Overview

Topics may inculde:

• Communication
• Health promotion
• Health screening
• Therapeutic monitoring
• Immunisation
• Ear care
• Infection control
• Travel health
• Women’s health
• Men’s health
• Family planning and sexual health
• Triage in primary care
• Supporting long term conditions
• Wound management (treatment room)
• Emergency situations
• Mental health and well being

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -In order to achieve a ‘pass’ for this module, students will be required to achieve a minimum of D- to demonstrate the basic requirements of the role of the practice nurse in relation to the module outcomes

-good -In order to achieve a ‘ very good pass’ for this module, students will be required to achieve an average of B- grade to demonstrate a critical analysis of the role of the practice nurse

-excellent -In order to achieve a ‘excellent pass’ for this module, students will be required to achieve an average of an A- grade the work should demonstrate an excellent logical academic presentation of the role of the practice nurse and achievement of all the expected learning outcomes.

-another level-In order to achieve a ‘ good pass’ for this module, students will be required to achieve an average of C- grade to demonstrate a critical analysis of the role of the practice nurse

Learning Outcomes

• Apply and critically analyse appropriate health promotion and disease prevention strategies within the primary care setting

• Critically evaluate evidence-based medicine and its application to general practice.

• Develop knowledge of a range of appropriate clinical skills such as, wound care, ear care, health screening, travel health, immunisation & therapeutic monitoring.

• Develop skills in person-centred outcomes approaches e.g. motivational Interviewing, personal outcomes approach.

• Explore a variety of acute and long-term presentations within general practice