NUR-40101 - 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

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. You will develop your knowledge of assessment tools to assist you in making safe judgements about people¿s healthcare needs relevant to your field of nursing.

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.
To support the development of your presentation skills.
To prepare you for the numeracy examination.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Use best evidence to critically evaluate safe and effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred care whilst recognising, responding to and understanding physiological and psychosocial changes, drawing on underpinning
anatomy and physiology.: 1
Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously with a caring, compassionate and professional attitude in the application of 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- 13.5hrs / Synchronous-13.5hrs (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- 116hrs (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 1 of your MSc programme

Description of Module Assessment