Developing Healthcare Practice module (NU32307)

​​Delivering safe, effective, person-centred care requires you to think holistically, drawing on knowledge of different fields of nursing, a broad range of health conditions, and the complex needs of people across all stages of life. This module builds that capacity, preparing you to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care across a range of healthcare settings. 

​You will examine principles of holistic health assessment and care planning, alongside public health considerations such as behaviour change and health inequalities. The module also covers pathogenesis and immunology, including immunisation and herd immunity, and addresses the legal and ethical dimensions of capacity, consent, and safeguarding vulnerable people. You will develop your understanding of teamwork, leadership, and quality improvement, and explore your responsibilities in patient safety and advocacy. 

​Assessment takes the form of a 2,000-word care planning proforma. You will work with a case study drawn from one of the four fields of nursing and demonstrate your knowledge of evidence-based nursing interventions and the nurse's role in addressing the identified healthcare needs. 

​What you will learn 

​In this module, you will: 

• ​Explore how to undertake holistic health assessment and plan, implement, and evaluate care across different healthcare settings and nursing fields 
• ​Discuss ways to support behaviour change from an individual and public health perspective 
• ​Explore and discuss how to address health inequalities from person-centred and public health contexts  
• ​Debate key principles of pathogenesis, immunology, immunisation, and herd immunity 
• ​Develop a critical understanding of contemporary nursing issues such as; capacity, consent, and safeguarding vulnerable people and considering advocacy and enhancement of care 
• ​Engage in critical discussions about equality, diversity and inclusion and consider gender, neurodiversity and disability 
• ​Examine and critically discuss your responsibilities in teamworking, leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety within nursing practice 

​By the end of this module, you will be able to: 

• ​Demonstrate an understanding of the requirement to provide safe, effective, person-centred, evidence-based care 
• ​Critically discuss the decision-making process required to assess and plan care for individuals across the lifespan 
• ​Critically explore leadership and professionalism attributes in the context of holistic healthcare, embedding principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion​

Assignments / assessments

​​Written Assessment (100%) 

• ​2,000-word care planning proforma based on a case study 
• ​Case studies are developed from four fields of nursing (Adult, Mental Health, Child, Learning Disabilities) 
• ​Demonstrate your knowledge of evidence-based nursing interventions and rationales 
• ​Demonstrate your knowledge of the nurse's role in addressing holistic healthcare needs and concerns (physical, mental, social, spiritual)

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

• ​​Weekly online Collaborate lectures with expected guest speakers from the NHS and other organisations 
• ​In person, interactive Tutorials at Dundee and Kirkcaldy campuses 
• ​Blended learning via My Dundee, including pre-recorded content, reading materials, and interactive resources 
• ​Technology-enhanced learning activities to develop your digital literacy alongside clinical knowledge  

​This Module is delivered over 6 weeks. The weekly content is likely to include:  

• ​Holistic health assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care using case study discussions during weekly tutorials  
• ​Public health, addictions, immunisations, health inequalities and considerations for gender and neurodiversity in nursing care provision  
• ​Capacity, consent and safeguarding vulnerable people 
• ​Developing leadership qualities for enhancing care, advocacy, patient safety and quality improvement​