Overview
Constant changes and nursing regulations require practitioners to demonstrate continuing professional development regardless of their area of practice or level of qualification. Many practitioners have been unable to access formal study recently and this, coupled with the many changes in nursing and in nursing assessment, means that students need to be enabled to return to study. Students will be given the opportunity to utilise various study skills and apply these to their area of practice.
Content and Modules
Level 5 (Undergraduate)
Pre-requisites: Access to relevant clinical experience with patients/clients.
Excluded Combinations: None.
Aims
This module aims to:
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Enhance the practitioner’s research based knowledge and expertise in relation to practice.
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Enable practitioners to review a range of study and assessment skills within their professional practice area.
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Enable practitioners to develop their reflective skills.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the practitioner will be able to:
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Access the research base underpinning a specific area of nursing practice and be able to reference this research effectively.
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Analyse an issue in practice and be able to produce a short written report as a result.
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Use a wide range of study and assessment skills to enhance future study.
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Use reflection to evaluate practice.
Summative Assessment
Assignment (100% weighting)
A written assignment in the form of a critical incident analysis related to the student’s own area of practice.
The work is to include a clear reflective account of the critical incident under review. Must include an in depth review of the currently available evidence and this evidence must be correctly referenced and appropriately utilised. Word limit: 3500 words.