BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing (Blended) – North of England

This module develops a comprehensive understanding of the application of nursing practice interventions, enabling you to bridge the gap of theory to practice via simulated experiences, providing evidence-based, safe, and compassionate physical and psychological care. The inclusion of a professional and accountability framework will underpin practice to ensure you can effectively assess, plan, and implement care and demonstrate a range of nursing interventions practiced in a safe environment with peer and PCPI support. The ability to use practice learning safely and effectively will be facilitated through your understanding and use of reflection, clinical supervision, and feedback. You will also study the impact of information technology, healthcare informatics and issues in transcultural healthcare provision.

The aim of this module is to provide a systems-based approach to anatomy and physiology, psychology and microbiology using patient journeys as illustrations to enhance learning. Human health and wellbeing is explored in the context of public health and symptoms of disease. You will develop an understanding of how to communicate complex medical terminology to both colleagues and patients in an understandable manner, including through engagement in discussions of practice experiences with both peers and Patient Carer, Public Involvement (PCPI) participants. Beginning at a molecular and cellular level and culminating in a complete overview of organs and systems, you will develop your understanding of the physiological processes, anatomical and cognitive structures of the human body. Patient journeys with PCPIs will be used to illustrate how and where this knowledge will be applied in practice.

The aim of this module is to provide you with an appreciation of the importance of consent to initiate a holistic and collaborative nursing assessment approach that leads to an appropriate plan of care. This will be based on the inclusive approaches in partnership with families, carers and people involved, to undertake a history recognising the need to use effective and compassionate communication strategies. You will be encouraged to develop a plan of care supported with evidence and rationalise the needs-based approach for realistic implementation. In addition, you will be expected to incorporate a focused needs approach and begin the investigative inquiry to ensure realistic outcomes and goal setting, and in collaboration with the patients and/or client’s assessment, contributing to the plan of care needs.

The development of the Future Nurse (NMC, 2018) standards encourages all fields of practice to appreciate the knowledge and skills required to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of the wider population, communities, families, and that of individuals. This module aims to provide you with the ability to develop a route of inquiry which will inform practice, an introduction to the wider determinants of health and wellbeing, appreciating influences leading to inequalities across the lifespan.

You will access demographic data identifying the implementation of local, national, and global strategies within the context of health and wellbeing.

Within this module you will also access the World Health Organisation (WHO) to provide a platform to enable you to explore the principles which underpin the knowledge required for immunisation programmes and eradication of disease, along with the principles of infection prevention and control – including the recording of communicable diseases with a historical overview.

This module is designed to enable you to apply theoretical components to clinical practice. Models of reflective practice are introduced together with an overview of inter-professional working. It provides an opportunity to gain experience and insight into lived patient experience. Within this module emphasis is placed upon respecting an individual’s autonomy and right to make decisions about their own health and wellbeing The module is aligned into three core elements that reflect the competence, professionalism and knowledge which characterise a high-quality nursing workforce. This reflects the values base of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, The Code (NMC, 2018).

The theoretical underpinning of this module is delivered via a series of interactive workshops where critical engagement with the need to translate theoretical learning into practical application supports the front line of patient care. Simulated experience will introduce the consequences of error and negligence in a risk-free environment, preparing you for the workplace.

Building on Placement 1, this module is designed to provide you with additional opportunities for the application of theoretical learning to clinical practice opportunities. It provides an opportunity to gain experience and insight into lived patient experience. Within this module emphasis is placed upon respecting an individual’s autonomy and right to make decisions about their own health and wellbeing.

The module is aligned into three core elements that reflect the competence, professionalism and knowledge which characterise a high-quality nursing workforce. This reflects the underpinning values base of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, The Code (NMC, 2018).

The aim of this module is to provide you with knowledge of major pathological and physiological changes in the human body, occurring as a result of common diseases, and disease processes. Whilst developing a thorough knowledge of these changes, you will explore the manifestations, impacts and interventions of illness and disease. You will critically explore altered pathological and physiological change and its impact on patient wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Using a range of teaching and learning strategies, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of these changes and evaluate the implications for nursing practice and multidisciplinary care provision. In addition, co-morbidity and medico pharmaceutical treatments and modalities are examined, as a means of enhancing wellbeing and recovery, within the context of ethical and professional frameworks.

In this module, you will develop an understanding of how to help people, families, communities and populations to improve or maintain their mental, physical and behavioural health throughout their lifespan. The module equips you with the necessary knowledge and skills to support people at all stages of life and in all care settings and to manage health challenges in order to maximise quality of life and improve health outcomes. By working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, multiple agencies, patients, families and carers, you will develop a strong ethos for teamwork and an understanding of how to enhance the patient experience.

The aim of this module is to equip you with the knowledge and skills required for your role in coordinating care and managing the complex needs of people from a variety of backgrounds. Nursing interventions are planned holistically and in collaboration with various organisations and settings. You will develop an understanding of the principles of partnership, collaboration and interagency working across all relevant sectors to coordinate care and devise nursing interventions of care which are evidence-based. This module will enable you to understand the principles of health economics and current health legislation which underpin current health and social care policies. Developing this knowledge will allow you to identify implications of current health policy and future policy changes for nursing and other professions and the impact this has on person-centred care.

You will develop an understanding of the need to respond to the challenges of providing safe, effective and person-centered nursing care for people who have co-morbidities and complex care needs. This includes working with patients and their families to establish the most appropriate care to maintain optimal independence and avoid unnecessary interventions and disruptions to their lives.

In this module, you will enhance your knowledge of nursing assessment by coordinating and evaluating patient-centred care. You will use evidence-based practice to determine nursing interventions, to provide safe, and compassionate physical and psychological care. The module develops skills that enable you to formulate a nursing plan of care, undertake observations and clinical interventions for patients with acute, chronic and complex care needs. The ability to use practice learning safely and effectively will be facilitated through your understanding and use of reflection, clinical supervision and feedback.

This module provides you with a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to your own research and advanced scholarship. You will evaluate methodologies and apply critiques of them, as appropriate, synthesizing and evaluating previous studies to identify future research. You will develop skills that demonstrate your critical awareness of contemporary issues in nursing, enabling you to be at the forefront of your discipline.

This module develops knowledge and skills enabling you to apply evidence-based practice to your nursing practice and ensuring you provide safe and compassionate nursing care. You will use the knowledge and skills gained in this module to create a project proposal on improving safety and quality of care.

This module develops knowledge of the application of nursing practice to provide evidence-based, safe and compassionate physical and psychological care. The module equips you to effectively assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.

This module enhances your understanding of inter-professional working and develops leadership and management knowledge and skills when working with and within diverse professional teams. You will further develop knowledge and understanding in self-awareness, improving healthcare and working with others (HEE, 2018).

You will explore the application of key leadership theories and models to healthcare and reflect on personal strengths, enabling you to develop key skills in nursing and healthcare management. You will use these skills to support and supervise others in the delivery of nursing care, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback. You will examine the role of service improvement and gain understanding of the mechanisms that can influence organisational change and public policy. You will also become politically aware, enhancing your ability to use effective strategies to improve patient care.

Advanced communication skills will enable you to develop effective leadership, management, group and organisational dynamics applied to team-working and decision-making. Using these skills will equip you to lead and manage the nursing care of a group of people, demonstrating prioritisation, delegation and assignment of care responsibilities to others involved in providing care.

This module focuses on mental health, child and learning disabilities in the context of adult nursing. Adult nurses care for people of all ages across their lifespans in a variety of healthcare settings, and this module equips you with the necessary skills to provide evidence-based, person-centred care to people who may suffer from mental, physical, behavioural and cognitive difficulties. You will develop the knowledge and skills which are required to support people at all stages of life and in all care settings and to manage health challenges in order to maximise quality of life and improve or stabilise health outcomes.

You will develop the communication skills to engage in difficult conversations and to support people who are feeling emotionally or physically vulnerable or in distress, conveying sensitivity and compassion. You will also gain an understanding of therapeutic interventions and recognise procedural competence for best practice in the administration of medicines.

You will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, multiple agencies, patients, carers and families to provide support with a range of care needs to maintain optimal independence and avoid unnecessary interventions and disruptions to lives.

This module enhances your understanding of improving quality of care through governance, research and audit. It enables you to make a key contribution to the continuous monitoring and quality improvement of care and treatment in order to enhance health outcomes and people’s experience of nursing and related care. You will learn to assess risk to safety and take appropriate action to manage those, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first. You will identify local priorities for quality improvements that will make a difference to local healthcare systems. You will also learn how to engage with frontline staff, businesses and academia helping to stimulate innovation and improvement.

This module builds on previous practical experience to allow you to develop a case load approach to support the recognition of safe and effective care delivery. This will enable you to determine the necessary resources and the ability to provide safe and effective care. As part of this approach you will be provided with problem-based learning approaches to recognising the level of knowledge and skills of members of the team to implement care at any given time, monitoring risk and escalating concerns appropriately.

You will work alongside Allied Healthcare Professionals as part of a team which will enhance inclusivity to provide care and support and supervise peers within a learning environment promoting reflexivity in practice. You will have the opportunity to challenge practice in a safe environment, reinforce levels of resilience and emotional intelligence whilst receiving constructive feedback.

This final practice-based module consolidates your knowledge and application of evidence-based nursing practice within a range of clinical settings. It enables you to consolidate the learning which has taken place in all of the previous modules. The module will prepare you to transition to an autonomous registered practitioner and you will be required to demonstrate the proficiencies identified in the NMC (2018) Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses.

You will be required to demonstrate a systematic understanding of nursing principles and apply knowledge of nursing care provision across the human lifespan, including the health and wellbeing continuum. This will integrate biological, psychological and sociological theory in the context of person-centred care.

You will be a reflexive practitioner and be able to deliver care to people of all ages and across all care settings, working in teams to provide safe and effective nursing care. You will demonstrate a range of clinical skills, including pharmacological principles and the ability to progress to a prescribing qualification following registration.