1. Demonstrate achievement of NMC (2018) Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency for Part 1 Application, knowledge, understanding

2. Demonstrate an insight into the process and purpose of reflective practice in order to develop self-awareness and individual professional practice
Reflection, learning, analysis, enquiry

3. Demonstrate developing awareness of evidence-based knowledge and skills that are required to fulfil the role of the children’s nurse.
Knowledge and understanding, learning, enquiry

4. Apply knowledge and understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin safe children’s nursing in practice
Communication, application, knowledge and understanding

Achieve all proficiencies and outcomes within the practice assessment document (PAD) part 1 pass/fail Clinical assessment document
Undertake one assessed episode of care within a clinical setting. This to be undertaken by the end of part one. 34% Assessed in practice
Written reflection 1. This is to be undertaken in practice learning period one 33% 1000 words
Written reflection 2. This is to be undertaken in practice learning period two 33% 1000 words

ALL PARTS MUST BE PASSED

Practice assessment: this is done through the MYE PAD DOCUMENT which is a record of achievement of the Professional Values in practice and NMC 2018 Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency Part 1 (LO 1 & 4).

Written Reflection: completion of two pieces of reflection (one for Practice Learning Period 1 and one for Practice Learning Period 2 each being 1000 words). These will cover two platforms within the NMC 2018 Future Nurse Standards of Proficiency: Platform 2 - Promoting health and preventing ill health and Platform 4 – Providing and evaluating Care (LO 2 & 3).

Episode of care: The practice assessor/supervisors and student will identify an appropriate episode of direct care involving meeting the needs of a person/family receiving care. Professionalism underpins all aspects of the student’s performance. The aim of this assessment is to demonstrate the student’s progression within the NMC 2018 Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency (LO 3).

Mandatory skills including:
moving and handling
resuscitation
Infection prevention and control, use of personal protective equipment, hand decontamination, universal precautions
Skills and simulation:
Introduction to risk assessment tools to determine need for support and intervention
Medicines management
Numeracy
Emergency and mental health first aid
Holistic assessment to include:
Recognition of the sick child-ABCDE assessment
The deteriorating patient
Clinical observations: Blood pressure, pulse, respiration and O2 saturation, temperature and capillary refill monitoring and recording
Height and weight, BMI measurement
Elimination and assistance as appropriate
Collecting samples (e.g. urine, faeces)
Nutrition and hydration-to include breast feeding
fluid balance monitoring and recording
Skin assessment and hygiene needs
Rest, sleep and comfort in practice
Respond appropriately to uncontrolled symptoms

Reflection/reflective practice
Placement preparation
Practice assessment
placement evaluation
Looking after yourself in practice to include resilience

Practice Learning placements
Face to face
On-line
Skills sessions/simulated learning
Group work
VLE

DOHERTY, L. and LISTER, S. (2015) Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Procedures. 9th Edition. Oxford. Palgrave Macmillan.
JASPER, M., ROSSER, M., MOONEY, G. (2013) Professional development, reflection and decision-making in Nursing and Health Chichester. John Wiley and sons
MACQUEEN, S., BRUCE, E. and GIBSON, F. (2012) The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children’s Nursing Practices. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Access to practice learning

Pre-requisites Enrolled on BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice (Child)

Admissions requirements Satisfy course entry requirements as programme specification