NMHS33280 Clinical Practice 3B (C&G)

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module builds on the student’s previous experience of medical-surgical and specialist care settings in children's and general nursing from Stage 2. The aim of this module is to scaffold learning and develop the student’s reflexive and critical thinking skills in the way that care is assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated in a range of specialist settings as listed for clinical placement, Stage 2.
The students will gain a deeper insight into the professional, ethical and legal contexts of nursing in an array of social contexts within the specialist settings encountered. Students are encouraged to actively engage with their own learning needs and in the acquisition of theoretical, clinical knowledge and skills required for Stage 3 within the clinical assessment document.
The credit load of the module reflects the student effort hours required to achieve the learning outcomes. The student must pass all individual clinical placements before a pass grade can be awarded for the module.
Students must complete all Stage 3 clinical hours before progressing to Stage 4.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
• Demonstrate a growing application of the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes of the professional nursing values and conduct of the nurse.
• Apply critical thinking skills in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to children, adults and their families in a range of settings.
• Purposefully use communication, leadership and management strategies to work effectively with patients, their families and other healthcare professionals.
• Actively engage with own learning needs and take actions to support life-long learning within society.

Indicative Module Content:

The students will gain a deeper insight into the professional, ethical and legal contexts of nursing in an array of social contexts within the specialist settings encountered.

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

280
Total

280
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Key teaching and learning opportunities 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
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: Professional Portfolio and continuous assessment completed using NCAD Varies over the Trimester n/a Other Yes

100

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, 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 Perceptor, co-Perceptor, Clinicla Nurse Manager/ Facilitator and Clinical Placement Coordinator

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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