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NMHS33340

Academic Year 2024/2025

Practice Placement 1B (NMHS33340)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Suja Somanadhan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Professional/Work Placement Module
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

The module is designed to facilitate the learning of essential clinical skills and the attainment of performance indicators related to the NMBI domains of competence assessment framework. This module will assist students to develop an understanding of how to provide nursing care for children and their families in the practice setting under distant supervision. Students will engage in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for children and their families under the supervision of a registered nurse. Practice placements are designed to facilitate the integration of knowledge and practice. This module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional registration.
Students will be required to attend a reflective practice workshop in UCD to meet the requirements of this module.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students will have:
1. Attained predetermined performance indicators and demonstrated psychomotor skills related to the domains of competence.
2. Identified key ethical and professional issues related to child and family centred care.
3. Identified the elements of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for children and their families.
4. Identified the strengths and weaknesses of personal communication techniques.
5. Identified how child and family centred care is organised and managed.
6. Identified strategies to enhance the student's own clinical learning.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Placement/Work Experience

150
Total

150

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Key teaching and learning approaches used in the module may include: active/task-based learning; peer/multidisciplinary team learning, reflective learning; learning during the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for children and their families and case-based learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
NMHS33330 - Practice Placement 1A


 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on clinical performance during the placement will be given to the student by the Preceptor, Co-preceptor, Clinical Nurse Manager/Facilitator and Clinical Coordinator of the programme.

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