Module Descriptors
PROFESSIONAL NURSING STUDIES AND KEY SKILLS (2)
XPRE50106
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 5
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50
Independent Study Hours: 250
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- VIVA weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Registration as a student nurse
Access to clinical placement experience
Access to clinical placement experience
Module Resources
Lecturer, Peers, Clinical Placements, Clinical Supervisor/Mentor/facilitator/Specialists, Classroom, Access to PC/CD Rom, Library and Learning resource Centre, PowerPoint, Blackboard, TV and Video, Flipcharts and Pens, Personal Tutor, Staffordshire University Skills Website, Access to the Study Skills Handbook
Module Learning Strategies
Contact hours (50 hrs):
60% Key lectures
20% Seminars regarding Key Skills
10% Group Tutorials
10% Workshops
Independent study (250 hrs):
30% Developing the student portfolio
25% Assignment preparation
25% web-site access
20% Reading
"BLACKBOARD will be developed as a support mechanism and resource"
60% Key lectures
20% Seminars regarding Key Skills
10% Group Tutorials
10% Workshops
Independent study (250 hrs):
30% Developing the student portfolio
25% Assignment preparation
25% web-site access
20% Reading
"BLACKBOARD will be developed as a support mechanism and resource"
Module Indicative Content
Portfolio Development, to include
Analysis and use of a range of reflective models in reflective writing
SWOT Analysis, Action Plan Development and Learning Contracts
Viva Voce preparation
Clinical Supervision: Concepts, Contracting and Use within practice
Management of self through personal, educational and professional development
Effective written and verbal communication
Application of IT skills to nursing
Professional Regulation, Current Legislation and its application to practice
Duty of Care, Patient Advocacy and Professional Behaviour
Professional Accountability,
Whistleblowing in Clinical Practice
Record Keeping: Practical Application
Quality Assurance: Audit, Handling Complaints and Clinical Incidents
Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice
Analysis and use of a range of reflective models in reflective writing
SWOT Analysis, Action Plan Development and Learning Contracts
Viva Voce preparation
Clinical Supervision: Concepts, Contracting and Use within practice
Management of self through personal, educational and professional development
Effective written and verbal communication
Application of IT skills to nursing
Professional Regulation, Current Legislation and its application to practice
Duty of Care, Patient Advocacy and Professional Behaviour
Professional Accountability,
Whistleblowing in Clinical Practice
Record Keeping: Practical Application
Quality Assurance: Audit, Handling Complaints and Clinical Incidents
Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice
Module Additional Assessment Details
Viva Voce based on the Student Portfolio. This is to include a variety of evidence of personal and professional development. One piece of in-depth reflective writing, identified by the student, will be discussed in detail with the examiners.
Viva Voce and assessment of Portfolio 100% (Learning Outcomes 1 -4)
All students must adhere to the Faculty of Health and Science Policy on Confidentiality and Ethical Issues in Academic Practice and Learning
Viva Voce and assessment of Portfolio 100% (Learning Outcomes 1 -4)
All students must adhere to the Faculty of Health and Science Policy on Confidentiality and Ethical Issues in Academic Practice and Learning
Module Texts
Sale, D. (2000) Quality Assurance: a pathway to excellence. Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke ISBN 0333749928
Dimond, B (2001) 3rd edition, Legal Aspects of Nursing, Pearson Education, Edinburgh. 0583423597
Rolfe,G. Freshwater, D. Jasper,M (2001) Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: a user's guide,Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0333777956.
Dimond, B (2001) 3rd edition, Legal Aspects of Nursing, Pearson Education, Edinburgh. 0583423597
Rolfe,G. Freshwater, D. Jasper,M (2001) Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: a user's guide,Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0333777956.