Professional Development in Nursing: Introduction to Nursing Inquiry - HEA00061C
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- Department: Health Sciences
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: C
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Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
Module will run
Occurrence |
Teaching period |
C |
Summer Term 2024-25 |
Module aims
Develop foundational knowledge of the nursing profession and oneself as a student of nursing.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
- Identify aspects of nursing philosophy relating to your own development as a student of nursing.
- Describe the concept of care and person centeredness.
- Reflect on your own life experience and your emerging development as a student of nursing.
- Recognise the role of different types of evidence to inform nursing practice.
- Recognise professional responsibilities of a nurse from a range of perspectives.
Indicative assessment
Task |
% of module mark |
Essay/coursework |
100 |
Special assessment rules
Non-compensatable
Indicative reassessment
Task |
% of module mark |
Essay/coursework |
100 |
Module feedback
Written feedback for the summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.
Indicative reading
Chambers, C & Ryder, E (2016) Excellence in Compassionate Nursing Care – Leading the change
Heaslip & Lindsay (2019) Research and evidence based practice for nursing, health and social care students. Lantern Publishing
Holland, K (2016), Cultural Awareness in Nursing and Health Care, Routledge
Pa´draig, O´. L., (2017) Nurses and nursing; the person and the profession. Routledge
Tee, S (2016) Person-Centred Approaches in Healthcare: A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives. Open University Press.