Anglia Ruskin University

Core modules

• Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribing

  This module will prepare Nurses, Midwives and Specialist Community Public Health Nurses to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost effectively from the community practitioners formulary for nurse prescribers. The module forms an integral element of the SCPHN pathways, but can also be accessed as a stand-alone module for students who already hold a SCPHN qualification.

• Consolidated Practice (Health Visiting or School Nursing)

  This module is specifically related to the BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme. It is a 10 week period at the end of the programme which will enable the student to consolidate their education and competence in their field of practice. A work based based learning approach will be utilised and supported throughout the delivery and students will be expected to explore theories and reflect on their experiences in order to integrate theory and practice. Students will be monitored on a fortnightly basis by a Practice Teacher who will report on their progress in practice, completing the appropriate documentation which is a pass/fail element of the programme.

• Strategic Leadership and Commissioning

  This module will develop leadership skills to a strategic level, enabling practitioners to become effective advocates on behalf of children and families. Furthermore, this module will develop the practitioner's knowledge base with respect to the commissioning of services in order to ensure that a quality service is provided to children and their families.

• Undergraduate Major Project

  This module will enable students to engage in a substantial piece of work focussed on a topic relevant to the chosen pathway (School Nursing or Health Visiting). The project takes the form of a literature review and critique of research within a chosen area of interest.

• Universal Work with Children and Families (Practice)

  This module is taken alongside the Universal Work with Children and their Families (Theory) module or after its completion. This is a practice-based module and is assessed by a Specialist Practice Teacher using a competency based portfolio. This module is integral to the SCPHN (Health Visiting or School Nursing) pathways and cannot be taken as a stand-alone module.

• Universal Work with Children and Families (Theory)

  This module focuses on working with children, young people and their families. The module starts from early pregnancy, through childhood and into early adulthood, as described in the Healthy Child Programme (DH 2004). It also looks at broader public health issues and enables practitioners to understand how an individual's social context impacts on their health and that of their family.

• Working with Children and Families with Complex Needs (Health Visiting or School Nursing)

  This module will enable practitioners to develop the knowledge and skills required to assess and manage vulnerability and risk to children, adults, families and communities. The module will enable practitioners to develop competence and confidence in working proactively with this client group in a Health Visiting or School Nursing context.