Module Descriptors
DEVELOPING NURSING ASSOCIATE PRACTICE
NURS50762
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Jayne Evans
Email: Jayne.Evans@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 90
Independent Study Hours: 210
Total Learning Hours: 300
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stafford Campus, Term 1 to Term 3
- Occurrence A, Stafford Campus, Term 2
- Occurrence A, Stafford Campus, Term 3
- Occurrence B, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 1
- Occurrence B, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 2
- Occurrence B, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 3
- Occurrence C, Stoke Campus, Term 1
- Occurrence C, Stoke Campus, Term 2
- Occurrence C, Stoke Campus, Term 3
- Occurrence D, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 1
- Occurrence D, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 2 to Term 3
- Occurrence D, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus, Term 3
- Occurrence E, Stafford Campus, Term 1
- Occurrence E, Stafford Campus, Term 2 to Term 3
- Occurrence E, Stafford Campus, Term 3
Sites
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Campus
- Stafford Campus
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- Exam - Numeracy Examinaton weighted at 0%
- Exam - 60 minute examination weighted at 100%
- Clinical Assessment of Practice weighted at 0%
Module Details
Special Admissions Requirements
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of year one of the Nursing Associate programme.
Admissions requirements: Employment with a relevant healthcare organisation. Access to practice learning environment as a trainee Nursing Associate.
Admissions requirements: Employment with a relevant healthcare organisation. Access to practice learning environment as a trainee Nursing Associate.
Learning Outcomes
1. DEMONSTRATE A SOUND KNOWLEDGE BASE AND CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF PRINCIPAL THEORETICAL CONCEPTS APPLIED TO DEVELOPING VALUES BASED NURSING ASSOCIATE PRACTICE Analysis
Enquiry
Knowledge and Understanding
2. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CARING ROLE AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES NEEDED WITHIN NURSING ASSOCIATE PRACTICE
Application
Knowledge and Understanding
Problem Solving
3. DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF CARE, COMPASSION AND DIGNITY WITHIN NURSING ASSOCIATE PRACTICE Application
Communication
Knowledge and Understanding
Reflection
4. ACCURATELY APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY, THERAPEUTICS, PHARMACOLOGY, INCLUDING NUMERACY FOR PRACTICE, NURSING CONCEPTS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE SUPERVISED ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF SERVICE USER CENTRED NURSING CARE
Application
Knowledge and Understanding
Problem Solving
5. DEMONSTRATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL OUTCOMES REQUIRED CLINICAL PRACTICE ACCORDING TO NMC STANDARDS FOR NURSING ASSOCIATES
Application
Knowledge and Understanding
Enquiry
Knowledge and Understanding
2. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CARING ROLE AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES NEEDED WITHIN NURSING ASSOCIATE PRACTICE
Application
Knowledge and Understanding
Problem Solving
3. DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF CARE, COMPASSION AND DIGNITY WITHIN NURSING ASSOCIATE PRACTICE Application
Communication
Knowledge and Understanding
Reflection
4. ACCURATELY APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY, THERAPEUTICS, PHARMACOLOGY, INCLUDING NUMERACY FOR PRACTICE, NURSING CONCEPTS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE SUPERVISED ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF SERVICE USER CENTRED NURSING CARE
Application
Knowledge and Understanding
Problem Solving
5. DEMONSTRATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL OUTCOMES REQUIRED CLINICAL PRACTICE ACCORDING TO NMC STANDARDS FOR NURSING ASSOCIATES
Application
Knowledge and Understanding
Assessment Details
Numeracy Examination (100% pass mark required) - Pass/Refer/Fail (LO 4)
CLINICAL PRACTICE assessment weighted at 0% pass/refer/fail
(addressing LO's 3, 4 and 5)
60 minute EXAM weighted at 100% (addressing LO's 1, 2 and 4)
All elements of the assessment must be passed.
Formative Assessment will include
Feedback through group discussions,
Mock examination,
Group and individual tutorial support
Mentors in clinical practice
CLINICAL PRACTICE assessment weighted at 0% pass/refer/fail
(addressing LO's 3, 4 and 5)
60 minute EXAM weighted at 100% (addressing LO's 1, 2 and 4)
All elements of the assessment must be passed.
Formative Assessment will include
Feedback through group discussions,
Mock examination,
Group and individual tutorial support
Mentors in clinical practice
Indicative Content
The aim of the module is to enable you to apply relevant nursing knowledge and skills necessary in order to progress and work in a safe and increasingly confident way in the role of the Nursing Associate .
Application of the NMC Code and Guidance for Students of Nursing and Midwifery. This will include professional behaviour, public protection and professional self-regulation.
- Legal and ethical frameworks for professional nursing practice, including - record keeping and documentation, confidentiality, consent
- Evidence based practice and national and local strategies related to the care of individuals.
- Principles and practice of Person Centred Care, including care with compassion, dignity, human rights and self determination
- Safeguarding and protecting vulnerable people including recognition of abuse and neglect and the referral process
- Recognising and resolving conflict
- Communication strategies to aid care delivery including patient empowerment / overcoming communication difficulties
- Culture, religion, spiritual beliefs in the care of individuals and their families/carers
- Recognising the need for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivered to people of all ages with varying health needs including pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, pathology, psychology and sociology
- Complex and coexisting needs of individuals and their families, in any setting including hospital, community and at home.
- Recognition and care for individuals with sudden deterioration of condition including emergency care of the individual: In hospital life support, the deteriorating patient with neurological observations
- Pathophysiology of common diseases and conditions encountered in nursing practice
- Management of patients with long term conditions
- Self- care and self -management within the practice setting: teaching and empowering people with complex care needs: the expert patient and role of assistive technology
- Working with families and carers in Nursing Associate practice
- Managing end of life care including pain and its assessment
- Role of the Nursing Associate in effective discharge planning
- Managing risk in a range of care settings
- Practice in a manner which demonstrates self-awareness and recognition of how personal values and beliefs may influence practice, team working and leadership, and maintain own personal and professional development by actively engaging in clinical supervision and reflection
- Developing peers and others
Medicines management
- Legal frameworks including prescribing, supply and storage
- Alternative routes for administering medicines
- Numeracy and the calculation of frequently encountered medications and fluids
- Side effects and adverse reactions
- Awareness of the involvement of carers in administration of medicines and Patient Group/specific Directions
Application of the NMC Code and Guidance for Students of Nursing and Midwifery. This will include professional behaviour, public protection and professional self-regulation.
- Legal and ethical frameworks for professional nursing practice, including - record keeping and documentation, confidentiality, consent
- Evidence based practice and national and local strategies related to the care of individuals.
- Principles and practice of Person Centred Care, including care with compassion, dignity, human rights and self determination
- Safeguarding and protecting vulnerable people including recognition of abuse and neglect and the referral process
- Recognising and resolving conflict
- Communication strategies to aid care delivery including patient empowerment / overcoming communication difficulties
- Culture, religion, spiritual beliefs in the care of individuals and their families/carers
- Recognising the need for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivered to people of all ages with varying health needs including pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, pathology, psychology and sociology
- Complex and coexisting needs of individuals and their families, in any setting including hospital, community and at home.
- Recognition and care for individuals with sudden deterioration of condition including emergency care of the individual: In hospital life support, the deteriorating patient with neurological observations
- Pathophysiology of common diseases and conditions encountered in nursing practice
- Management of patients with long term conditions
- Self- care and self -management within the practice setting: teaching and empowering people with complex care needs: the expert patient and role of assistive technology
- Working with families and carers in Nursing Associate practice
- Managing end of life care including pain and its assessment
- Role of the Nursing Associate in effective discharge planning
- Managing risk in a range of care settings
- Practice in a manner which demonstrates self-awareness and recognition of how personal values and beliefs may influence practice, team working and leadership, and maintain own personal and professional development by actively engaging in clinical supervision and reflection
- Developing peers and others
Medicines management
- Legal frameworks including prescribing, supply and storage
- Alternative routes for administering medicines
- Numeracy and the calculation of frequently encountered medications and fluids
- Side effects and adverse reactions
- Awareness of the involvement of carers in administration of medicines and Patient Group/specific Directions
Learning Strategies
Scheduled Learning Activities (90 hours)
75 hours key lectures
8 hours workshops, small group work
5 hours placement related activity (evaluation, preparation, reflection on practice)
2 hours group tutorials
Guided Independent Study: (210 hours)
100 hours directed learning / using blackboard, directed reading, directed preparation for classroom or practice activity
110 hours self-directed reading and assessment preparation
75 hours key lectures
8 hours workshops, small group work
5 hours placement related activity (evaluation, preparation, reflection on practice)
2 hours group tutorials
Guided Independent Study: (210 hours)
100 hours directed learning / using blackboard, directed reading, directed preparation for classroom or practice activity
110 hours self-directed reading and assessment preparation
Texts
MCCANCE, K.L AND HUETHER, S.E. (2018) Pathophysiology: The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children. 8th Edn. St Louis: Mosby
PRICE, J. AND MCALINDEN, O. (2017) Essentials of Nursing Children and Young People. London: Sage Publications Ltd
ROWE, G. ET AL. (2017) The Handbook for Nursing Associates and Assistant Practitioners. London: Sage Publications Ltd
SWEARINGEN, P.L. (2016) All-in-one Nursing Care Planning Resource. 2nd Edn. St Louis: Elsevier
Wright, K.M. and McKeown, M. (2018) Essentials of Mental Health Nursing. London: Sage Publications Ltd
PRICE, J. AND MCALINDEN, O. (2017) Essentials of Nursing Children and Young People. London: Sage Publications Ltd
ROWE, G. ET AL. (2017) The Handbook for Nursing Associates and Assistant Practitioners. London: Sage Publications Ltd
SWEARINGEN, P.L. (2016) All-in-one Nursing Care Planning Resource. 2nd Edn. St Louis: Elsevier
Wright, K.M. and McKeown, M. (2018) Essentials of Mental Health Nursing. London: Sage Publications Ltd
Resources
Access to workplace placements.
Service users and carers.
Service users and carers.