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Nursing Practice 1 - HEA00133M

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  • Department: Health Sciences
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Term 2023-24 to Autumn Term 2024-25

Module aims

This module aims to introduce students to the role of a registered nurse. It is designed to initiate students’ application of physiological, pharmacological, pathophysiological knowledge and psychosocial theory to nursing practice through the development and application of a range of nursing skills.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate key skills for safe and effective nursing practice and reflect on your application of this within teams.

  2. Reflect on development of therapeutic relationships and apply a range of assessment and communication strategies to your nursing practice.

  3. Demonstrate the impact of pathophysiological processes on patient experience.

  4. Reflect on formulation of therapeutic interventions through effective communication.

  5. Summarise your ability and responsibility regarding potential safeguarding issues.

  6. Demonstrate key concepts in the safe administration of medicines.

Module content

Fundamental communication skills, Reflection, Nursing Process, Philosophy of nursing (care, person centeredness)

Fundamental communication skills, Meds administration (practical application, e.g. rights, BNF), safemedicate

Clinical skills (temp, resp rate, BP, HR, urinalysis and difference throughout the lifespan), Mandatory training,

Applied reflection, Technology & Informatics (telehealth), Developing therapeutic relationships, Blood transfusion, A to E assessment

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Practical 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

None

Module feedback

Verbal and written evidence of achievement is provided within the student’s Electronic Ongoing Assessment Record, completed by their practice assessor.

Indicative reading

Dougherty L, Lister S (2015) (9th Edition) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons

Nursing and Midwifery Council: The Code; Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (2018) www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code


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