Advancing Practice in Primary/Community Care module (PN50153)
Develop the knowledge and skills to practise at an advanced level in primary and community care. Prepare for holistic assessment, clinical decision making, and leadership in community settings
Primary and community care is changing rapidly. Advanced practitioners are at the centre of that change.
This module develops your ability to assess patients holistically across the lifespan. You'll learn to request and interpret diagnostic tests and manage care for a wide range of presentations. You'll also explore the ethical, legal, and professional issues that shape advanced practice in community settings.
The module is delivered online. You must be working in primary or community care and have a suitably prepared supervisor before you start. You'll apply theory directly to your clinical practice throughout, supported by a weekly learning guide and your supervisor.
What you will learn
In this module, you will:
- Develop advanced skills in holistic, person-centred assessment across the lifespan
- Examine how to request, interpret, and act on diagnostic test results
- Apply clinical reasoning and differential diagnosis in primary and community care
- Critically appraise your decision-making and its impact on patient care
- Explore the ethical, legal, and professional aspects of advanced practice in community settings
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate competence in holistic, person-centred, systematic assessment across the lifespan
- Critically examine clinical reasoning in requesting and interpreting diagnostic tests
- Show autonomy, accountability, and leadership in your clinical practice
- Critically appraise your clinical decision-making while working within the multidisciplinary team
- Critically evaluate ethical, legal, and professional issues in advanced primary and community care practice
Assignments / assessments
Poster (100%)
- Demonstrates achievement of module learning outcomes
Practice based learning portfolio (Pass/Fail)
- Achievement of ANP competencies confirmed by your supervisor
- 5 patient logs
- Both elements must be passed to complete the module
If you need to resubmit any element, your module grade will be capped at D3.
Teaching methods / timetable
- Online resources and discussion boards (My Dundee)
- Weekly learning guide for self-directed study
- Practice-based learning with supervision
The module is delivered entirely online. You must be working in primary or community care and have a suitably prepared supervisor before starting.
Module lead
- Type
- Person
