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NUR-30226 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 22 December 2024

NUR-30226 - Clinical Judgement and Decision-making in Nursing
Coordinator: Louise Cogher Tel: +44 1782 7 38154
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module focuses on the key nursing skills of appropriate clinical judgment and decision-making in nursing practice which are core to the role of the competent registered nurse. Students will develop their knowledge of assessment tools to assist them in making safe judgments about people¿s healthcare needs relating to their field of nursing.

Aims
to enable you to demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making and team-working skills to manage and provide continuity of person-centred care in partnership with people with healthcare needs, their families and carers.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/nur-30226/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Utilise evidence to evaluate safe and effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred care whilst recognising, responding to and understanding physiological and psycho-social changes
: 1
Apply theoretical knowledge, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to meet people¿s complex nursing care needs in their field of nursing
: 1,2
Critically discuss how partnership working with people facilitates shared decision-making in order to support individuals, their families and carers to manage their own care: 1

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning hours:
In situ- 11.5hrs / Synchronous-11.5hrs (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation)
Asynchronous- 7hrs (Guided independent study including preparation for scheduled sessions, follow up work)
Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 120hrs (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

1: Presentation weighted 100%
A 20 minute presentation of a poster


2: Online Tasks weighted 0%
Online numeracy examination


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: 22 December 2024