NMHS43220 Found of Person CC

Academic Year 2021/2022

The module will provide students with a robust understanding of person centred care frameworks in the delivery of care to older people. The module aims are to examine:

1. the concept of personhood and person-centredness
2. theories underpinning person centred care.
3. processes of person centred care
practice development in relation to person centred care
4. rights related to older people
5. intergenerational intelligence and its impact on understanding age relations
6. the concept of productive ageing
7. social challenges for older people in contemporary Ireland
8. the use of the single assessment process (InterRAI).

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

The student will demonstrate:

• an understanding of the constituent elements of personhood
• the ability to examine the concept of person centred care.
• a comprehensive understanding of the pre-requisites of person centred care
• the capacity to review actual and potential barriers to person centred care
• the ability to understand the concept of rights and how older people are located within this perspective
• the capacity to relate an understanding of how generations are experienced as a part of everyday life
• the capacity to review disconnections in the experience of ageing and social perspectives on ageing.

Indicative Module Content:


Introduction to the context of older people
Generational intelligence
Equality, rights and personhood
Theories of PCC
PCC Pre-requisites
PCC Environment
PCC processes
PCC Evaluation and Practice Development
PCC Leadership
PCC Barriers
Person Centred Co-ordinated Care
Quality and Safety in Healthcare: The role of regulation

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Autonomous Student Learning

145
Online Learning

13
Total

188
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students are presented with topics within lectures. Their active input based on experience is required. They use case based learning embedded in reflective practice, applying evidence based knowledge to practice. This improves skills and competencies. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Completion of level 8 modules or APEL


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Found of Person CC (NMHS41970)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Poster Week 7 n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Case based Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

80

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students receive general feedback on the same day as presenting. Individual meetings with the student are then facilitated to discuss the individual grade. For the assignment, this is end of term. Students will access the grad via the provisional exam grades, but will be offered a meeting to discuss grades. All students who fail any competent will be offered additional meetings