Mandatory Skills – Moving and Handling
Basic Life Support (Adult, Child, Infant and AED use) and awareness of in-hospital life support
Infection prevention and control (Chain of infection/Standard Precautions/Isolation and barrier
Nursing/Antimicrobial stewardship).
Medicines management
Tissue viability, wound assessment and ANTT (simple and complex wounds), common skin conditions.
Drug calculations and numeracy
Nutritional assessment and supporting nutrition – nasogastric insertion and management; gastrostomy management, parenteral nutritional support.
Developing critical reflective practice
Placement preparation
Practice assessment
Looking after yourself in placement to include resilience
Mental health awareness – signs of self-harm; suicidal ideation.
Conflict management and communication skills and approaches for providing therapeutic interventions.
Monitoring effectiveness and improving quality of care

Skills will be taught using simulation and in skills labs settings. Audio-visual presentations will also be used to enhance/embed these.

In addition to the 200 hours theoretical learning, students are required to complete the practical component (240hrs) in line with regulatory body requirements.

Practice learning
Face to face teaching
Skills and simulated practice
Group activities
Online lectures and activities

1. Critically reflect on situations to enhance self-awareness and your learning, to promote professional children’s nursing practice.

Learning, Enquiry, Analysis, Reflection.

2. Critically analyse and apply evidence-based knowledge to clinical skills practice related to children’s nursing in practice.

Knowledge and Understanding, Learning, Enquiry, Problem Solving, Application.

Access to practice learning
Access to virtual learning environments
Simulation suite/skills labs facilities

During this module, members of our service user and carer group will be involved in the simulated learning environment activities.

Bruce, E., Wallis, J., and Gibson, F. (2021) The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children and Young People's Nursing Practices: (2nd Edition). Oxford, Wiley Blackwell.

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.
Wright K. (2011) Drug calculations for Nurses. Context for practice. Hampshire, Palgrave Macmillan.

Enrolled on BSc (Hons) Registered Nurse Degree (Children’s Nursing)

This module aims to build your knowledge, experience and skills around children’s nursing care with a specific focus upon practical skills and reflective practice. The module links to practice learning period 4. You will undertake study related to the underpinning theory around common practical skills related to children’s nursing care alongside having the opportunity to develop those practical skills by undertaking simulated practice within the University Skills and Simulation Labs. You will continue to develop an understanding of evidence-based practice and practical skills that are required to fulfil the role of the children’s nurse.

Written reflection ¿ this will require reflection upon a clinical scenario. This scenario can be hypothetical or chosen from your placement experience and will be linked to platform 6, improving safety and quality of care. You must use a reflective model to structure your work (LO 1 & LO 2)

Formative assessment and feedback from Academic Assessor regarding professional values and proficiency progression end of placement.