Developing Professional Practice

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Using a structured reflective process, examine how your experience supports your professional practice development and your transition to becoming a registered nurse.
• Identify and negotiate a specific topic for independent study, and articulate learning needs that will support your future nursing practice.
• Provide evidence that you have undertaken a professional practice development activity.
• Critically evaluate your experience of self directed study and the appropriateness of your original professional practice development plan (PPDP).
• Work independently and autonomously to create an agreed professional practice development plan (PPDP) that will enable you to achieve your identified learning needs.

This is an opportunity for students to undertake a period of negotiated self-directed learning. The aim is to embellish their knowledge, skills and capabilities in preparation for their final year and transition into professional practice.

Taught sessions will include exploration of learning opportunities, project planning, career development, critical reflection, risk assessment and documentation, and guidance on professional CVs.

Teaching and learning methods

Face to face lectures and small group seminars

Self-directed learning

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Developing Professional Practice. You will be enrolled on a dedicated Blackboard site for this module. The learning resources include templates for learning contracts, risk assessments and information about insurance. These are designed to support you to progress your ideas forward into a successful professional development experience. This site links to the module reading list on Talis.

Nursing careers advice. All SOHS students are automatically enrolled on the "Careers Advice for Health Sciences" Blackboard site. This contains all the resources regarding career action planning, CV and portfolio development. Materials have been developed in conjunction with our Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service, University of Southampton. This BB site inks to the main UoS Careers Hub which is the central platform.

Textbooks

Thurston, C. and Wycraft, N. (2020). Transition to registered practice: from student to qualified nurse. Los Angeles: Sage.

Williams, K., Spiro, J and Woolliams, M (2020). Reflective writing. London: Red Globe Press.

Forde-Johnston, C (2019). How to thrive as a newly qualified nurse. Banbury: Lantern Publishing.

Esterhuizen, P. (2019). Reflective practice in nursing. London: Learning Matters.

Williams, K (2022). Getting Critical (Pocket Study Skills). Palgrave Macmillan.

Smoker, A. (2016). Launching your career in nursing and midwifery. London; New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Reid, M. (2018). Report writing. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Forde-Johnston, C (2023). How to Thrive as a Newly Registered Nurse. Lantern Publishing Ltd.

Assessment strategy

Two components:

1. A project plan (1000 words) - 40% weighting

2. A written project report (2000 words) - 60% weighting

In order to pass this module, you must achieve a weighted average mark of 40% overall AND you must achieve 40% in the final written project report.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: External