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NMHS20830

Academic Year 2024/2025

Health Prom Research Spec Set (NMHS20830)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Ms Mary Murphy
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module consists of three units. Unit 1- Health Promotion. This unit develops students’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to promoting and protecting the health and wellbeing of individuals within the context of current national and international policies and practice. Attendance at the Motivational Interviewing clinical skills laboratory is part of the module assessment and therefore compulsory. Unit 2 - Specialist Settings. This unit provides students with the essential knowledge central to care delivery in a range of specialist settings. Unit 3 - Research. This unit introduces students to different types and sources of evidence and the relationship between clinical questions, research designs and methods.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

• On completion of this module the student will be able to:
- Describe concepts of health and wellbeing and key national and international health promotion concepts, models and policies.
- Discuss lifestyle behaviour change and key national recommendations in relation to alcohol, nutrition, tobacco, physical activity and mental health and wellbeing.
- Apply and critique Motivational Interviewing theory within the context of working with individuals and families compassionately and sensitively to promote healthy lifestyles in a person centred way.
- Reflect on and evaluate personal values, beliefs and feelings and their impact on health promotion care delivery.
- Discuss safe and essential nursing care delivery for specified specialist settings e.g. community, mental health, midwifery, intellectual disability, child care and emergency department settings.
- Discuss safeguarding adults at risk of abuse.
- Structure clinical research questions aligned to relevant question types and identify and recognize relevant sources of research information and evidence.

Indicative Module Content:

Concepts of Health and Well-being.
Concepts, models and approaches to Health Promotion. Key National and International Health Promotion policies e.g. Healthy Ireland, Making Every Contact Count, Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.
Motivational Interviewing and brief interventions.
Topics: behaviour change, tobacco, physical activity, nutrition, alcohol, mental health and well being.
Safeguarding.
Key nursing care of people in specialist healthcare settings such as child care, mental health, maternity and community settings and for people who have an intellectual disability.
Research: understanding meaning, prognostic and efficacy studies.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36

Laboratories

2

Specified Learning Activities

12

Autonomous Student Learning

75

Total

125


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
A variety of teaching and learning strategies are use including lectures, on-line resources, clinical skills with role play and directed learning activities.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: This is an online quiz in Brightapace assessing all the module content delivered during weeks 1 to 6 inclusive. Week 7 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
50
No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: This is an online quiz in Brightapace assessing all the module content delivered during weeks 7 to 11 inclusive. Week 12 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
35
No
Reflective Assignment: Students complete a template with questions related to learning and reflection on Motivational Interviewing clinical skills. Attendance at the Motivational Interviewing clinical skills is mandatory. Week 9 Graded No
15
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Self assessment activities - Students can undertake practice quizzes enabling them to self-assess their learning before they complete the summative quizzes. Online automated feedback - Students receive provisional grade post quizzes via Brightspace. Group/class feedback, post-assessment - Students receive provisional grade and feedback on the Motivational Interviewing reflection and debriefing assessment.

Name Role
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Lisa Rogers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 3 Fri 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Online Learning Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Fri 14:00 - 15:50
Autumn Once Off Offering 1 Week(s) - 11 Thurs 13:00 - 14:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 Tues 09:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 5 Tues 09:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 7, 12 Tues 09:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 8 Tues 09:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 3 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 8 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Laboratory Offering 1 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 2 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 3 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 4 Week(s) - 5 Wed 15:30 - 17:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 5 Week(s) - 5 Wed 15:30 - 17:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 6 Week(s) - 5 Wed 15:30 - 17:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 7 Week(s) - 5 Wed 15:30 - 17:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 8 Week(s) - 5 Wed 15:30 - 17:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 10 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 11 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 12 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00
Autumn Laboratory Offering 13 Week(s) - 5 Wed 13:30 - 15:00