be open access so Level 7 students primary reading can access the level 4 sections of Moodle and vice versa. Outcomes – module outcomes are academic level specific Assessment – the assessment strategy involves the same tasks but the level of critical ability required for successful completion will vary dependent on academic level.

Bibliography

  • Barr, Jill; Dowding, Lesley. (2019) Leadership in health care, Los Angeles: SAGE.
  • Buka, Paul. (2020) Essential law and ethics in nursing: patients, rights and decision-making, New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Standing, Mooi. (2020-03-23) Clinical Judgement and Decision Making in Nursing, London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
  • Patient Safety Learning’s response to the Paterson Inquiry, https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ddme-psl/PatientSafetyLearningsresponsetothePatersonInquiry.pdf?mtime=20200211091950&focal=none
  • (no date) The Baroness Cumberlege Report – First do no harm.
  • J. T. Reason. (2008) The human contribution, Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
  • Poole, Nigel. (2019-10-24) Clinical Negligence Made Clear, Bath: Bath Publishing Ltd.
  • (no date) Assessing Risk in Community Mental Health Services.
  • Dimond, Bridgit. (2015) Legal aspects of nursing, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
  • (2014) Nursing law and ethics, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • (no date) Assessment and management of risk to others.
  • Fisher, Melanie; Scott, Margaret. (2013) Patient Safety and Managing Risk in Nursing, London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.
  • Griffith, Richard; Tengnah, Cassam A. (2020-02-10) Law and Professional Issues in Nursing: Learning Matters.
  • Thompson, Neil. (2017-10-12) Promoting Equality: Macmillan Education UK.

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

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Colchester 3,000 Word Portfolio (Formative)     
Coursework   Colchester - Project    100% 
Coursework   SOUTHEND - 3000 word - Project    100% 
Coursework   Resubmission Southend     
Coursework   Colchester - Project Resubmission     
Coursework   Colchester - Project Third Submission     
Coursework   Southend - Further Attempt     
Coursework   Colchester - Project Fourth Submission     
Coursework   Colchester - Project Fifth Submission     

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

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Vickie Glass, email: vglass@essex.ac.uk.
Cerys Somers (Administrator) T: 01206 874496 E: cnursing@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
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External examiner

Mrs Julia Mary Terry
Swansea University
Associate Professor
Dr Philip Charles Clissett
University of Nottingham
Assistant Professor in Adult Nursing
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 2955 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
2955 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).

 

Further information

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