Postgraduate Course: Person Centred Care in Practice: Relationships and Emotion (NUST11120)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course sets out to enable practitioners to critically review and examine in depth the many facets of Person Centred Care in practice. Learners will discover new ways of learning about their practice as well as ways to embed new knowledge into their ways of working.
Content offered includes topics such as Co-production and Asset based approach to caring, Compassionate care models, the Senses framework and Emotional Labour. Digital Stories will also be used as a method of exploring and eliciting what Person Centred Care means in practice and how care could be enhanced through this process. Developing self and others is achieved through critical reflection and analysis of own clinical practice and sharing lessons learned with peers. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to focus on the user perspective by analysing critical incidents. The critical aspects of caring for oneself and others will also be discussed, and students will get an opportunity to engage in creative tasks that look at images, metaphors and art as means of expressing the meaning of person centeredness.
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| Course description |
Lectures will be delivered online and are supported through on campus seminars.
1. This course sets out to enable practitioners to critically review and examine in depth the many facets of Person Centred Care in practice. Learners will discover new ways of learning about their practice as well as ways to embed new knowledge into their ways of working.
2. Content offered includes topics such as co-production and asset-based approach to caring, compassionate care models, the senses framework and emotional labour. Digital Stories will also be used as a method of exploring and eliciting what Person Centred Care means in practice and how care could be enhanced through this process. Developing self and others is developed through critical reflection and analysis of students clinical practice and sharing experiences and learning with peers. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to focus on the user perspective by analysing critical incidents in practice. The critical aspects of caring for self and others will also be discussed and students will get an opportunity to engage in creative tasks that include, for example, images, metaphors and art as a way to express the meaning of person centeredness.
3. This course offers students flexibility of learning, including on-campus discussions and study circles as well as interactive exercises that will enable students to explore, discuss and reflect on the key learning outcomes for specific material. Students will have a weekly pattern of study to follow consisting of core material alongside ongoing interactive activities such as seminars, study circles, discussion boards and associated reading; students will be studying and researching independently and reflecting on their own practice experience.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Must not be taken alongside Person Centred Care in Practice: Relationships and Emotion Online (NUST11117) |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1. Discussion board participation (300-600 words) (30%)
2. Course paper (3000-3500 words max) (70%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically analyse the theory related to Person Centred Care including reflection of self and others.
- Explore and debate contemporary issues impacting on Person Centred Care in Practice.
- Examine and implement an assets-based approach to learning and practice.
- Discuss and critically analyse the service user perspective and the impact the learning has on practice.
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Reading List
1. Badolamenti, S. et al. (2017) What do we know about emotional labour in nursing? A narrative review. British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing). [Online] 26 (1), 48¿55.
2. Chochinov, H. M. (2007) Dignity and the essence of medicine: the A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care. BMJ. [Online] 335 (7612), 184¿187.
3. Nolan, M. et al. (2006) Transitions in care homes: towards relationship-centred care using the ¿Senses Framework¿. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults. [Online] 7 (3), 5¿14.
4. Maben, J. et al. (2010) In praise of compassion. Journal of research in nursing. [Online] 15 (1), 9¿13.
5. Smith, P. (2012) The emotional labour of nursing revisited: can nurses still care? / Pam Smith. Second edition. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
6. McCormack, B. & McCance, T. (2017) Person-centred practice in nursing and health care: theory and practice. Second edition. West Sussex, England: Wiley Blackwell.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Person Centred Care,Nursing,Emotions |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Lissette Aviles
Tel:
Email: laviles@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3969
Email: dmorri14@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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