NMHS33480 Community Care & Service Child

Academic Year 2023/2024

The purpose of this module is to facilitate students to develop their knowledge and understanding of health care and social issues that children and their families experience in the community setting. This module will assist students to engage in group work and to facilitate lectures to learn about the role of the PHN, the Nurture Programme, Early Intervention services, Models of Care delivery, palliative care at home, intellectual disability, complex care, transitioning in and between health and wellbeing services and covering pertinent topics including obesity, child protection, children’s rights, accidents and poisoning and dermatological conditions. This module also explores community care, social care and the overall organisation of child health services.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Indicative Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
• Critically discuss the community services for infants, children and young people in relation to their health and wellbeing 

• Explore and evaluate the current system of community services and supports

• Demonstrate a synthesis of knowledge and skills coherent with best practice and the application of evidence based community interventions with infants, children, young people and their families with regards to health and wellbeing interventions 

• Investigate and explain the role of the community children’s health nurse in promoting health and wellbeing when working with infants, children, young people and their families who have complex care needs
• Analyse children’s rights as they pertain to health care.
• Discuss the role of the children’s nurse in relation meeting the holistic needs of the child and his/her family, including siblings, for children who have complex care needs, an intellectual disability and require palliative and end of life care.

Indicative Module Content:

- Community services and supports for infants, children and young people in relation to their health and wellbeing
- Children's rights
- Child safety
- Palliative and end of life care
- Complex Care
- Intellectual Disability

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

25
Laboratories

1
Autonomous Student Learning

95
Online Learning

4
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Blended learning; an array of online active learning opportunities, face-to-face or online lectures, peer-to-peer learning.
Specified learning activities within class group work including discussions, quizzes and role plays. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Written Etivity with an 800 word count
 Week 4 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40
Assignment: Written or Oral Etivity with either a 1,000 word count or 8-10 minute presentation Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

60

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedforward will be utilised within this module. Students will receive both general feedback from following submission of the first Etivity and be given an opportunity to ask questions. Individual feedback will also be given through the VLE. Following submission of the second Etivity, students will receive individual feedback through the VLE and can request face to face feedback.


Ball, J., Bindler, R., Cowen, K. and Shaw, M.R. (2019) Child health nursing partnering with children and families. 3rd. edition. London: Pearson.

Brimble, M. & McNee, P. (eds) (2021) Nursing Care of Children and young People with Long-Term Conditions. UK: WILEY Blackwell.

Brook, J., McGraw, C. & Thurtle, B. (eds) (2021) Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing. UK: Oxford University Press.

Corkin, D., Clarke, S. & Liggett, L. (eds) (2011) Care Planning in Children and Young People’s Nursing. UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

Davies, A.M. & Davies, R.E. (eds) (2017) Children and young people's nursing principles for practice. 2nd Ed. Great Britain: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group

Department of Health (2010) Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in Ireland- A National Policy. Dublin, Government Publications.

Department of Children and Youth Affairs (2017) Children First Guidance for the protection and Welfare of children Dublin, Government Publications.

Foley, P. Roche,J. and Tucker, S. (eds) (2001) Children in Society Contemporary Theory Policy and Practice London: Palgrave.

Glasper, E.A., Richardson, J. & Randall, D. (2021) A Textbook of Children’s and Young People’s Nursing, 3rd edn. UK: Elsevier.

Hockenberry, M., Wilson, D. & Rodgers, C. (2018) Essentials of Pediatric Nursing. 11th Ed. USA: Elsevier.

Macqueen, S., Bruce, E. & Gibson, F. (eds) (2012) The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children’s Nursing Practices. UK: WILEY Blackwell.

Sidey, A. & Widdas, D. (eds) (2005) Textbook of Community Children’s Nursing, 2nd edn. UK: Elsevier.

Trigg, E. & Mohammed, T. (eds) (2010) Practices in Children’s Nursing. Churchill UK: Livingstone.

Wyness, M.G. (2019) Childhood and Society. UK: RED GLOBE PRESS.

*Further recommended reading materials will be provided throughout each unit of learning.
Name Role
Ms Katie Hill Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mrs Rachel Howe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mrs Martina Kennedy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Stacey Power Walsh Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Suja Somanadhan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Linda Farren Tutor
Ms Michaela Schumann Tutor
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) - 2 Mon 09:00 - 09:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6 Mon 09:00 - 10:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Mon 11:00 - 11:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2, 3 Mon 11:00 - 12:50
Laboratory Offering 1 Week(s) - 6 Mon 11:00 - 12:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 4 Thurs 09:00 - 10:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 3 Thurs 09:00 - 11:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Thurs 11:00 - 12:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 5 Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 3 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Wed 09:00 - 10:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 4 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn