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NUR-40085 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 November 2024

NUR-40085 - Advanced Clinical Practice Award Portfolio
Coordinator: Kerri Douglas Tel: +44 1782 7 38146
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 0
Study Hours: 258
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 evidences close working with your clinical supervisor in order to demonstrate competency in the fours domains of advanced clinical practice, education, research; and clinical leadership and management. This is achieved by completing an online portfolio spanning the duration of the full MSc programme.

Aims
To provide evidence of competency aligned to the 4 domains for advanced practice provided in the West Midlands/National Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Provide evidence of competency in advanced clinical practice: 1
Provide evidence of competency in education as an advanced clinical practitioner: 1
Provide evidence of competency in clinical leadership and management as an advanced clinical practitioner: 1
Provide evidence of competency in research as an advanced clinical practitioner: 1

Study hours

A blended learning strategy has been adopted to address the learning needs of a variety of students and make efficient use of renewable resources across all the modules involved in the programme.
For the purposes of the portfolio there will be 20 hours of group tutorial provided to encourage inter-professional learning and access to tutor support.
There will be 80 hours of independent study in the form of preparation of evidence and construction of the portfolio.
A minimum of 78 clinical hours are required working with clinical supervisor in a health assessment role. Therefore to achieve all four domains, the placement learning hours is 150.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 100%
Competency Portfolio
Online competency portfolio of evidence illustrating and mapping progress of becoming an advanced clinical practitioner. The contents should be supported by appropriate reference to legislation and literature. Clinical activity must be recorded within the portfolio with a minimum of one piece of evidence for each of the competencies which must be agreed and signed by the designated clinical supervisor (NB portfolio to be no more than 10 000 words in total).

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: 21 November 2024