Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing or Health Visiting – (M.Sc.)

Contents

Modules
* Foundations for public health practice
* Community public health needs
* Leadership, management and innovation in public health practice
* Safeguarding individuals and families
* Generating knowledge for public health practice
* Practice development project

Learning outcomes
The teaching, learning and assessment methods are wide-ranging to fit the variety of student learning styles. In all cases these methods will focus on application to practice, and a critical approach to nursing care in the community. Academic tutor support is offered to all students to facilitate their academic development at a postgraduate level.

Learning is facilitated in the community practice environment as well as the classroom and the methods used here are those of discussion as well as critical observation and demonstration, enabling you to analyse your decisions and the decision making process. The understanding of research based knowledge underpinning the decisions is of key importance. You are also encouraged to consider the development of innovative research into their specialist area of practice.

Within the classroom, lectures, discussion and seminars are used to enable students to both build their knowledge and share experiences with their peer group. This sharing of experience is seen as a major element in the development of community nurses who are able to practice at a high level, taking responsibility for complex decisions within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency environment.

Mode of assessment
Assessment will be by course work, portfolio development, presentations and examination (Nurse Prescribing). The assessment of practice is undertaken using a community practice portfolio. The Practice Teacher is responsible for the teaching and assessment in practice and they work closely with the Link Tutor, who will visit the practice learning environment on at least three occasions during the year.