The module will focus on a specific assessment with attendant, interventions, patient management, health advice and health promotion for patients presenting with minor illness. You will consider your approaches in caring for adults and/or children drawing on advanced communication skills and techniques. The course requires you to develop both knowledge and skills, with practical clinical skills being developed in a minor illness field.

Learners are required to secure an appropriate clinical field of practice and have access to a supervisor or practice assessor. 

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding
Successful students will typically...

1. Critically appraise current knowledge relating to contemporary management of patients with a range of commonly presenting minor illnesses.
2. Critically analyse the evidence for a range of interventions, treatment options, health advice and discharge arrangements for patients with minor illness.
3. Critically explore varied referral pathways for onward treatment outside the scope of minor illness context of care
4. Critically evaluate the strategic context of minor illness services and the role of the advanced practitioner.

Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills
Successful students will typically...
1. Critically interpret history, presenting symptoms and physical findings allowing for normal variations
2. Critically analyse findings to formulate a differential diagnosis, evaluate referral options available and apply appropriate health promotion in the context of patients with minor illnesses.
3. Instigate and implement accurate, comprehensive documentation and communication skills to ensure relevant information is transmitted accurately and effectively with the multi-professional team, patients and their families.

Number of Learner Hours: 

1.    Scheduled - 45

2.    Independent - 50

3.    Placement/work-based learning - 0

Assessment:

There are two assessments for this module these are a written course work (essay) and a placement-based portfolio which requires a pass in individual components. 

All elements of the summative assessment must be passed. 

What our students say:

“Excellent speakers”

“Considers holistic assessment, incorporating advanced health assessment, diagnostics and treatment”

“Enjoyed Pharmaceutical Rep coming in to discuss inhaler therapy”

“Timely support when needed by tutors”

This module can contribute to the following programme(s)

HHCONMSC: MSc Contemporary Nursing

HSACPM: MSc Advanced Clinical Practice