An ASSIGMT length 2000 WORDS weighted at 100%. Assessing all LO’s

Formative assessment:
Seminars – face to face and online
Group discussions
Facilitated group work
Group tutorials

The aim of this module is to introduce students to some key concepts for nursing - namely professional values, attitudes and behaviour; moral legal and ethical issues; the nature of what it is to be a nurse.
It recognises that there are different types of learning (knowledge, skill and attitude) and that each is
important and equally valuable in the context of care and caring. These issues will be explored within
the module
- What is it to be a nurse? The Art and Science of Nursing.
- Professional values, attitudes and behaviour. What is professionalism - can it be taught?
- What is The NMC code of conduct - and how can we work within this framework? What do we need to know and how do we need to behave?
- Evidence based practice what it is and what it is not - an introduction
- How do we access and evaluate evidence which supports our actions
- Introducing the concept of research
- The use of information technology - personal and professional
- Introduction to communication skills - the basics. Using a framework for evaluating our own
communication - Heron's Six category Intervention
- Emotional labour and emotional intelligence
- Humanities in health care - what can we learn from this?
- Exploring concepts which may be difficult to measure such as caring, compassion, empathy, kindness, creativity.
- An introduction to the concept of Social role Valorisation and its relevance for care today, contrasted
with the social model of disability
- Identity - self-concept, identities which enable individuals to flourish and how we can foster this. The
potential impact of positive psychology
- Legal and ethical issues in practice - an overview of ethical theories - do theses actually influence how we behave? What can science and evidence tell us about this? Working within the law.
- An introduction to some key legal aspects which impact upon nursing care e.g. Human Rights, data
protection, Confidentiality, safeguarding the vulnerable
- Risks and benefits - an introduction to risk assessment balanced against autonomy. Living in a Risk
Society
- Spirituality and purpose - what is important in people's lives? Meaning and purpose in life and how we foster this for clients and each other
This module introduces and launches the concept of EU directives and provides students with their EU profile which will be utilised to capture evidence in support of achieving the EU directives over the three year programme. This will form a grounding for Interprofessional / collaborative learning and working

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (54 hours)
40 hours Key Lectures
8 hours Workshops
6 hours Large group tutorials - assignment focussed

Guided Independent Study: (246 hours)
180 hours Literature searching and reading, multi media / humanities - engagement with video and literature, assignment preparation
66 hours Blackboard based activity and accessing supplementary resources on Blackboard

HERON, J. (2001) Helping the Client. A creative practical guide. 5th Ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd.

McCABE, C. and TIMMINS, F. (2006) Communication Skills for Nursing Practice. Basingstoke:
Palgrave Macmillan.

SMITH, P. (2012) The Emotional Labour of Nursing Revisited. Can Nurses Still Care?. 2nd Ed.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015) The Code for Nurses and Midwives http://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

Service users and carers

Enrolled on BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Practice
Access to practice placements

1. Discuss and demonstrate an understanding of what it is to be a nurse, drawing upon nursing theory, and showing an awareness of working within the NMC student guidance derived from the code of conduct, and the values, attitudes and behaviours that are embedded within this
(Application, Communication, Knowledge and Understanding)

2. Reflect upon the role of societal, personal and professional values in the context of professional attitudes, values and behaviours. Discuss how this links with moral legal and ethical issues for practice (Application, Reflection)

3. Demonstrate an awareness of interpersonal and communication skills with individuals, and within teams or groups of people; and demonstrate an awareness and facilitation of care using a non-judgmental attitude that respects the values, beliefs, and practices of the patient and their significant support. Exhibit an
understanding of the need for self-awareness (Application, Communication)

4. Demonstrate the ability to effectively locate, begin to evaluate, and incorporate high quality information and evidence from a range of sources that supports decision-making for the provision of person centred care (Enquiry, Knowledge and Understanding, Problem Solving)