NUR-30225 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Within this module you will continue to consolidate your nursing practice, focusing on leading nursing of people with complex needs, managing teams to support a group of people, prioritising needs, and delegating appropriately. You will be applying research to evidence-based practice, and using safe clinical judgment and decision-making in your clinical placements. You will be encouraged to critically reflect on your personal and professional development throughout this module and will be supported by a practice supervisor, practice assessor and academic assessor.

to
- Continue to develop students in their chosen field of clinical nursing practice and develop clinical nursing practice knowledge and skills in the third year.
- Learn and practise clinical skills in a simulated environment

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate safe, effective, compassionate, evidence-based nursing practice in a clinical setting in the third year of the programme in accordance with the NMC Code (2018) through successful completion of selected practice proficiencies within the practice assessment document, including appropriate nursing leadership, clinical judgement and decision-making: 1,2
Demonstrate appropriate, professional interpersonal skills in simulated and clinical practice settings with regard to their field of practice using a diverse range of communication and relationship management skills with people with healthcare needs and when working with and managing teams
: 1,2,3
Apply effective, defined knowledge, skills and behaviours to lead a specific episode of person-centred care to meet the needs of a group of people with complex needs, including being a role model, understanding of team roles and responsibilities, and service evaluation and improvement: 1,2
Critically reflect on own development of leadership in nursing practice to aid integration of theory and practice learning, in relation to using effective presentation skills in a clinical setting, including limitations and areas for further improvement in performance: 1,2,3

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning hours-
In situ- 11hrs/Synchronous-11hrs (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation and simulation)
Asynchronous- 8hrs (Guided independent study including preparation for scheduled sessions, follow up work)
Placement Learning hours-450hrs

Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 270hrs (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 2 of your BSc programme

Description of Module Assessment