Assignment, 8000 words, Weighted at 100%. Meets all LO’s

Formative Feedback will include:
Feedback from session and seminar academics
Group tutorials

The aim of this module is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to assist in your transition from student to registered nurse.

- Characteristics of professional practice and negligence
- Working independently, awareness of own limitations, seeking help and referring to other professionals
- Continual professional development including self-assessment ,and critical reflection, preceptorship and clinical supervision
- Recognising and challenging health inequality, stigma and discrimination, enhancing cultural competence
- National and locally driven health and social care policies, strategies and guidelines with specific emphasis on the care of adults across the lifespan in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings
- Promoting collaborative working with service users, families, carers, other health and social care professionals, groups, communities and organisations
- Role modelling
- Presenting findings
- Managing the conveyance of bad news
- Analysis of factors contributing to compassionate and dignified care including the effect of own values, principles and assumptions
- Identifying and interpreting research in order to challenge ineffective practices and implement change
- Transition from student to registered nurse - accountability, prioritisation, delegation and supervision of others
- Leadership and management theories and styles including using emotional intelligence
- Leading and developing teams, team working, negotiating with others
- Time and resource management
- Complaints management
- Managing challenging situations including whistle blowing, conflict resolution
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Developing the practice learning environment including supporting and facilitating the development of student nurses and other professionals
- Evaluating quality in health provision; Clinical governance, audit
- The influence of workplace culture on standards of care

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities (60 hours)
12 hours Seminars
39 hours Lectures to include group work
9 hours Group tutorials

Guided Independent Study: (540 hours)
200 hours Literature searching and reading
170 hours Seminar preparation, blackboard activities
170 hours Assignment and action plan preparation

AVEYARD H (2014) Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide (3rd Ed.) Maidenhead: Open University Press

BACH, S. & ELLIS, P. (2015) Leadership, Management and Team Working in Nursing (2nd Ed.) London: Learning Matters

BURTON, R. & ORMOROD, G. (Eds) (2011) Nursing transition to Professional Practice Oxford: Oxford University Press

TEMPLE, J. (2012) Becoming a Registered Nurse London: Learning Matters

Enrolled on RN/BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Practice
Access to practice placements

1. Demonstrate systematic understanding of the key aspects of current professional nursing practice recognising the uncertainties, ambiguities and limitations of knowledge
(Knowledge and Understanding, Learning)

2. Communicate and analyse information, ideas, problems and solutions to support the provision of a high quality service within your field of nursing (Analysis, Communication)

3. Develop appropriate questions to achieve a solution-or identify a range of solutions- to a problem relevant to your professional role recognising the complexities of decision-making within this context.
(Problem solving)

4. Identify and review own personal and professional boundaries, recognise own learning needs and independently advance learning and understanding in response to changing circumstances, demonstrating the learning ability, qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment as a graduate adult field nurse (Learning, Reflection)

5. Locate, describe and comment upon current research, policies, professional guidance and critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and complex data to make judgements within your field of nursing (Analysis, Application, Enquiry)