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NMHS10440

Academic Year 2025/2026

Nursing Concepts and Values (NMHS10440)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Lisa Rogers
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module aims to develop your professional awareness and Interpersonal skills. It introduces you to issues and concepts involved in the role of the nurse by exploring different aspects of professional practice. You will be required to engage in class discussion and debate and will be required to participate in e-learning activities, reflection and skills workshops.
Unit 1: Domains of professional competence will be explored and opportunities for personal reflection will be provided through class and group discussions as well as on-line engagement. An introduction to the language and methods of thinking that underpin ethical issues will be provided.
Unit 2 You will be introduced to some nursing models that inform the assessment, diagnosis, and patient care plans in practice. Examples from clinical practice are provided and applied throughout the module to support the application of knowledge to practice.
Unit 3: Issues of interpersonal communication such as self-awareness, therapeutic communication, listening and attending, bridges and barriers to effective communication for nursing and midwifery will be delivered through large group teaching, directed learning, fieldwork and small group workshops.

The use of generative artificial intelligence or other machine learning technology is not permitted.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion: the student will be able to
• Identify codes of professional conduct and standards for nursing practice as determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Discuss the legal and ethical concepts that inform nursing practice and provide examples of how ethical principles, analysis and decision making are applied in nursing practice.
• Explore values and concepts fundamental to nursing and identify how these values and concepts are expressed and applied in nursing practice.
• Summarize the main principles of five nursing models and understand how these models are used to strengthen and support nurses in the implementation of a holistic approach to the nursing process
• Describe what standardised nursing terminology is, its impact on nursing practice and on the provision of fundamental nursing care.
• Utilise theory to exemplify high quality listening, attending and responding when interacting with others.
• Reflect on the quality of their interpersonal relationships developed while on clinical placement. Become aware of own strengths and weaknesses when communicating with patients/clients.
• Build on their interpersonal skills which were introduced in semester one. Utilise theory to develop high quality listening, attending and responding when interacting with others.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Small Group

2
Specified Learning Activities

12
Autonomous Student Learning

85
Online Learning

2
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Blended learning
Self directed learning
Online Lectures
Communication workshops

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Continuous Assessment: Photo Assignment (Unit 1)
 Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Written assignment (Unit 2) Week 10 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
 No
Practical Skills Assessment: Interpersonal Skills Workshops (Unit 3) Week 5 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

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
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Group and individual feedback to students from continious assessment prior to submission of final assessment.

Ballantyne, H. (2016) Developing nursing care plans. Nursing Standard. 30, 26, pp. 51-57

Doenges, M.E., Moorhouse, M.F. & Murr, A.C. (2019), Nursing care plans: guidelines for individualizing client care across the life span, 10th; ed F.A. Davis, Philadelphia.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (2025) Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives, Incorporating the Scope of Practice and Professional Guidance Dublin: NMBI. Available at: https://www.nmbi.ie/Standards-Guidance/Code

McKenna, H.P., Pankhihar, M. & Murphy, F. (2014), Fundamentals of nursing models, theories and practice, 2nd edn, Wiley, Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, UK;Malden, MA.

Murphy, F., Williams, A. & Pridmore, J.A.( 2010), "Nursing models and contemporary nursing 1: their development, uses and limitations", Nursing times, 106, (23), pp. 18.

Peate, I. . & Wilde, K. (2018) Nursing Practice : Knowledge and Care, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, ProQuest Ebook Central,

Smith, M.C., Gullett, D.L. & Parker, M.E. (2020), Nursing theories and nursing practice, Fifth;5; edn, F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA.

Slatyer, S., Coventry, L.L., Twigg, D. & Davis, S. (2016), "Professional practice models for nursing: a review of the literature and synthesis of key components", Journal of Nursing Management, 24, (2), pp. 139-150

Name Role
Dr Carmel Davies Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Ann Donohoe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Lisa Rogers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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