PRACTICE MODULE (ACCELERATED) - 2021/2

Module Overview

This is a practice module where students are in practice placements and working towards achieving the competencies required for the second progression point of the NMC Standards for Nursing Educaton

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

BRIGHTON David (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 60

ECTS Credits: 30

Framework: FHEQ Level 6

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Crosses academic years

Module content

Brief Indication of Content:

 

Essential clinical  skills

Professional Values

Communication and development of interpersonal skills

Decision making

Leadership, management and team working

Mandatory updates

Medicines Management

 

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

None as all are core to meet NMC Standards The pass mark is 40% for the Clinical Grading Tool, Snap Shot Assessment and Medicine Management Exam Part 1. The Medicine Management Exam Part 2 (medication calculations) has a 90% pass mark. The Essential Skills Competencies all need to be achieved in practice and are assessed by mentors.

Assessment Strategy

The module is core and will require students to pass every unit of assessment.
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes, alongside a wide range of practice based competencies, in order to achieve the criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Thus allowing the student to meet the requirements for NMC progression point 2. Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

Portfolio of Practice

• Clinical Grading tool 40% pass mark


• Snap shot assessment of practice- pass/fail


• Essential Skills Clusters (NMC) - pass/fail

Medicines Management, safe administration and Pharmacodynamics Exam 

• Part 1 (Safe Administration and Pharmacodynamics) - 40% pass mark  


• Part 2 (Medicines Calculations) - Pass/Fail (NB *90% pass mark)

*Medicine Management Calculations Exam,  is a pass/fail  component, however with a pass mark of 90% is required in order to meet the NMC Standards of Education (2010).

Mind map and annotated bibliography - pass mark 40%

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  Present a summary of a patient you have cared for, using a short SBAR structure to organise the summary. This summary should be no more than 500 words.
  


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  Present a mindmap diagram of aspects and issues in the disease process and care of a patient you have cared for. The mindmap is not included in the work count.
  


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  Present an annotated bibliography demonstrating insightful analysis of findings from the evidence and critical appraisal of a selection of 3-4 pieces of evidence to support their knowledge of the patient and the patient’s treatment. This annotated bibliography should be approximately 300-500 words for each individual chosen resource. This assignment should be 2000 words in total including the SBAR structured summary and annotated bibliography.
  

Assessment criteria for Mindmap and Annotated Bibliography: the student must include the following:

• The student can select a patient in their care and identify relevant pathophysiology and psychosocial aspects relevant to them as an individual (Learning Outcomes 2, 3, 5)


• The student has selected 3-4 appropriate, relevant, up to date pieces of literature, resources, guidelines or evidence. These resources should inform or guide the care needs and nursing practice for their chosen patient (Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 5).


• The student can present a summary of the findings, evidence or guidance in each chosen resource and link this to the practice and care for their patient (Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 5).


• The student can demonstrate insight in identifying relevant resources to support their practice. The student can critically discuss aspects of quality of the chosen resource and discuss these with appropriate support from the literature on Evidence Based Practice or research methods to form a critical argument and judgement about the quality or relevance of each of the selected resources (Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3 5).

Formative assessment
Feedback within practice from mentors, practice exam papers with feedback

Feedback
Through the practice assessment documentation and following the exam

Module aims

• To enable students to continue to develop competence in a range of clinical placements, whilst gaining further insight into the variety of  health and social care provision and thus make comparisons of  care delivery, practice and professional roles.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

Delivery of Module:

Practice based mentor supervision, formative feedback and assessment

Experience of patient pathways

Support from Personal Tutors and Practice Liaison Teachers 

 

 

 

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR3280

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2021/2 academic year.