Module Descriptors
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING IN PRACTICE 4,5,6
NURS70769
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 7
20 credits
Contact
Leader: Helen Ashwood
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 152
Independent Study Hours: 48
Total Learning Hours: 200
Pattern of Delivery
  • Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, PG Semester 2 to PG Semester 1
Sites
  • Stoke Campus
Assessment
  • ACHIEVE ALL PROFICIENCIES AND OUTCOMES WITHIN THE PRACTICE ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT weighted at 0%
  • ASSESSED EPISODE OF CARE WITHIN THE CLINICAL SETTING - PERIOD 5 weighted at 33%
  • ASSESSED EPISODE OF CARE WITHIN THE CLINICAL SETTING - PERIOD 6 weighted at 33%
  • WRITTEN REFLECTION - 2000 WORDS weighted at 34%
Module Details
INDICATIVE CONTENT
The content of the module will incorporate the following areas:

•Mandatory and statutory training
•Personality disorder
•Cognitive behavioural therapy
•Difficult conversations, hearing voices
•Practice placement preparation
•Reflection on practice learning and reflective practice in nursing•Nursing skills and learning using simulation and immersive technology
•Clinical Skills, activities and procedures that relate to the examination of different systems and the exploration and measurement of physical baselines and parameters
•Medicines administration
•Pain management and assessment
•Mental health assessment and management
•End of life care
•Therapeutic communication and relationship management skills
•Professional accountability
•Promoting and preventing ill health
•Assessing needs and planning care
•Providing and evaluating care•Working in teams
•Improving safety and quality of care
•Co-ordinating care•Procedures for the planning, provision, and management of person-centred nursing care
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Practice Learning
Blended learning
Use of clinical simulation suite and facilities
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Demonstrate achievement of the required proficiencies for this part in order to fulfil the outcomes in clinical practice according to the professional governing body (NMC).

Reflexively and with critical argument demonstrate the learning that has occurred through the interface of practice.

Using a systematic knowledge of the evidence, develop a set of skills appropriate to your level of training and the needs of the patient group in your field of practice.

Criticallyevaluateand articulate the professional and ethical values relevant to your field.
RESOURCES
Access to practice placements.
Access to practice supervision and assessment.
TEXTS
Bolton, G. and Delderfield, R. (2018) Reflective practice: Writing and Professional Development. 5th Edition. London. Sage Publications.

Chambers, M. (2017) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The craft of caring. Oxford. Routledge.
Norman, I. and Ryrie, I. (2018) The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: a textbook of principles and practice. 4th Edition. London. McGraw Hill.

Wright, K.M. and McKeown, M. (2018) Essentials of Mental Health Nursing. London. Sage Publications.
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Access to practice placements.
Access to practice supervision and assessment.
MODULE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Practice assessment: - Completion of the practice assessment document and the ongoing record of achievement for this part (LO 1 & 3)

One written reflections: Completion of a written reflection (1 000 words). (LO 2 & 4)
This will cover two separate one themes.
This themes can be selected from:
Platform 4. Providing and evaluating care
Platform 5. Leading and Managing Nursing Care and Working in Teams
Platform 6. Improving safety and quality of care

Episode of care -The practice assessor will assess the student completing episode of care in practice as directed by the practice assessment document (LO 3)