NUR-40105 - 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

As a registered nurse, you¿need to understand how the quality and effectiveness of nursing care can be evaluated in practice, to be able to improve service delivery and people¿s experience of healthcare. Within this module, you will be encouraged to explore and appraise a topic of your choice based on your experiences that will enhance nursing practice in your field of nursing.¿ The focus is on developing your ability to work independently to confidently synthesise literature findings to make recommendations for¿ practice toward your field of nursing with potential for dissemination to a wider audience e.g. through publication.¿

To develop your critical appraisal skills in independent study to write a dissertation that evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing care within your field of nursing and to disseminate to a wider audience.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Conduct a comprehensive and systematic review of the available literature. Critically engage with and analyse a range of relevant evidence, demonstrating the capacity to work independently and organise work logically and coherently: 1
Synthesise findings from research to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the literature.
: 1
Critically discuss and analyse the implications of the findings and make recommendations for continuing practice improvement for future nursing care.
: 1

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning-
In situ- 9hrs plus 6hrs supervision (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation)
Asynchronous: 5 hours (guided independent study including preparation for scheduled session and follow-up work).
Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 280 (Wider reading, revision, assessment preparation)
Due to the dynamic nature of nursing programmes, the above breakdown may be subject to alteration.

School Rules

Students will be required to have achieved progression to year 2 of the MSc Programme, before completion of this module.

Description of Module Assessment