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Field Name / Comments / notes
Title / Return to Practice for Nursing and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Level 5
Code / NA396
Level / 6
Credit rating / 20
Pre-requisites / To have qualified as a Nurse or Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in the United Kingdom and to have previously registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2005) or their qualification accepted by the NMC with a requirement to do a RTP programme.
To have been accepted by a Trust or independent employer for clinical placement and for prospective employment.
Where English is not the first language, an IELTS test of 7.0 (academic level) is required according to University of Brighton regulations
If the returnee has not studied within the last 5 years to the appropriate academic level, it is recommended that they complete relevant study skills
Type of module / Extensive, over one or two semesters.
(Delivered as 12 taught days, 10 are generic days and 2 days practice specific)
Aims / To enable practitioners to renew registration and re-enter registered practice with up-to-date competence, current skills and confidence in order to maintain safe and effective standards of patient and client care. To establish the concept of life long learning.
Learning outcomes/objectives / At the end of the module, the returnee will have met the following outcomes:
(1)An understanding and critical analysis of the influence of health and social policy relevant to the practice of nursing and specialist community public health nursing.
(2)A critical exploration and an understanding of the legal, ethical and professional requirements, codes of practice and policies relevant to the practice of nursing and specialist community public health nursing.
(3)A comprehensive evaluation of the current structure and organisation of care, nationally and locally relevant to the practice of nursing and specialist community public health nursing.
(4)An understanding and analysis of a current issue in nurse education and practice.
(5)The ability to critique using relevant literature and research related to the practice of nursing and specialist community public health nursing.
(6)The ability to explore, assess and diagnose nursing needs, design and implement interventions providing a rationale and evaluate outcomes in all relevant areas of practice, including effective delivery of appropriate emergency care.
(7)The ability to examine and deploy appropriate communications, teaching and learning skills.
(8)The ability to contribute and function effectively in a team and participate in a multi-professional approach to the care of patients and clients.
(9)The ability to demonstrate self-awareness, evaluate strengths and weaknesses, acknowledge limitations of competence and recognise the importance of maintaining and developing professional competence with an action plan for future performance.
Content / Core Content
Changes in Healthcare
Single Assessment Process (SAP)
Managed Care
Intermediate Care
NICE guidelines
Essence of Care
Public Perceptions/Public Involvement
Ethical Issues
Information and Communication Technologies Skills
Health Promotion
Communication/Interpersonal Skills and interprofessional working
Palliative Care
Clinical Governance/Research Governance
Adult Protection
Record Keeping
Drug Administration
National Service Frameworks – affecting practice
(relevant subject for each discipline)
Professional policy
Reflective practice/evidence based practice
Specific ContentMental Health:
Policy/Legislation changes in Mental Health
Intervention for Mental Illness
Therapeutic Approaches
Changing Practice
Risk Assessment
The Ten Essential Shared Capabilities
(NIMHE)
Community Nursing(District Nursing/General Practice Nursing)
Contemporary Primary Health Care
Principles & Practice of Community NursingManagement and Legislation
Specialist Community Public Practice Health Nursing Health Visitor/School Nurse
Contemporary Primary Health Care
Development of Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing
Management and Legislation
Children’s Nursing
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Children and young people who are ill.
Children and young people in hospital.
Supporting parents and carers.
Advances in care – Acute/Continuing.
Adult Nursing
Advances in Care in relation to nurse led initiatives.
Changing nature of adult nursing.
Seamless Care.
Integrated Care (Managed Care)
Teaching and learning
Strategies / To deliver the module, relevant expertise is sought from amongst lecturers across the School and from clinical practice areas.
For the returnees there are some teacher-led sessions from which a more returnee centred approach can be developed through activities such as workshops, seminar presentations and group work. These activities provide opportunities for discussion and reflection on the development and integration of theory and practice.
Learning Contracts, in conjunction with the Assessment of Practice Portfolio will identify individual learning needs.
Returnees are encouraged to develop their IT skills, to facilitate learning and to gain confidence in the use of IT in their practical environment.
Module hours: 200 hours – 60 taught – 140 self directed/reflection in or on practice.
Learning Support / For the duration of the module the module leader assumes the role of personal tutor and is supported by appropriate lecturers within the SNM.
During the practice based experience, relevant to the part of the register to which re-entry is sought; the returnee is supervised and supported by a clinical mentor and where appropriate in practice, the module leader.
A Learning Contract and Assessment of Practice Portfolio are the principal tools used by the returnees to integrate theory to practice.
Clinical placements are identified with negotiation between returnees and module leader.
Only clinical areas that have been audited by SNM staff as part of the ongoing yearly quality control strategy are included in the list of choices.
Indicative Reading
General:Bulman C & Scnutz S, 2004 Reflective Practice in Nursing, 3rd Ed, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Dimond B, 2005, Legal Aspects of Nursing 4th Ed. New Jersey, Prentice Hall,
Ewles L & Simnett I, 2003 Promoting Health: A Practice Guide 5th Ed. London, Balliere Tindell
Naidoo J, Wills J, 2002, Health Promotion: Foundations for Practice 2nd edition London Bailliere Tindall
Naidoo J, Wills J, 2004, Health Promotion: Public Health and Health Promotion: Developing Practice 2nd edition London Bailliere Tindall
Gatford J D & Anderson R E, 2004 Nursing Calculations, 6th Ed, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone
Maslin:Prothero, S, 2005 Balliere’s Study Skills for Nurses, 3rd Ed, London, Balliere Tindell
Nicol M et al 2004, Essential Nursing Skills, London, Mosby
Tschudin, V 2003 Approaches to Ethics – Nursing Beyond the Boundaries, London, Butterworth-Heinemann
Useful Journals:
Nursing Times
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Useful Websites:
Adult Care:
Alexander M F, Fawcett J N & Runciman P J, 2000 Nursing Practice at Hospital and Home: The Adult 2nd Ed. London, Churchill Livinstone,
Ballie L (ed) 2005, Developing Practical Nursing Skills, 2nd Ed. London, Arnold
Brooker, M & M Nicholson, 2003 Nursing Adults, the Practice of Care, Edinburgh, Mosby
Dougherty L & Lister S, 2004 The RoyalMarsdenHospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, 6th Ed, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Mental Health:
Barker P, 2003 Psychiatric and mental health nursing: the art of caring, London, Arnold
Barker P, 2004 Assessment in psychiatric and mental health nursing: in search of the whole person, 2nd Ed, Cheltenham, Nelson Thornes
Department of Health 2000 The National Service Framework for Mental Health, London, Department of Health
Department of Health 1999 Code of Practice, Mental Health Act 1983, HMSO, London HSC 1999/050: LAC (99)11
Norman I & I Ryrie (eds) 2004, The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: A Textbook or Principles and Practice, London, OUP
Rogers A, 2002 Mental Health and Inequality, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health 2001, The Capable Practitioner, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London
Useful Journals:
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Journal of Psychiatric Nursing: Incorporating Community Psychiatric
Nursing Journal
Useful Journals:
Professional Nurse
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing –
Health Visitor/School Nurse:
Bagnall P & Dalloway M, 1996 In a Different Light – School Nurses and their Role in Meeting the Needs of School Age Children London, QNI
Cowley S (ed), 2003 Public Health in policy and practice: A source book for Health Visitors and Community NursesLondon, Balliere Tindall
Department of Health, 2004 Children Act 2004, London HMSO
Department of Health 2004 NSF for Children, Young People & Maternity Services, London HMSO
School Nurse Practice Development Resource Pack Department of Health 2001
Department of Health 2004 National Health Schools Status – A Guide for Schools London HMSO
Dougherty L & Lister S, 2004 The RoyalMarsdenHospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, 6th Ed, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Hall M B and Ellman D, 2003 Health for All Children, 4th Ed Oxford, Oxford university Press
Robotham A & Sheldrake D, 2005 Health Visiting Spcialist and Higher Level Practice, 2nd Ed, London, Churchill Livingstone
Twinn S, Cowley S (eds) 1992 The Principals of health visiting: a re-examination Health Visitors Association London, (CPHVA)
Young, V 2003, 10 Minutes for the family London, Routledge
Useful Journals:
Health Visitor’s Journal
Useful Electronic Resources:
Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
Minor Illness:
National Prescribing Centre:
Nurse Prescriber:
Community Nursing District Nurse/ General Practice Nurse
Chiltern S et al, 2004, Nursing in the Community: An Essential Guide to Practice London, Arnold
Bradley A, 2002 An Introduction to Practice Nursing: the Fulcrum of Primary Care Dinton, Quay Books
Carey L 2000, Practice NursingLondon, Balliere Tindall
Lawton S, J Canrell and J Harris (Eds) 2000, District Nursing, Providing Care in a Supportive Context, Edinburgh, Churchill, Livingston
Martin J, Lucas J (eds) 2004 Handbook of Practice Nursing 3rd Ed London, Churchill Livingstone
Paniagua H, 2001, Practice Made Perfect Wiltshire, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd
Sines D (ed), 2004, Community Health Care Nursing, 3rd Ed.Oxford, Blackwell Scientific
Watkins D & Gastrell P, 2003 Community Health Nursing: Frameworks for Practice, 2nd Ed, London, Balllitere Tindall
Useful for PNs:
Children’s Nursing:
Department of Health 2000 The National Service Framework for Children, London Department of Health
Department of Health 2004 The Childrens Act London, HMSO
Department of Health 2003 Getting the right start: the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services Standards for Hospital ServicesLondon, The Stationery Office
Dougherty L & Lister S, 2004 The RoyalMarsdenHospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, 6th Ed, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Glasper E & L Ireland (eds) 2000 Evidence-based Care Child HealthBasingstoke, Macmillan
Hubard S & E Trigg (eds) 2000, Practices in children nursing – Guidelines for hospital and community, London, Churchill Livingstone
Smith L, Bradshaw M & Coleman V (eds) 2002 Family Centred Care: Concept Theory and Practice, Palgrave Basingstoke
Assessment Tasks
/There is assessment of both theory and practice. The weighting is 50/50. Returnees are required to successfully complete both parts in order to pass the module.
Summative Assessment of TheoryThe returnees will be required to develop a portfolio of evidence that reflects the achievement of thelearning outcomes, identifying a specific current issue within the portfolio and critically discuss the evidence-based practice underpinning this.
Word Total: 5,000
Summative Assessment of Practice
Returnees are required to successfully achieve the 5 mandatory skills which are as follows:
- Administration of oral medication
- Management organisation of patient/client care
- Record keeping
- Basic principles of infection control
- Nutritional assessment and support
Students may only have two attempts to pass practice.
If a returnee is referred in one component then they only need to complete that component. If the returnee is successful on a further attempt a final mark of 40% will be given for the module
Brief description of module content and/or aims (maximum 80 words) / This module supports and enables practitioners to renew their registration with the NMC and resume practice with up to date competence and skills required for the delivery of effective, safe and quality standards of care to patients/clients. It also motivates students to engage in ongoing learning and research towards personal and professional development.
Area examination board to which module relates / UGCPD; Diploma in Nursing; Diploma in Midwifery; Masters AEB
Module team/authors/ coordinator / Ali Lane, Senior Lecturer/Module Leader, University of Brighton (Author)
Gloria Whittaker, Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton
Peggy Stevens,Principal Lecturer/Module Leader (Midwifery)
Liz Johnson,Practice Placement Facilitator
Semester offered, where appropriate / Three times a year: January, May and September – Nursing
Site where delivered / University of Brighton. Falmer campus.
Date of first approval / Not applicable
Date of last revision / Not applicable
Date of approval of this
version / November 2007
Version number / 1
Replacement for previous module / Not applicable
Field for which module is acceptable and status in that field / Nursing
Optional/Mandatory
Course(s) for which module is acceptable and status in that course / BSc (Hons) in Professional Practice
School home / School of Nursingand Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Social Science, University of Brighton
Falmer Site.
External examiner / Sian Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, KingsCollege, London