BSc Nursing Studies Top-Up

This module explores learning theories and develops an understanding of teaching and learning with clearly defined links to practice settings. You will evaluate the approaches to teaching in formal and informal settings and will develop negotiation and feedback skills as part of your professional development. The module examines the nature, reliability and validity of assessment and examines supervision, mentorship and preceptorship as means of encouraging reflective practice.

This module develops your understanding of how to ensure healthcare practice is informed by the best available evidence. You will examine the general principles affecting nursing in professional practice linked to levels of accountability and responsibility, duty of care and candour. This will be informed through investigative research and critical debate, exploring ethical moral principles on a professional and potentially personal level.

The aim of this module is to ensure students have an understanding and insight into the issues surrounding and ensuring health care practice is informed by the best available evidence and research. This module introduces the methodological concepts required for the interpretation and critical analysis of quantitative, qualitative, and secondary research and analysis of the data. It also explores theoretical research paradigms that underpin both qualitative and quantitative research. It aims to give a practical knowledge of the research process, methodologies and methods, and contextualise theses into clinical nursing practice. Specific aspects covered will be:

• The nature of research available to inform practice will be explored
• The principles of research, research skills and how research can be applied to healthcare practice.
• Qualitative and quantitative methodologies, data collection and data analysis and the structure of research question design.
• Problems associated with research design.
• The introduction to skills of critical appraisal.
• Exploration of the nature of knowledge and how this underpins nursing and health care practice.
• Debating the ethical issues that underpin research best practice including consent and risk management.
• The nature of clinical judgment and research integration will be explored
• Moving from research to practice – key steps in integration.
• Design a research study

This module provides understanding and insight into the issues surrounding and ensuring health care practice is informed by the best available evidence. This includes: 

• Exploring the nature and quality of evidence available to inform practice 
• Sourcing appropriate evidence to inform practice and professional integrity. 
• Links between professional integrity, professionalism and the provision of quality care and evidence based practice. 
• Impact of professional integrity on the delivery of EBP and vice versa – including conflicts and challenges. 
• how best available evidence can be integrated into health care practice and health care policy. 
• The nature of clinical judgment and research integration will be explored  
• Integration of research into clinical practice and policy  

This module provides understanding and insights about:

• Explore global health issues, inequalities and outcomes and implications for nursing practice. 
• Identify challenges and drivers, appraising and discussing transnational health care policies and initiatives. 
• Investigate and discuss global determinants of health and wellbeing. 
• Discuss health improvement models.