Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate professional conduct and values throughout the placement.
- Start to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes you will require to demonstrate competence in the Episode of Care at the end of part 2 of the programme (detailed in the Practice Assessment Document).
- Demonstrate that you are working towards achievement of the communication /relationship management skills and nursing procedures contained within the skills passport.
- Participate in the administration of medicines under direct supervision as you continue to develop your knowledge of pharmacology, how medicines act and interact in the systems of the body, and their therapeutic action related to patients you have cared for.
- Actively participate in care with minimal guidance as you work towards achievement of the proficiencies associated with part 2 of the Practice Assessment Document.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Placement Hours | 450 |
| Placement Hours | 412.5 |
| Total study time | 862.5 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Howard P and Chady B (2012). Placement learning in cancer and palliative care nursing: a guide for students in practice.. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall Elsevier.
Coyne I, Timmins F and Neil F (2010). Clinical Skills in children’s nursing.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Macqueen S, Bruce E and Gibson F (2012). The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices.. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Stacey G, Felton A and Bonham P (2013). Placement learning in mental health nursing: a guide for students in practice.. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall Elsevier.
Harris J and Nimmo S (2013). Placement learning in community nursing: a guide for students in practice.. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall Elsevier.
McGarry J, Clissett P and Porock D (2013). Placement learning in older people nursing: a guide for students in practice.. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall Elsevier.
Pearson D and Nicholson S (2016). How to succeed on primary care and community placements.. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Reading S and Webster B editors (2013). Achieving competencies for nursing practice: a handbook for student nurses.. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill Education.
Maxwell M and Parker M (2012). Placement learning in medical nursing: a guide for students in practice.. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall – Elsevier.
Glasper A, Aylott M and Battrick C (2010). Developing practical skills for nursing children and young people.. London: Hodder Arnold.
Holland K and Roxburgh M (2012). Placement learning in surgical nursing: a guide for students in practice.. Edinburgh: Balliere Tindall Elsevier.
Paterson K and Wallar J (2017). Clinical placements: Pocket guide for student nurses.. Banbury: Lantern.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Completion of electronic Practice Assessment Document (ePAD). This module is based within a clinical environment and can only be attempted in-person. Only two total attempts are allowed, irrespective of the regulatory conditions under which it is attempted. Any student who must re-attempt this module in a subsequent academic year must do so in attendance, as there is no external option. If this is the only module taken in a specific academic year then the student will be suspended when not directly on placement. The attempt will be subject to pro-rata fees liability, which will be calculated based upon the credit total of the module. Any student choosing to re-attempt the module accepts the conditions described above and the fees liabilities defined, this includes any student who attempts this module as part of the conditional progression policy.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assessment of Practice | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assessment of Practice | 100% |