2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

HECS5285M Expanding Fields of Practice

15 creditsClass Size: 50

If you are applying for a stand-alone Masters level module please note you must meet either the general University entry criteria or the specific module pre-requisite for this level of study.

Module manager: Julie Jackson
Email: hcsjdj@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 30 Sep View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Students must meet criteria for entry to MSc Nursing with Registration Programme

Module replaces

HECS 5228M Developing Fields of Practice

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module will provide learners with integrated knowledge and understanding of the pathophysical, psychological and sociological impact that a variety of disorders relating to each different field of nursing will have on the individual and their family. Patient assessment and nursing care will be considered and underpinned by relevant national and international nursing knowledge as well as policy and research. Students will explore the role of the nurse, multi-professional team and care workers in working with people with different acute and long-term conditions. A variety of conditions relevant to the different fields of nursing will be considered and a person's safety within the hospital and/or home will be addressed via appropriate risk assessments. Field specific service user carer perspectives and partnerships will also be explored.

Learning outcomes
On completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Critically consider and explain common signs, symptoms and significant changes in physiological status of conditions and illnesses within the relevant field of nursing using relevant and up to date research
2. Critically appraise the effectiveness of self-management strategies and service user/carer partnerships in relation to a variety of field specific conditions.
3. Compare, contrast and evaluate the challenges to a person's safety within the hospital or home environment in regard to risk assessment
4. Critically analyse and debate issues in using research evidence in practice
5. Critically evaluate a range of reviews and policies which inform practice
6. Critically analyse and evaluate ethical, legal, cultural and professional issues in relation to clinical practice
7. Critically analyse strategies for developing partnerships with service users and carers in providing sensitive, individualised and needs led health and social care
8. Successfully complete a maximum of 50 simulated practice hours or equivalent and a minimum of 456 clinical practice hours
9. Complete the NMC competencies, elements, skills log and EU directives required for completion of progression point 2

Skills outcomes
Research critique, analytical and creative problem solving skills. Monitoring fluid balance, neurological observations, suctioning, tracheostomy care, wound care, leg ulcers, pressure area care, nebuliser therapy, oxygen therapy, C-spine immobilisation and trauma, intermediate life support - BVM resuscitation and management of an arrest,

Syllabus

Generic
Patient centred approaches to care
Developing partnerships with service user carers
Health promotion and disease prevention strategies
Controlled drugs
Different routes of medicine administration
Critique of related research and evidence based practice
Ethical and legal professional issues in relation to clinical practice.
Risk assessment
Adult
Pathophysiology of a variety of long term conditions and disease progression
Assessment of the person with a long term condition
Specific care needs of older adults
Older adults with mental health and/or learning disabilities
Role of the multidisciplinary team in long term conditions
Reviews and policies which inform adult care
Palliative care
Oncology
Quality of life issues when living with a long term condition
The adult patient and their significant others journey through illness
Loss related to changing role
Self-management strategies in long term conditions
Service User Carer partnerships and the Expert Patient Programme
Dementia care
Clinical skills- monitoring fluid balance, neurological observations, suctioning, tracheostomy care, wound care, leg ulcers, pressure area care, nebuliser therapy, oxygen therapy
Students will complete a minimum of 481 clinical hours of which a maximum of 65 hours can be achieved via simulated practice.
Child
Recognition and assessment of the acutely ill child including management of shock
Neurological assessment including Glasgow Coma Scale
Systems (neurological, renal, endocrine and immune) physiology revision, pathophysiology, common conditions and their management
Common oncology conditions and their management
Management of the trauma patient including the role of the nurse, family and the multidisciplinary team
Working with families and psychological impact of acute illness on families
Quality of Life issues in coping with acute illness
The child and families journey through illness
Service User Carer partnerships
Reviews and policies to inform practice within the child field
Related pharmacology
Safe transfusions
Fluid balance
Clinical Skills - tracheostomy care and suctioning, C-spine immobilisation and trauma, intermediate life support - BVM resuscitation and management of an arrest,
Mental Health
Severe and enduring mental health problems
Role of the nurse and multidisciplinary team in managing patients with severe and enduring mental health problems
Quality of life issues when dealing with severe and enduring mental health problems
The adult and their significant others journey through severe and enduring mental health problems
Hearing voices, perceptual and cognitive disturbances
Mental Health Act
Mental Capacity Act
Relapse preventions
Psychosocial interventions
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Narrative work with service users with psychosis
Historical context of mental illness
Biological basis of functional psychosis
Pharmacology related to severe and enduring mental health problems
Risk assessment and management.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Clinical Sessions	65	1.00	65.00
Clinical Practice	416	1.00	416.00
Lecture	4	2.00	8.00
Seminar	8	2.00	16.00
Independent online learning hours			16.00
Private study hours			185.00
Total Contact hours			505.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			706.00

Private study

*These hours meet the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Independent online learning will be via a variety of different e-learning packages suitable for the specific field of nursing and will include Safemedicate, articulate and student blog.
Private study time will be used to prepare for taught sessions and tutorials, recap on topics and knowledge gained previously and to consolidate taught information. It will also be used to prepare and formulate the summative assessment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student's progress and pre-reading will be assessed and monitored through the student's attendance and contribution to lectures and seminars. Pre-reading of relevant subjects will be required and this will be assessed via classroom discussion, question and answer sessions and patient case study analysis. Participation in the online learning and e-learning packages and student blog will also be monitored and progress in the student's knowledge and thinking can be formatively assessed via these mediums.
Medicine management and maths/drug calculation proficiency are a key component of the NMC competencies and therefore resources to aid development of these skills will be made available in semesters 2a and 2b via Safemedicate programme where students can undertake practice papers. The Safemedicate programme will also provide feedback to the students on correct and incorrect answers which will further develop their learning.
Students will also be guided to the skills@library maths support.
In addition students will be monitored and supported with numeracy and drug calculations in clinical practice by an NMC qualified mentor and written feedback given via the practice assessment documents.
Students will receive on-going feedback from their NMC qualified mentor and Sign off mentor, as well as other clinical staff during their placement. This will be formalised through the PAD document interview schedule (initial, intermediate and final interview).
Academic support will be in accordance with the School of Healthcare recommendations.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3000 words	100.00
Placement Assessment	Practice Assessment Document (Stage 2) (Pass/Fail)	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Semester 2b/week 29 students will also be required to submit their On-going Achievement record and clinical skills log for formative review. The essay will assess learning outcomes 1 - 1 The Practice Assessment Document will assess learning outcomes 12 - 13 The numeracy examination is an NMC progression point requirement. There is no compensation between the elements of assessment. The assignment resubmission dates will be set to allow students a re-sit opportunity within the requirements by the NMC for progression to the next stage of the programme.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		0.00

The exam is a numeracy exam (Pass/Fail). The numeracy exam will fulfil NMC requirements for progression point 2 and will have an 100% pass mark. The assessment of this module incorporates theoretical assessment and assessment of clinical practice and includes the requirement for 100% accuracy in the numeracy exam in relation to drug calculations to comply with the NMC requirements for entry to the register. Students will be required to submit their EU portfolio on week 46 for compulsory formative assessment. It is expected that they will have completed a minimum of 50% of the outcomes successfully. There is no compensation between the essay and the numeracy exam and there is no compensation between the essay, numeracy exam and the Practice Assessment Document. There is no compensation between the practice assessment document and the EU portfolio. The assignment resubmission dates will be set to allow students a re-sit opportunity within the requirements by the NMC for progression to the next stage of the programme.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 26/09/2016

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