Undertake a written critical evaluation relating to a selected clinical scenario, indicating how you use this information to guide your action in leading the planning and delivering care in a multi-disciplinary manner (assessing all learning outcomes).

You will critically discuss how your assessment and care planning is influenced by the evidence base. From your analysis of the evidence and your assessment, you will discuss your findings and outline your management plans regarding the patient, carers and the wider members of the multidisciplinary team. Your discussion should include a reflexive exploration of the leadership techniques you will use and how you propose to effectively employ these to guide and influence the delivery of care. Your assignment should also make reference to non-technical skills such as team working and communication in the delivery of patient care.

This module has been designed to enable you to develop an in-depth critical understanding and application of both the evidence base underpinning current nursing practice and use of the evidence, skills and approaches to delivering nursing care within the clinical environment. Leadership theory, techniques, communication and clinical problem solving in the context of care delivery will be explored. Professional guidance and standards regarding care delivery and management. Theoretical approaches to professional issues such as transition and role progression, delegation, resilience and professional accountability. Explore philosophies of care and models of assessment and care delivery that have recognised evidence base.

1. Demonstrate an in-depth critical understanding of leadership in the
planning and delivery of nursing care in a range of settings.
Enquiry

2. Critically reflect upon your own leadership skills and how these influences affect the management of yourself and others.
Reflection

3. Demonstrate critical understanding of the multidisciplinary approach to
care delivery, analysing your own ability to guide, support and motivate individuals and teams throughout this process.
Problem Solving
Analysis

Blended learning
Use of clinical simulation suite and facilities Lead lectures
Group work Independent Learning

Additional study support is available from our Academic Skills team, who can help you with:

•Study skills (including reading, note-taking, presentation skills)•Written English (including
punctuation, grammar)

•Academic writing (including how to reference)

•Research skills

Beauvais, A.M. (2019) Leadership and management competence in nursing practice: competencies, skills, decision making. Edited by A.M. Beauvais. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Jones, L. and Bennett, C.L. (2018) Leadership: for nursing, health and social care students. Banbury: Lantern

Toussaint, J. and Barnas, K. (2020) Becoming the Change: Leadership Behaviour Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare. McGraw-Hill.

In this module, students will study leadership in nursing and how this impacts upon patient care. Leadership in nursing is required at all levels and from the outset of your course, you will be developing knowledge and skills to develop your own leadership skills. You will learn how to take a leading role in the delivery of patient care as well as how to delegate and lead others. During this module, we will also focus on self-development and resilience as a future nurse and how nurses can influence health care policies and procedures.