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NMHS32310

Academic Year 2024/2025

Comm & Pop Health Nurs (Int) (NMHS32310)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Ms Regina Lennon
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The focus of this module is on the integration of community health nursing theory and public health sciences to provide a theoretical basis for aggregate level care in partnership with communities.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module you should be able to:

1.Discuss contemporary healthcare issues as they relate to primary healthcare both nationally and internationally.

2.Describe the organisation and delivery of healthcare in the community with particular emphasis on evidence-based practice.

3.Discuss the role of the nurse in developing appropriate healthcare interventions aimed at meeting the needs of individuals, families and communities within a primary healthcare context.

4.Examine core professional values (health promotion, prevention of illness, partnership, advocacy) as they relate to the care of communities and populations.

5.Examine social determinants of health of populations from national and international perspectives.

6.Identify a health problem that is impacting our health systems and based on best available evidence, devise a health promotion resource promoting health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Small Group

5
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Face to face lectures
Utilising technology to support in-class learning
Small group work
Self-directed 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

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Keighleigh Byrne Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Miss Niamh Vickers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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