2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

HECS3276 Extending Foundations of Nursing for Graduates

10 creditsClass Size: 90

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: Paula Mayo
Email: p.mayo@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

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

Module replaces

HECS5227M Introducing Fields of Practice

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

The aim of this module is to equip students with the appropriate knowledge and understanding that is required to enable them to develop skills and competence in prompt, accurate assessment to inform safe, effective management and care for patients. It will focus on the pathophysiological changes associated with several common disorders; common symptom presentation and the key principles of assessment and management with particular emphasis on the bio-psycho-social needs of service users and carers. It will acknowledge diversity, difference and equality issues and changes across the lifespan including childhood, adolescence, young and older adulthood and recognition of the needs of those with learning difficulties and mental health problems. It seeks to adopt an integrated approach combining bio-psycho-social concerns, ethics and law, evidence based practice, service user carer perspectives, multi-professionalism, equality and diversity issues and policy drivers. Research led teaching on health information, rehabilitation and secondary prevention will also be considered.

Learning outcomes
On completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Critically discuss the rationale for undertaking a comprehensive nursing assessment of a person/child taking into consideration the pathophysiological changes of different illness states
2. Critically consider and explain common signs, symptoms and significant changes in physiological and developmental status using relevant and up to date research.
3. Critically appraise the nurse's role and the role of the multidisciplinary team in managing and caring for different people with a range of conditions/ illnesses/situations related to the different fields of nursing whilst considering the cultural, ethical and legal principles and concepts in relation to vulnerable individuals
4. Identify and discuss the chain of infection, universal standard precautions and the impact of healthcare acquired infections.
5. Critically evaluate public health initiatives and health promotion strategies and their implementation in a variety of healthcare settings including the importance of screening and early intervention strategies
6. Identify different common mental health conditions in children and adults and be able to promote mental health across the age range.
7. Demonstrate a critical awareness of and the knowledge and skills to critique research papers utilising a range of research methodologies
8. Critically evaluate service user narratives of healthcare taking account of cultural and ethnic differences and evaluating the impact of diversity upon those experiences.
9. Students will complete a minimum of 275 clinical hours of which a maximum of 35 hours can be achieved via simulated practice; 20% of the required EU directives and complete the NMC competencies, elements, skills log required for completion of progression point 1

Skills outcomes
Research critique, analytical skills, pre and post-operative care, significance of vital signs monitoring, aseptic technique, patient controlled analgesia, intravenous fluids, nasogastric tube insertion and feeding, PEG feeding, blood transfusion, neurological observations, wound drains, sutures, cardiac monitoring, CVP monitoring, chest drains, care of the dying patient.

Syllabus

Generic:
Public initiatives eg smoking, heart disease, obesity, diabetes
Social inequalities on health
Changing health behaviours
Health promotion models and strategies
Health and care needs and risk assessment
Healthcare associated infections
Scale and impact of healthcare associated infection
Strategies to combat healthcare associated infections
Elements of the chain of infection
Mode of transmission
Universal standard precautions
Hand hygiene
Clinical waste disposal
Personal protective equipment
Source isolation
Ethical and legal principles in relation to vulnerable people
Psycho-social impact of acute illness
Working with individuals with mental health issues including parents
Promotion of mental health in children and young people.
Common mental health conditions and their management
Screening and early intervention strategies
Research Critique
Analytical skills
Service user narratives focusing on cultural and ethnic differences
Clinical skills - medicine administration, injection technique, blood glucose monitoring, catheter care
Students will gain a minimum of 35 hours of simulated practice and 240 clinical practice hours, moving and handling, basic life support, asepsis
Adult
Comprehensive assessment of the acutely ill adult
Ethical and legal principles when caring for adults
Pathophysiological changes to a range of acute disorders
Recognise and interpret signs and symptoms on a range of acute disorders
Nurses role in caring for the acutely ill adult
Principles of wound care, healing and asepsis
Multidisciplinary team working with the acutely ill person
Related pharmacology
Introduction to Pain Assessment and management
Physiological and psychological processes of pregnancy and childbirth
Clinical skills - pre and post-operative care, significance of vital signs monitoring, aseptic technique, patient controlled analgesia, intravenous fluids, injection technique, nasogastric tube insertion and feeding, PEG feeding, blood transfusion, neurological observations, wound drains, sutures, cardiac monitoring, CVP monitoring, chest drains
Child
Cognitive, emotional, speech and language development
Interpreting vital signs in children
Physiology revision of gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiac, orthopaedic systems and skin
Pain assessment and management
Ethical and legal principles when caring for children
Domestic abuse and violence
Risk taking behaviour
Palliative care
Clinical skills - perioperative care, injection technique and intravenous fluids management, nasogastric tube insertion and feeding, PEG feeding monitoring, care of dying patient, intravenous fluids, aseptic technique.
Mental Health
The lived experience of mental health
Exercise and diet related to mental health
Ethical and legal principles when caring for those with mental health needs
Person centred counselling
Psychological approaches to mental health care
Mental health across the life span
Dementia care
Stigma/Discrimination
Loss
Biological determinants of mental health care
Pharmacology related to common mental health problems

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Clinical Sessions	35	1.00	35.00
Clinical Practice	240	1.00	240.00
Lecture	1	2.50	2.50
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Independent online learning hours			24.00
Private study hours			101.50
Total Contact hours			299.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			425.00

Private study

It is anticipated that each taught session will be superseded by approximately 2 hours of independent on-line preparatory work which will be set by the module team. This may include revision of anatomy and physiology and/or evidence based reading around the topic/condition being addressed each week.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

A blended learning approach will take the form of some independent online study which will be formatively assessed in the individual seminars. Students will be encouraged to revise key theoretical principles and opportunities will be provided to revisit taught content and prepare for future sessions. This will supplement and not substitute face to face taught delivery.
Group and individual tutorial support will be given to help students prepare for the examination and will also be available via email. The type of support requested will enable an assessment of student progress to be made.
Students will also be provided with mock exam papers to facilitate their learning and revision and encouraged to submit them for formative assessment.
Question and answer will be used in taught sessions to help identify students level of knowledge and understanding.
At times, students will be expected to work in groups to answer specific questions related to a devised case study and then feedback their answers to the whole group. Assessment of knowledge and understanding of the key concepts will be made during facilitation of the group work and in the student feedback given. Any concerns raised will be acted upon and students consulted individually or as a group.
Students will also be monitored by their individual mentors in clinical practice via continuous assessment of the Practice Assessment Documents. Formative assessment will take place at the beginning and half way through the placement and any concerns the mentor may have will be addressed in the form of an action plan for the student. Major concerns will be raised by the mentor to the Programme Leader and action will be taken prior to the summative assessment at the end of the placement. Formative assessment of the Practice Assessment Documents will also occur after each placement and an action plan for the student will be put in place if there are any causes of concern.
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 semester 1 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
Placement Assessment	Practice Assessment Document (Stage 1) (Pass/Fail)	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		0.00

The unseen examination will assess learning outcomes 1 - 8 The practice assessment documentation will assess learning outcomes 9 - 10 The numeracy examination is an NMC progression point requirement

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr	100.00
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

The students are also required to undertake and successfully pass 1 clinical placement and complete the required elements of the practice documentation for completion of stage 1 of the NMC standards for education.. Semester 2a/Week 11 students will also be required to submit their On-going Achievement Record and Clinical skills book for compulsory formative review. Students will be required to submit their EU portfolio on week 11 for compulsory formative assessment. It is expected that they will have completed a minimum of 20% of the outcomes successfully. The examination will be set to allow students re-sit opportunities within the requirements by the NMC for progression of students to the next stage of the programme (12 week rule). The assignment resubmission dates will be set to allow students a re-sit opportunity within the requirements of the NMC for progression to the next stage of the programme. The minimum pass mark awarded will be 50 and students will only be entitled to one re-sit opportunity as according to the assessment rules for post-graduate students. The numeracy assessment for this 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. A minimum pass mark of 100% is required for the numeracy examination. The numeracy examination is a Pass/Fail component. There is no compensation between the unseen examination and the numeracy exam. There is no compensation between the examinations and the Practice Assessment Document or the EU portfolio. There is no compensation between the Practice Assessment Document and the EU portfolio

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 16:33:09

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