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School:

School of Human and Health Sciences

Credit Rating:

15

Level (including FHEQ):

M (FHEQ Level 7)

Graded or Non Graded:

Graded

Version Valid From:

2021-01-01

Module Leader:

Julie Jackson

Version Number

2023.01

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Guided Independent Study

Practical Classes and Demonstrations

Professional Body Requirements

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Synopsis

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to have a critical understanding of theory and practice. This will assist you in providing effective person-centred support to those with a range of physical, mental, and cognitive needs, with a specific focus on adults. … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Strategy

A blended learning approach will be used. Learning will utilise a range of activities, comprising asynchronous materials to support a range of synchronous online and on-campus seminars, lectures and practical classes. Also, students will develop nursing skills and proficiencies through online/live practical classes (simulation). Within this, a transformative learning approach … For more content click the Read More button below.

Outline Syllabus

Being an accountable profession • Recognising and encompassing cultural diversity• Appropriate therapeutic engagement• Person centred care• Legal and ethical frameworks to support safe and effective practice• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for care delivery in adult nursing• Procedural skills; vital signs and recording, completing early warning scores, pressure area assessment … For more content click the Read More button below. Promoting health and preventing ill health • Public health, health surveillance, health promotion and protection priorities• Epidemiology, demography and genomics• Inequalities in health and health service provision• Positive physical mental and cognitive health behaviour change• Promoting health in the digital age Assessing needs and planning care and providing and evaluating care • Holistic assessment considering physical, mental health, cognitive and spiritual care needs• Applied anatomy and physiology – systems approach - conception to end of life• Introduction to history taking• Recognising vulnerable individuals• Principles of safeguarding and injury recognition• Common adult conditions• Monitoring and recognising physical change, mental distress or cognitive need requirements• Providing and evaluating evidence-based care to meet the needs of people• Child development• Nursing theories• Recognising vulnerable individuals• Recognising physical change, mental distress or cognitive need requirements• Person centred care and working with people and their families• Pharmacology and principles of medicines management in adults• Routes of administration of medicines; Oral, dermal, Intramuscular, subcutaneous, sub- dermal, rectal Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams • Use of digital technology/telemedicine to support care delivery• The roles of other professionals in the care of people• An introduction to prioritisation in care delivery Improving safety and quality of care • Health and safety in the workplace• Introduction to skill mix in healthcare Co-ordinating care• Care, compassion, courage, commitment, competence and communication in all aspects of care• Care delivery in a variety of settings• Introduction to discharge planning and transfer planning.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will
1.
Systematically describe and differentiate anatomy and physiology across the lifespan.
2.
Critically appraise caring approaches to safe and effective person-centred care in adult nursing.
3.
Critically apply principles of a holistic assessment of physical, mental health and cognitive care needs to the individual in their care.
4.
Comprehensively identify how theoretical principles of health promotion and care delivery apply to people in the adult field.

Formative Assessment

Assessment 1: Practice exam/test

Assessment 2: Practical skills assessment

Summative Assessment

Assessment 1: In-Class Test

Assessment 2: In-Class Test

Assessment Criteria

The School generic grading criteria and the learning outcomes will apply. The expectation is that text-based assessment tasks will be submitted via Turnitin®. Identities of individuals and organisations should be anonymised, and confidences respected. Consent should be obtained from individual service users for use of any of their personal health … For more content click the Read More button below. Students will be required to pass both elements of assessment to gain credit of the module (NMC requirement).

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