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NMHS42520

Academic Year 2024/2025

Clinical Practicum (NMHS42520)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Ms Katie Wedgeworth
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 2.5
Spring 5
Summer 2.5
Trimester:
Year-long (12 months)
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Clinical Module
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module aims to develop the nurse's clinical role by enhancing their ability to assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate care in specialist environments. It enables students to apply their knowledge, skills, and understanding of specialist theory to patient care. The participant will be required to demonstrate competence within their area of specialist practice.
Repeat assessment on this module means the student will have one opportunity to undertake the module after the first fail grade has been submitted to the Programme Exam Board (PEB). The timeframe for the repeat assessment will be a one trimester clinical placement in the trimester following the original trimester offering.

Participants must be employed in Intensive Care Nursing and working at least 75 hours per month in an ICU.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
Demonstrate competence in the six domains of competence outlined in the Clinical Competency Assessment Tool
Integrate knowledge, skills and understanding of specialist theory into patient care.
Demonstrate evidence of leadership, quality and patient safety in their clinical practice.
Demonstrate professional competency development on an ongoing basis.
Discuss the importance of professionalism and individual and collective responsibility for delivering high-quality, safe care.

Demonstrate the importance of a culture of quality and safety that promotes openness and transparency, teamwork and effective communication.
Describe key Quality Patient Safety (QPS) considerations and tools to enhance quality and safety in health care delivery.
Apply tools to support the identification of factors contributing to errors and strategies to monitor and address issues.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Laboratories

12

Specified Learning Activities

30

Autonomous Student Learning

192

Online Learning

16

Total

250


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Online & Campus workshops
Clinical competency assessor support

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Registered General Nurse. 12 months post registration experience, employed in Intensive Care Nursing and working a minimum of 75 hours per month.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Clinical Practicum (ICU) (NMHS40310), Clinical Practicum (ICU) (NURS40310)


 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: 3 Competency Assessments with a nominated clinical assessor: Autumn, Spring, & Summer.
Quality Patient Safety - Patient Safety Game - Group work.
Respiratory & Cardiovascular Assessment (UCD Labs)
Week 15 Summer Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

100

No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback is provided by the clinical Competency Assessor Individual / Group/class feedback is provided by the Programme Director post-assessment

Please note the reading list is supplementary to the core and module-specific reading lists
http://www.patientsafetydiscussions.ie