The aim of this module is to help you to develop your professional, ethical and legal nursing practice. As part of this practice you will consider the facilitation of learning both for self and for others, focusing on health related learning for service users and carers and the facilitation of own lifelong learning in relation to developing competence and identified needs. The indicative content of the module includes:

Professional, legal and ethical:
Professional regulation and regulatory requirements
Current legislation, its application to safe practice and risk reduction,
Human and legal rights of service users and carers,
Statutory requirements in relation to vulnerable children and adults.
Duty of Care and Professional Behaviour
Accountability
Equality and Diversity
Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice
Record Keeping: Practical application

Facilitating learning
An introduction to how service users and their carers learn, including learning theory, learning styles, motivational theory, factors affecting learning, potential barriers and solutions to learning and behavioural change.
Working and communicating with individuals and groups to promote health and facilitate learning.
Models and frameworks to support public health, health promotion and health teaching
Planning, delivering and evaluating learning with service users
Information giving and awareness raising

Facilitating self learning and development:
Consideration of own learning styles and development. The role of the portfolio profile in guiding lifelong learning and CPD. Portfolio development including the development of reflective practice, analysis and use of a range of reflective models in reflective writing.
Managing self, challenging own practice, stress recognition, stress management,
Clinical supervision: Concepts, contracting and use within practice
Gaining and using feedback.
Viva Voce preparation

Contact Hours: (75)
40 hours key interactive lectures
35 hours problem based scenarios, workshops, seminars and tutorials including values exchange

Independent Study: (225)
50 hours Preparation for viva
100 hours Preparation of Student Portfolio including reflective practice
50 hours Preparation for action learning
25 hours Blackboard support, values exchange and literature searches

Lecturers, Peers, Personal Tutor, Clinical Placements, Clinical Supervisor/ Mentor/Facilitator/Specialists, Classroom, Seminar Room, Skills Laboratories, Access to a PC/ CD Rom/Virtual Learning Environment including Blackboard, Library and Learning Resource Centre, PowerPoint, TV and Video, Video Camera, Audio Tape, Flipcharts and Pens.

Dimond, B (2001) 3rd edition, Legal Aspects of Nursing, Pearson Education, Edinburgh.
Moss B ( 2007) Communication Skills for Health and Social Care, London, Sage.
Norman, K (2008) Portfolios in the nursing profession: use in assessment and professional development Quay books
Rolfe,G. Freshwater, D. Jasper,M (2001) Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: a user's guide, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
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Enrolled on BSc/Dip HE Nursing Practice / Registered Nurse Programme
Access to Practice placements

A Viva Voce examination (max 30mins) based on a profile of evidence selected from the student portfolio, which demonstrates learning outcomes 1,2,3, and 4. This evidence must include three pieces of written reflection related to development of professional nursing practice. One of three pieces must relate to a health promotion situation, which demonstrates learning outcome 3. This piece of written reflection and one other will be discussed during the viva voce exam.

Formative assessment will include:
Presentation of reflection on practice
Mentor feedback in practice
Presentation and review of student portfolio/reflective profile to personal tutor
Seminar presentations and discussions