Module Descriptors
NURSING ASSOCIATE IN PRACTICE 2 (NA)
NURS40773
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 4
20 credits
Contact
Leader: Gemma Williams
Email: gemma.williams@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 45
Independent Study Hours: 140
Total Learning Hours: 200
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, Term 3 to Term 1
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, Term 3 to Term 2
- Occurrence B, Stafford Campus, Term 3 to Term 1
- Occurrence B, Stafford Campus, Term 3 to Term 2
- Occurrence C, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 3 to Term 2
- Occurrence C, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 3 to Term 1
- Occurrence D, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 2 to Term 3
- Occurrence E, Stoke Campus, Term 2 to Term 3
- Occurrence F, Stafford Campus, Term 2 to Term 3
- Occurrence G, Stoke Campus, Term 3 to Term 1
Sites
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus
- Stafford Campus
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- Undertake an episode of care assessment within the clinical practice setting - assessed and graded in practice weighted at 100%
Module Details
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Work based learning during employment and protected learning time.
Skills for acquisition
Negotiation of learning contracts with practice assessor and practice supervisor
Face to face teaching
Skills and simulated practice
Group activities
Online lectures and activities
Skills for acquisition
Negotiation of learning contracts with practice assessor and practice supervisor
Face to face teaching
Skills and simulated practice
Group activities
Online lectures and activities
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Demonstrate an insight into the process and purpose of reflective practice in order to develop both self-awareness and individual professional practice
Learning, Enquiry, Analysis, Reflection.
2. Demonstrate developing awareness of skills that are required to fulfil the role of the Nursing Associate and application of evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice.
Knowledge and Understanding, Learning, Enquiry, Application.
3. Demonstrate and apply, knowledge and understanding of Professional Values in Practice which underpin the values of the NMC Code and are required to fulfil the role of the Nursing Associate
Knowledge and Understanding, Application
Learning, Enquiry, Analysis, Reflection.
2. Demonstrate developing awareness of skills that are required to fulfil the role of the Nursing Associate and application of evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice.
Knowledge and Understanding, Learning, Enquiry, Application.
3. Demonstrate and apply, knowledge and understanding of Professional Values in Practice which underpin the values of the NMC Code and are required to fulfil the role of the Nursing Associate
Knowledge and Understanding, Application
RESOURCES
Access to practice learning, Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessors and Academic Assessor.
Face to face teaching
Access to virtual learning environments
Simulation suite/skills labs facilities
Face to face teaching
Access to virtual learning environments
Simulation suite/skills labs facilities
TEXTS
Esterhuizen P (2019) Reflective Practice in Nursing. London, Sage Publishing.
Lister S, Hofland J, Grafton H (2020) The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 10th edition. Professional Edition. West Sussex. Wiley-Blackwell.
Rowe, G., Ellis, S., Gee, D., Graham, K., Henderson, M., Barnes, J., Counihan, C., Carter-Bennett, J. (2019) The Handbook for Nurse Associates and Assistant Practitioners. 2nd Edition. London. Sage Publications
Lister S, Hofland J, Grafton H (2020) The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. 10th edition. Professional Edition. West Sussex. Wiley-Blackwell.
Rowe, G., Ellis, S., Gee, D., Graham, K., Henderson, M., Barnes, J., Counihan, C., Carter-Bennett, J. (2019) The Handbook for Nurse Associates and Assistant Practitioners. 2nd Edition. London. Sage Publications
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Access to practice placements
Enrolled on the FdSc Nursing Associate
Enrolled on the FdSc Nursing Associate
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Undertake an episode of care assessment within the
clinical practice setting - assessed and graded in practice weighted (LO 1, 2 & 3)
Formative assessment and feedback from Academic Assessor regarding professional values and proficiency progression end of placement.
clinical practice setting - assessed and graded in practice weighted (LO 1, 2 & 3)
Formative assessment and feedback from Academic Assessor regarding professional values and proficiency progression end of placement.
INDICATIVE CONTENT`
Theory and practice:
The module will include the relevant minimum core standards for Mandatory and Statutory Training, only where it is not provided by your employer.
It will provide teaching and learning opportunities to develop your knowledge, understanding and necessary skills to start to take personal responsibility for becoming an accountable professional in a range of nursing and care environments.
The module will develop the apprentice's ability to perform a range of clinical and practical care skills that are required to provide and monitor care, within the legal, ethical and professional frameworks and across all four fields of nursing, Adult, Mental Health, Child and Learning Disabilities.
The module should develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to achieve high-quality person-centred care/family centred care, that encompasses communication and introduce the holistic nursing process across all four fields of nursing, Adult, Mental Health, Child and Learning Disabilities
Numeracy in nursing / drug calculations
Clinical Assessment – monitoring trends through A-E assessment. Use of tools such as NEWS/PEWS/RIO/SBAR – identification and escalation
Assessment and monitoring of the deteriorating patient to include sepsis.
Patient centred care – holistic approaches to care provision
Communication and associated tools and techniques in a variety of situations
Reflective practice and writing – episode of care assessment
The module will include the relevant minimum core standards for Mandatory and Statutory Training, only where it is not provided by your employer.
It will provide teaching and learning opportunities to develop your knowledge, understanding and necessary skills to start to take personal responsibility for becoming an accountable professional in a range of nursing and care environments.
The module will develop the apprentice's ability to perform a range of clinical and practical care skills that are required to provide and monitor care, within the legal, ethical and professional frameworks and across all four fields of nursing, Adult, Mental Health, Child and Learning Disabilities.
The module should develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to achieve high-quality person-centred care/family centred care, that encompasses communication and introduce the holistic nursing process across all four fields of nursing, Adult, Mental Health, Child and Learning Disabilities
Numeracy in nursing / drug calculations
Clinical Assessment – monitoring trends through A-E assessment. Use of tools such as NEWS/PEWS/RIO/SBAR – identification and escalation
Assessment and monitoring of the deteriorating patient to include sepsis.
Patient centred care – holistic approaches to care provision
Communication and associated tools and techniques in a variety of situations
Reflective practice and writing – episode of care assessment