Content and Modules
Level 5 (Undergradate)
Pre-requisites: Registered nurse, access to relevant clinical experience with patients/clients, support from Line manager and local Practice Development Team
Excluded Combinations: None applicable
Aims
The overall aim of this module is to enable registered nurses to revisit their understanding and application in practice of the current professional standards required by the NMC (Standards of proficiency for pre registration nursing education, NMC 2004) and to identify their future leaning needs in relation to these standards.
The expectation of the registered nurse according to these standards is that he / she will:
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Manage oneself, one’s practice, and that of others, in accordance with The NMC code of professional conduct: standards for conduct, performance and ethics.
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(the Code, NMC 2008), recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
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Practise in accordance with an ethical and legal framework which ensures the primacy of patient and client interest and well-being and respects confidentiality.
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Practise in a fair and anti-discriminatory way, acknowledging the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups.
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Engage in, develop and disengage from therapeutic relationships through the use of appropriate communication and interpersonal skills.
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Create and utilise opportunities to promote the health and well-being of patients, clients and groups.
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Undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients, clients and communities.
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Formulate and document a plan of nursing care, where possible in partnership with patients, clients, their carers and family and friends, within a framework of informed consent.
Based on the best available evidence, apply knowledge and an appropriate repertoire of skills indicative of safe nursing practice.
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Provide a rationale for the nursing care delivered which takes account of social, cultural, spiritual, legal, political and economic influences.
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Evaluate and document the outcomes of nursing and other interventions.
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Demonstrate sound clinical judgement across a range of differing professional and care delivery contexts.
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Contribute to public protection by creating and maintaining a safe environment of care through the use of quality assurance and risk management strategies.
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Demonstrate knowledge of effective inter-professional working practices which respect and utilise the contributions of members of the health and social care team.
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Delegate duties to others, as appropriate, ensuring that they are supervised and monitored.
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Demonstrate key skills.
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Demonstrate a commitment to the need for continuing professional development and personal supervision activities in order to enhance knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed for safe and effective nursing practice.
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Enhance the professional development and safe practice of others through peer support, leadership, supervision and teaching.
(NMC 2004 Standards of proficiency for pre registration nursing education)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge, Understanding and Cognitive Skills:
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Review current legal issues relating to accountability and the requirements of continued professional registration.
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Analyse the need to maintain and develop professional competence and practice within their professions statutory regulations.
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Examine clinical governance and other quality assurance initiatives within their professional area of the health service.
Key / Transferable / Lifelong Learning Skills:
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Communicate effectively with others through verbal and written formats.
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Use information technology appropriately to store and retrieve coursework and communicate with lecturers and other students.
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Work independently to identify their learning needs and to seek guidance from appropriate course team members.
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Collate and utilise information from a wide variety of sources.
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Explore their understanding of the interest area using research inquiry.
Subject Specific:
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Plan, practice, deliver and evaluate care utilising a self-reflexive approach within specific setting.
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Demonstrate safe, competent, contemporary, evidence-based practice from a patient-centred approach.
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Utilise appropriate methodology in the communication of care, demonstrate the ability to document and facilitate the inter-disciplinary management of holistic patient focused care.
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Explore the legal, professional and ethical requirements underpinning nursing practice.
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In order to be successful students must pass all components of the assessment process.
Summative Assesment
Practice Review Document (pass/refer)
The student is required to demonstrate the following to receive a pass grade in Practice:
Completion of 100% of the identified skills at the level of Dissemination
Tripartite assessment of practice
In order to provide the practitioner with a structured pathway through the practice element this process will begin with a PDP (Practice Development Plan) identified at an initial meeting at the beginning of the module between the practitioner, the practitioner’s line manager and a member of the Practice Development Team from the practice area. Through this partnership approach the individual student will be supported in practice throughout the module. The practice review document will be summatively assessed on completion of the module through a tripartite meeting between the student, the line manager and a member of the Practice Development Team who together will discuss achievement of both personal and professional requirements of the module. The documentation will be included in the Practice Review Document and appropriate evidence of meetings will be incorporated into this document to demonstrate ongoing monitoring and support.
Presentation: Formative peer review
The students working in small groups will identify a subject appropriate to contemporary healthcare within their speciality and deliver a seminat presentation to their peer group of studens/colleagues.
Essay (2000 words)
A reflective account based on personal development during the course. This will incorporate an action plan demonstrating current and future learning needs.