Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
4101NRS-JAN-CTY
4101NRS-SEP-CTY
Aims
To introduce the students to a range of values, attitudes and skills that underpin safe and effective clinical practice
Learning Outcomes
1.
Participate in guided care to achieve proficiencies with associated NMC Professional Values
2.
Conduct nursing care to the required NMC standards for progression point 1.
3.
Enhance knowledge and skills relevant to medicines management.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Understanding the principles of safeguarding
Professionalism and the code
Law, regulation, ethics and governance, understanding consent and associated issues
Principles of courage, transparency and candour
Recognising adverse situations and reporting processes
Human factors and error reporting
Understanding spirituality and diversity
Understand non-discriminatory, person centred and sensitive care
Cultural sensitivities (sociological aspects)
Language and mechanisms to support diversity
Empowering individuals, families and groups towards healthy lifestyles and self-care
Record keeping and documentation
Core skills and manual handling (mandatory)
Managing violence and aggression, de-escalation (mandatory)
Principles and foundations of communication
Dietetics
hygiene
preventative medicine
measures in crises and disaster situations
Understanding and challenging discriminatory behaviours
Communication across the lifespan and with people who have a variety of physical,
cognitive and behavioural health challenges
Emotional Intelligence
Supporting people at all stages of life with physical and/or emotional vulnerabilities
Numeracy and medications
Literacy
Digital and technological skills for developing safe effective nursing care
Drug administration
Pain management across the lifespan
Wound Care
Asepsis
Introduction to essential first aid
A, B, C, D, E
Risk management
Clinical instruction
Nursing and its principles in relation to:
general and specialist medicine
general and specialist surgery
child care and paediatrics
maternity care
mental health and psychiatry
care of the old and geriatrics
home nursing.
child care and paediatrics
Theoretical instruction a. Nursing:
Nature and ethics of the profession
General principles of health and nursing
Module Overview:
This module introduces you to a range of values, attitudes and skills that underpin safe and effective clinical practice. You will develop your knowledge through lectures, practice focussed tutorials and skills simulations. Interactive web-based learning, scenario, work-based learning, and practice based reflective activities will be used to further develop your clinical skills.
This module introduces you to a range of values, attitudes and skills that underpin safe and effective clinical practice. You will develop your knowledge through lectures, practice focussed tutorials and skills simulations. Interactive web-based learning, scenario, work-based learning, and practice based reflective activities will be used to further develop your clinical skills.
Additional Information:The Academic Assessor will monitor that the student has completed 765 practice hours. This includes any practice placement learning and simulated practice learning, in accordance with the students programme plan. These hours are not
included in the total module hours but are noted within the module proforma for university monitoring and progression purposes.
In addition to the contact hours above there are 320 private study hours. 200 hours are guided, this includes online and assessment preparation. Online hours are e-learning. 120 hours are independent study
Please note that workshop hours as listed in the above contact hours account for simulated theoretical learning, in accordance with NMC standard 3.4