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NMHS33360

Academic Year 2024/2025

Practice Placement 3 (NMHS33360)

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:
Summer
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 aim of this module is to facilitate students to gain experience in caring for children and their families in the accident and emergency and high dependency settings. It 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. These practice placements are designed to facilitate the integration of knowledge and practice under the supervision of a registered nurse. The module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional registration.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module in the accident and emergency department and high dependency unit, students will have
1. Attained predetermined performance indicators and demonstrated psychomotor skills related to the domains of competence in caring for children.
2. Identified key ethical and professional issues related to the child and family centred care.
3. Identified the elements of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of caring for children and their families.
4. Identified strengths and weakness of personal communication techniques.
5. Identified how child and family centred care is organized and managed in these two clinical units.
6. Identified strategies to enhance the student's own clinical learning experience in the accident and emergency and high dependency units.

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, NMHS33340 - Practice Placement 1B


 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Portfolio: Professional portfolio and continuous assessment based on the National Competence Assessment Document (NCAD) Week 15 Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

100

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn 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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