Module Descriptors
ADULT NURSING PRACTICE PLACEMENT (PLP3)
NURS40770
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 4
0 credits
Contact
Leader: Helen Ashwood
Email: H.Ashwood@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities:
Independent Study Hours:
Total Learning Hours: 300
Module Details
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate achievement of the clinical practice outcomes according to the NMC standards for pre-registration nursing for progression point one -
Application Analysis
Application Analysis
Additional Assessment Details
Assessment of clinical practice (LO 1) pass/refer/fail
All clinical competencies required by the professional governing body and listed in the practice assessment document must be achieved.
All clinical competencies required by the professional governing body and listed in the practice assessment document must be achieved.
Indicative Content
The aim of this module is to assess the individual’s performance in the practice setting against the professional standards expected and detailed in the practice assessment document. The content below is indicative of that which will be required to be addressed in the practice setting in order to complete this module.
Application of NMC Code, standards and advice including The Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics, and Guidance for Students of Nursing and Midwifery. This will include professional behaviour, public protection and professional self-regulation; use of reflection and clinical supervision.
Demonstrate an appreciation of nursing roles, models and contexts - recognition of the needs of all those who require care, including babies, children and young people, pregnant and postnatal women, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities, people with learning disabilities, older people, and people with long term problems such as cognitive impairment - EU Directives.
Demonstrate knowledge regarding frameworks of care, and approaches to providing nursing care e.g. nursing process and nursing models, benchmarks and standards, essential skills clusters, National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines.
Practical knowledge of protection and safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children - legal frameworks and local policies.
Demonstration of the principles of consent and confidentiality- including children, vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity.
Application of nursing, law and ethics to adult nursing.
Ability to participate in care delivery within a variety of health and social care settings and the home and in differing contexts of adult nursing care, surgery, medical, recovery.
Demonstrate partnership working with service users, carers, families, groups, communities and organisations.
Demonstration of a range of communication skills, understanding the importance and significance of communication in adult healthcare.
Demonstrate the ability to recognise and respond to the range of factors that affect communication e.g. pain, distress, adult health problems, age, cognitive impairment.
Maintaining accurate records, confidentiality and storage to include Data Protection Act.
Demonstrate insight into relevant health policy development and its influence on adult health practice.
Demonstrate person centred care that explores values based approaches, recovery and social inclusion, challenges inequalities, stigma and discrimination.
Demonstrate insight into frameworks of care, and approaches to providing nursing care e.g. benchmarks and standards, essential skills clusters, National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines.
Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other health and social care professionals and working with them collaboratively.
Application of NMC Code, standards and advice including The Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics, and Guidance for Students of Nursing and Midwifery. This will include professional behaviour, public protection and professional self-regulation; use of reflection and clinical supervision.
Demonstrate an appreciation of nursing roles, models and contexts - recognition of the needs of all those who require care, including babies, children and young people, pregnant and postnatal women, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities, people with learning disabilities, older people, and people with long term problems such as cognitive impairment - EU Directives.
Demonstrate knowledge regarding frameworks of care, and approaches to providing nursing care e.g. nursing process and nursing models, benchmarks and standards, essential skills clusters, National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines.
Practical knowledge of protection and safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children - legal frameworks and local policies.
Demonstration of the principles of consent and confidentiality- including children, vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity.
Application of nursing, law and ethics to adult nursing.
Ability to participate in care delivery within a variety of health and social care settings and the home and in differing contexts of adult nursing care, surgery, medical, recovery.
Demonstrate partnership working with service users, carers, families, groups, communities and organisations.
Demonstration of a range of communication skills, understanding the importance and significance of communication in adult healthcare.
Demonstrate the ability to recognise and respond to the range of factors that affect communication e.g. pain, distress, adult health problems, age, cognitive impairment.
Maintaining accurate records, confidentiality and storage to include Data Protection Act.
Demonstrate insight into relevant health policy development and its influence on adult health practice.
Demonstrate person centred care that explores values based approaches, recovery and social inclusion, challenges inequalities, stigma and discrimination.
Demonstrate insight into frameworks of care, and approaches to providing nursing care e.g. benchmarks and standards, essential skills clusters, National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines.
Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other health and social care professionals and working with them collaboratively.
Web Descriptor
This module is your first introduction to adult nursing practice in the clinical setting. The practice competencies you need to achieve will focus around the themes of: professional, legal and ethical values of the adult nurse when delivering care, communication and interpersonal skills, and organisation, care delivery and decision making within the adult nursing practice setting.
Learning Strategies
The application of evidence based nursing knowledge, skills and professional, ethical and legal principles into the practice setting when providing care to patients.
Reference Texts
BACH, S. and GRANT, A. (2018) Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Nursing. 4th Ed. Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd.
BROOKER, C. and NICOL, M. (2019) Alexander’s Nursing Practice. 5th Ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
DIMOND, B. (2019) Legal Aspects of Nursing. 8th Ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.
DOUGHERTY, L. and LISTER, S. (2015) The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 9th Ed. John Wiley: Chichester.
McSHERRY, W., McSHERRY, R. and WATSON, R. (Eds.) (2012) Caring in nursing: Principles, values and skills. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
BROOKER, C. and NICOL, M. (2019) Alexander’s Nursing Practice. 5th Ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
DIMOND, B. (2019) Legal Aspects of Nursing. 8th Ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.
DOUGHERTY, L. and LISTER, S. (2015) The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 9th Ed. John Wiley: Chichester.
McSHERRY, W., McSHERRY, R. and WATSON, R. (Eds.) (2012) Caring in nursing: Principles, values and skills. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Resources
Uniform and correct PPE as required by the clinical practice area.
Special Admission Requirements
Enrolled on the BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice / Registered Nurse programme
Access to practice placements
Access to practice placements