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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Community College
Subject Description Form
Subject Code
CCN2256
Subject Title
Field Practice – General Health Care Setting
Level
2
Credit Value
3
Medium of
Instruction
English and Chinese
Pre-requisite /
Co-requisite/
Exclusion
Pre-requisite
CCN2230 Basic Health Assessment and Clinical Skills
Objectives
This subject allows students to have an opportunity to gain more hands-on
experiences in general health care settings as a health associate
professional. Students are expected to develop clinical skills and caring
attitudes towards hospitalised or institutionalised clients with health
problems, and be more familiar with operational management and services
of the designated institutions.
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:
(a) demonstrate the clinical skills that involve the management of clients’
daily activities and the provision of personal care to clients accurately
and appropriately.
(b) exercise effective communication and interpersonal skills in caring
the sick.
(c) relate the principles of health promotion and maintenance, infection
control, and occupational health and safety in field environment.
(d) demonstrate a professional attitude in terms of a sense of
responsibility, integrity, self-confidence, propriety and team
cooperation.
(e) examine health-related problems or issues occurred in the workplace
by applying fundamental concepts of health studies and analytical
frameworks drawn from evidence based practice.
(f) identify the scope of information and attributes relevant to
employment in the designated health care settings.
Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus
Students will be allocated to hospitals, medical institutions and elderly
homes to observe and practise the clinical skills with subject lecturer’s
facilitation on learning and consolidating the theories and competencies
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covered by CCN2230 Basic Health Assessment and Clinical Skills.
Teaching/Learning
Methodology
Students are required to complete at least 126 hours of field practice,
subject to the arrangement between the College and field practice partners.
Field Practice
Students are required to participate in a supervised practicum in a clinical
setting. During the practicum, students are guided and occasionally
instructed by supervisors in the clinical conference to critically appraise
the clinical situations and attain a deeper understanding of their learning
experience, with a focus on integrating the theoretical input and clinical
practice.
Record of Field Practice
Provides information for field practice including the student guide, log
sheets to record the skills learned or practiced and a structured observation
guide to achieve desirable learning outcomes.
Self-Reflective Journal
Through writing of the self-reflective journals, students’ learning will be
consolidated by reflecting on their own strengths and limitations with the
focus on seeking ways of improvement. Such reflective strategy also
renders students to create meaning out of their experiences with the
evolvement of their own philosophy of nursing.
Briefing and debriefing sessions
Enhance students with better preparation, directed learning, feedback on
performance and experience sharing among the peers.
Assessment
Methods in
Alignment with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
A variety of assessment tools will be used to develop and assess students’
achievement of the subject intended learning outcomes.
Specific assessment
methods/tasks
%
weighting
Continuous
Assessment *
Intended subject learning
outcomes to be assessed
a
b
c
d
e
f
50
 Learning
Progress Report
/Record of Field
Practice
25
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 Self-Reflective
Journal
25
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Continuous
Assessment by Field
Agency Supervisor
50
 Work-integrated
Education (WIE)
Assessment
50
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Total
100
Work-integrated Education (WIE) Assessment
Clinical evaluation in terms of WIE Assessment is used to evaluate
students’ performance in the provision of holistic care and abilities in the
integration and application of learned knowledge and skills to practice,
critical thinking and problem-solving.
It also assesses students’
professional behaviour in the areas of self-directed learning,
communication, teamwork, and punctuality.
Self-Reflective Journal
Students are required to complete a self-reflective journal of 500-1,000
words on their appreciation of clinical practicum.
Learning Progress Report
Students are required to make a record of what they have learned or
observed on a weekly basis throughout the field practice for assessment of
their learning progress.
Field practice credits will not be counted in the GPA calculation, but the
accumulated clinical hours will be used for articulation to senior year /
direction admission scheme of nursing programmes in specific
universities.
*Continuous assessment items and/or weighting may be adjusted by the subject
team subject to the approval of the College Programme Committee.
To pass this subject, students are required to obtain a pass in the
Continuous Assessment by the Subject Lecturer and the Continuous
Assessment by the Field Agency Supervisor; and with above 80% of
attendance rate. Either pass or fail will be given to students as their final
result.
Student Study
Effort Expected
Class contact
Hours
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Interview and meeting with subject lecturer
14
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Consultation
14
Other student study effort
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Learning under supervised practice (amongst 126
hours of field practice)
63
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Continuous Assessment and Self-study
39
Total student study effort
Reading List and
References
130
References
Moon, J. A. (2004). A handbook of reflection and experiential learning:
Theory and practice. N.Y.: RoutledgeFalmer.
Rubenfeld, M. G. & Scheffer, B. K. (2014). Critical thinking tactics for
nurses: achieving the IOM competencies. (3rd ed.), Jones and Bartlett
Publishers.
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Silberman, M. (2007). The handbook of experiential learning. (ed.), San
Francisco, LA: Pfeiffer.
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