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Course overviewAccredited You develop emotional intelligence, clinical decision-making and interpersonal skills, and your ability to provide high-quality person-centred compassionate
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Our School feedback policy (word - 278kb) Course details In the new curriculum there is increased emphasis on mental health and cognitive issues impacting on health; shared learning across all four fields of practice and throughout the three years is a key feature of the course. The module content reflects the changing and challenging nature of providing healthcare in the 21st century and the evolving and diverse role of the registered nurse. Leadership is embedded in all
three years of the course, recognising the crucial role nurses play in moving practice forward. All modules adopt a blended approach to learning and teaching. We pride ourselves on the quality of our partnership working involving placement providers and service users. One of the modules in the first year has been co-produced with service users. Course structureYear 1 core modulesBio-psychosocial Approaches to Nursing Care and Decision Making This module involves shared learning and teaching across all fields of nursing, to develop an understanding of the holistic issues that may influence and impact on the care and experience of people within different health care settings. You develop a broad understanding of the theoretical frameworks
underpinning the discipline of nursing and identify and explore patterns and determinants of health, wellbeing and illness at a local, national and global level. Bio-psychosocial Development Across the Lifespan You develop an understanding of human systems and the patterns and determinants of health, wellbeing and illness. This will include consideration of the altered and normal human biopsychosocial development. You develop an awareness of genomics, sociological, psychological development and their impact upon physical
health, mental health, and intellectual impairments across the lifespan. Experts by Experience the Person's Voice You develop an understanding of the centrality of the person receiving care and valuing and promoting reciprocity in every interaction. You will explore the philosophical basis and key concepts underpinning approaches to working with different people and service user groups. The biopsychosocial experience and impact of altered health and wellbeing, physical
illness, cognition and/or treatment upon the person and family will be examined from the service user perspective. Foundations of Nursing Proficiency: the Professional Basis of Care and Caring This module will facilitate the development of fundamental knowledge and skills that pre-registration nurses must demonstrate when caring for people of all ages across care settings. The module content is linked to the Nursing and Midwifery Council platforms and proficiency statements
combining theory and practice elements. Introduction to Personal and Professional Effectiveness in Nursing Practice This module will provide the foundations from which students from all fields of nursing will examine the role of the nurse as a leader and champion of high-quality, person-centred nursing care, professional practice and
innovation. It enables you to explore the knowledge, values and skills required to develop your personal effectiveness and reflective practice. This exploration will be used as a professional platform to inform their leadership development. Year 2 core modulesCollaborative and Interdependent Working to Promote Health and Well-being You build upon and apply the leadership and personal effectiveness knowledge and skills they developed in Stage 1 of the course. It focuses upon the nurse's role in collaborative and interdependent working with others, to influence and motivate. You explore how they can use their personal qualities and skills to contribute to, and promote a culture of high-quality person-centred care and a positive working environment. You develop your ability to articulate a shared vision and purpose to inspire others, engage the team and lead with care. Developing Personal and Professional Effectiveness in Nursing Practice You further develop your
understanding from the first year module across all fields of nursing of the role of the nurse as a leader and champion of high-quality, person-centred nursing care, professional practice and innovation. It enables you to explore and critique the knowledge, values and skills required to develop your personal effectiveness and reflective practice. This exploration will be used to advance knowledge to inform your leadership development. Nurse as Investigator and Leader of Change You build on the knowledge and skills developed in Year 1 in relation to the role, nature and use of evidence to support health and social care practice and service improvement. You develop your ability to critically appraise a range of evidence. You will explore how evidence is used to underpin national guidelines, decision-making and high-quality nursing practice within a clinical governance framework. To facilitate evidence-based practice and influence the improvement agenda you will apply leadership and change management concepts covered in other modules. Promoting Adult Nursing Proficiency: Developing Evidence-based Professional Care and Caring Develop the fundamentals of care and skills and combine theory and practice. Explore and assess the fundamental and complex holistic needs of adults, their families, and carers. Therapeutic Nursing Practice in Adult Nursing Explore and focus on therapeutic nursing care needs across the adult service user journeys. Build on your knowledge and understanding of altered pathophysiology, cognition, health and wellbeing. Enabling you to enhance your ability to make evidence-based decisions within a biopsychosocial context. Final-year core modulesEnhanced Person-centred Assessment and Decision Making Skills in Adult Nursing Consider the knowledge, understanding and skills required to undertake enhanced holistic assessments of people accessing adult nursing services and to formulate a person-centered plan of care that optimises health outcomes. Develop skills such as history taking, interpretation of assessment and evaluation information. Enhanced Therapeutic Practice in Adult Nursing Explore complex therapeutic, person-centered decision making in adult nursing practice. Develop knowledge and evidence-based decision-making skills underpinning the management of health care needs of people accessing adult nursing services in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings. Explore the knowledge and skills required to promote effective decision making and multidisciplinary and multi-agency working when managing care for adults with complex needs. Enhancing Adult Nursing Proficiency: Leading Evidence-based Professional and Caring Practice Develop your ability to lead and manage care in a diverse range of practice settings. you consider delegation, prioritisation, time management, decision making, teaching and supervision of others, safeguarding and addressing poor practice. Practical workshops facilitate the further development of technical and therapeutic skills such as care of the deteriorating patient, CPR, medicines management, effective transfer of care and talking therapies. Nursing Improvement and Entrepreneurship You focuses on enhancing skills and attributes to enable you to explore systematic approaches to develop the quality improvement agenda and improve the safety, effectiveness and people’s experience of care. The role of the nurse in this context will be explored. You will develop and propose a service improvement initiative in the workplace utilising enhanced knowledge and understanding of the tools, techniques and models linked to successful improvement initiatives in health care practice. Modules offered may vary. How you learn 50% of the learning time is spent engaging in University or self-managed learning activities (theory) and 50% of the time is spent within placement allocations (practice). How you are assessedA variety of assessments are used to measure your progress and achievement of module outcomes and practice competencies. Examples include written assignments, reflection, case studies, examinations, poster presentations and projects. You are also assessed in practice each year through a Practice Assessment Document (PAD). Essential practice proficiencies contained within the PAD, linked to the NMC platforms, communication and relationship management skills and nursing procedure skills, must be met for this course. The platforms are:
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you have a specific learning difficulty, mental health condition, autism, sensory impairment, chronic health condition or any other disability please contact a Disability Services as early as possible. Find out more about financial support Entry requirementsEntry requirements You are expected to have:
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If you are invited to interview and the date is not suitable we may not be able to offer you an alternative date due to the high volume of applications received for this course - but it is important that you contact the Admissions Office immediately. Interview criteria
If you are successful in both shortlisting and interview you will receive a conditional offer which is subject to the following:
Please note until 1 to 4 have been successfully completed the offer of a place on the course remains conditional. Advanced standing for a maximum of 50% of the course is available for suitable candidates, subject to them meeting the Recognition of Prior Learning criteria. This is only considered once a place has been offered and accepted. International applicants
For international enquiries please email For general information please see our overview of entry requirements International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by visiting Your Country You can gain considerable knowledge from work, volunteering and life. Under recognition of prior learning (RPL) you may be
awarded credit for this which can be credited towards the course you want to study. EmployabilityCareer opportunitiesA diverse range of career opportunities are available within the NHS and private sectors in the UK and overseas. This course has been designed to prepare you for the challenges and demands of contemporary and future nursing, health, and social care practice. It also provides a stepping stone from which you can further develop your expertise in the fields of nursing practice, leadership, research, education and consultancy. Information for international applicantsQualificationsInternational applicants - find out what qualifications you need by selecting your country below. Select your country: Professional accreditationPart-time
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Service user and carer involvementService users and carers support all aspects of our students' lifecycle from recruitment to graduation. Find out more Get in touchOpen days and eventsWhat data should the nurse collect during the interview portion of a health assessment quizlet?During an interview obtain information about a patient's physical, developmental, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual dimensions.
When observing a client's verbal communication the nurse notice a discrepancy which statement is true regarding this situation the nurse should?The nurse should ask someone who knows the patient well to help interpret this discrepancy. 2. The nurse should focus on the patient's verbal message and try to ignore the nonverbal behaviors.
Which adjustment in the physical environment should the nurse make to promote the success of an interview?The nurse makes which adjustment in the physical environment to promote the success of an interview? The nurse should reduce noise by turning off the television, radio, and other unnecessary equipment, because multiple stimuli are confusing.
When Percussing over the liver of a patient the nurse notices a dull sound the nurse should?When percussing over the liver of a patient, the nurse notices a dull sound. The nurse should: ANS: consider this a normal finding. Percussion over relatively dense organs, such as the liver or spleen, will produce a dull sound.
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