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NUR-20147 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 16 December 2025

NUR-20147 - The Role of the Nurse in Promoting Health and Wellness
Coordinator: Faye Middle
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module enables you to explore the human life journey from conception to death recognising that public health is the cornerstone to all nursing practice. In so doing you will develop an understanding of public health, health protection and health promotion and their significance to your developing nursing practice. Through undertaking this module, you will raise your awareness and understanding of the wider determinants of health, health inequalities including social influences and health behaviours. You will be equipped with the skills to undertake a health needs assessment report using a demographic profile and identifying a population group which will provide a basis for you to examine the impact and influence of genomics on the human life journey, its diversity and population health. You will also focus on the importance of early years and childhood experiences, exploring the rationale for immunisation, and the impact upon the life course and suspected health outcomes.



Aims
To:
- Enable you to develop an understanding of theories, models and practices promoting health and well being and preventing ill-health. Develop your understanding of global patterns of health and well-being outcomes and how these impact on life choices.
- Examine the role of the nurse in promoting health and wellness.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/nur-20147/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the impact of life choices on mental, physical and behavioural health and well-being: 2
Evaluate how nurses support people across the lifespan to make informed choices about their health and provide information in an accessible way, in line with current legislation
: 2
Analyse the importance of early years and childhood experiences, the evidence-base for immunisation, and the possible impact on life choices; mental, physical and behavioural health and well-being
: 1
Explain the factors that may lead to health inequalities including social influences and the wider determinants of health and apply these to their own field of nursing
: 2

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning hours -
In situ- 36hrs, Synchronous-12hrs (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation)
Asynchronous- 15hrs (Guided independent study including preparation for scheduled sessions, follow up work)
assessment preparation-12hrs
Independent study- 225hrs (Wider reading, revision, assessment preparation)
Due to the dynamic nature of nursing programmes, the above breakdown may be subject to alteration.



School Rules

You will not be able to complete this module unless you are in good academic standing, having successfully completed the previous part/year 1 of your BSc programme

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 40%
A 15 minute recorded oral presentation
Group presentation based on ILO 3 linking to health promotion on immunisations, children and young people and the impact on health across the life course. Students are required to have cameras on to identify all students presenting, to ensure all group members participate in the assessment. All students will undertake peer assessment based on the engagement of others within the team. This will contribute to 10% of the overall grade for each student on this assessment.

2: Report weighted 60%
A 2,500 word report
Undertake a 2500 word report of a community health profile linking to ILO 1,2 & 4. Based on a chosen local area, a demographic and socio-economic overview are provided linking to the wider determinants of health. A defined age group within that population, linking to the field of nursing, is then selected and justified. The main 3 public health needs/issues impacting the defined population are identified and discussed linking to how they impact across the life course. Suggest an intervention/strategy that will address this need highlighting the role of a Child/Adult/MH nurse in promoting health and wellbeing for individuals across all ages.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 16 December 2025