1. Demonstrate the achievement of NMC 2018 Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency, for Part 1.
Application, Knowledge and Understanding

2. Demonstrates 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 adult nurse.
Knowledge and Understanding, Learning, Enquiry

4. Apply knowledge and understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin safe adult nursing in practice.
Communication, Application, Knowledge and Understanding

1. Practice assessment document
Achieve all proficiencies and outcomes within the Practice Assessment Document (PAD) 1
Clinical Assessment Document

2. Undertake one assessed episode of care within a clinical setting by the end of part 1. Assessed in practice

3. Written reflection 1. This is to be undertaken in Practice Learning Period 1.
1000 words

4. Written reflection 1. This is to be undertaken in Practice Learning Period 2.
1000 words

ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
(Please link Assessment to Learning Outcomes)


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 first aid
Mental Health first aid
Holistic assessment to include:
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, sputum and stool)
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
Skills sessions
Simulated learning
Group work
Virtual Learning Environments

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

PEATE, I. WILD, K. NAIR, M. eds (2014) Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care Oxford, Wiley Blackwell

Access to practice learning

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

Admissions requirements Satisfy entry requirements to the programme specification