| Module Title |
Health Prevention Promotion & Protection Specialist 3 |
| Module Code |
HEA1045 (ITS: NS5135) |
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Faculty |
Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health |
School |
Science & Health |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
10 |
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Description
The module aims to provide students with opportunities to develop their public health practice through the application of newly acquired knowledge and understanding of health promotion, health protection, disease prevention and infection prevention and control.
The module will assist students in applying knowledge and further developing their competencies relevant to public health practice and to the Nursing and Midwifery Board in Ireland (NMBI) Domains of Competence.
Students must be working in an area of practice which allows them to gain experience in the key areas of this specialism: disease prevention, health promotion, health protection and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
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Learning Outcomes
1. Integrate specialist knowledge in public health, including health promotion, health protection, disease prevention and IPC into their own practice
2. Demonstrate competence in NMBI Domains of Competence- Professional values and conduct of the nurse competences
3. Demonstrate competence in NMBI Domain of Competence- Nursing practice and clinical decision making competences
4. Demonstrate competence in NMBI Domain of Competence- Knowledge and cognitive competences
5. Demonstrate competence in NMBI Domain of Competence- Communication and interpersonal competences
6. Demonstrate competence in NMBI Domain of Competence- Management and team competences
7. Demonstrate competence in NMBI Domain of Competence- Leadership potential and professional scholarship competences
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 4 | Theoretical lectures online: 4 hours | | Class Presentation | 12 | Presentations of public health practice case studies | | Professional Practice | 130 | Clinical Practicum: 130 hours Experience in the application of public health skills, for example, health promotion, health protection, disease prevention and IPC, in their practice setting. | | Independent Study | 88 | Self Directed Study: 88 hours | | Seminars | 16 | Clinical Practice Preceptors: 16 hours |
| Total Workload: 250 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 11321 | Part of Term | Semester 1 | | Coursework | 0% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | Y | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | | Module Teacher | |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Presentation | Individual presentations- students will be required to deliver four oral presentations highlighting case studies demonstrating their competence in applying public health skills in their own practice. | 30% | Week 10 | | Practice assessment record | Public health practice reflection/ competency.
Completion of public health practice competence documentation.
Pass/ Fail | 70% | Week 12 |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
LO1
Integrating specialist theory of public health to practice based initiatives
LO2
NMBI Domains of competence
WHO-ASPHER Competency Framework for the Public Health Workforce in the European Region
Learning Activities
Workshops/ peer presentations
Workplace placement in public health settings
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Wild, K. and McGrath, M.: 2019, Public Health and Health Promotion for Nurses, Wiley Blackwell, Oxford,
- Naidoo, J. and Wills, J.: 2016, Foundations for Health Promotion, 4th Edition, Elsevier, London,
- Ghebrehewet, S., Stewart, A., Baxter, D., Shears, P., Conrad, D., Kliner, M.: 2016, Health Protection: Principles and Practice., Oxford University Press, Oxford,
- Damani, N: 2019, Manual of Infection Prevention and Control, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
- Elmore, J., Wild, D., Katz, D. and Nelson, H: 2020, Jekel's Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health, 5th Edition, Elsevier, London,
Articles:
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Other Resources
- Report: World Health Organization, 2020, WHO-ASPHER Competency Framework for the Public Health Workforce in the European Region, Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe,
- Report: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, 2015, Post Registration Nursing and Midwifery Programmes: Standards and Requirements, Dublin, NMBI,
- Report: Health Information and Quality Authority, 2018, National Standards for infection prevention and control in community services, Dublin, HIQA,
- Report: World Health Organization, 2021, Health Promotion Glossary of Terms 2021, Geneva, WHO,
- Report: Government of Ireland, 2017, Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Slaintecare, Dublin, Government of Ireland,
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