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NMHS31740

Academic Year 2024/2025

Practice Placement 4B Internship (C&G) (NMHS31740)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Mrs Rachel Howe
Trimester:
Autumn and Summer (separate)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
Yes
Module Type:
Professional/Work Placement Module
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is designed to facilitate the learning of essential clinical skills and the attainment of standards related to the domains of competence assessment framework. The student is facilitated to care for the patient on a full time rotational basis. In particular emphasis is given to exposing the student to a 24-hours range of care and offering the student the opportunity to become fully immersed as a full time team member in the provision of care. Students will be given opportunities to apply the skills of critical analysis, problem solving, decision making and reflection. Students will be given an opportunity to manage the clinical area and to complete a management exercise, under the supervision of a registered nurse.Clinical placements are also designed to facilitate the integration of knowledge and practice across the division of children's and general nursing. The module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional registration. The credit load of the module reflects the student effort hours required to achieve the learning outcomes.
Students must successfully complete specified Stage 4 supernumerary clinical modules before undertaking the internship clinical modules.
Students must successfully complete Level 1 DoCAT/NCAD internship modules before undertaking Level 2 DoCAT/NCAD. Students must successfully complete Level 1 & 2 DoCAT/NCAD in each registration strand on internship modules before they can undertake Level 1 & 2 NCAD/DoCAT in the next registration strand.
Students must present evidence of completed clinical time for all clinical placements in Stage 4 and 4.5 before a pass grade can be awarded for internship modules 4B and 4D.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able act as a members of the health care team and demonstrate the development of competence in the following domains: Domains 1-5- Professional/Ethical Practice in relation to the care of children, adults and families in a medical-surgical setting Holistic Approaches to Care and Integration of Knowledge in a medical-surgical settingInterpersonal Relationships with patients, family and other professionalsOrganisation and Management of Care in a medical-surgical settingPersonal and Professional Development. Domain 6: Students must present evidence of completed clinical time for all clinical placements in stage 4/4.5.

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

300
Total

300

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
Learning Requirements:

Students must successfully complete specified Stage 4 supernumerary clinical modules before undertaking the internship clinical modules.
Student must have successfully completed all previous stage 4 internship clinical placement modules.
Students must successfully complete Level 1 DoCAT/NCAD internship modules before undertaking Level 2 DoCAT/NCAD. Students must successfully complete Level 1 & 2 DoCAT/NCAD in each registration strand on internship modules before they can undertake Level 1 & 2 NCAD/DoCAT in the next registration strand.
Students must present evidence of completed clinical time for all clinical placements in Stage 4 and 4.5 before a pass grade can be awarded for internship modules 4B and 4D.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
NMHS31090 - Pract Plac 4A Supernum (C&G), NMHS31100 - Clin Plac 4B Supernum (C&G), NMHS31720 - Clin Plac 4C (Supernumerary), NMHS31730 - Pract Plac 4A Internship (C&G)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Practical Skills Assessment: Presentation of completed NCAD to personal tutor marks completion of this clinical module Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 14 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

• 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 Placement Coordinator.

Name Role
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Claire Magner Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Suja Somanadhan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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