PAD: Summative placement, associated episode of care, medicines management competency

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

Introduction to Practice - 4101NRS

Introduction to Practice

Enhance knowledge and skills relevant to medicines management.

Participate in guided care to achieve proficiencies with associated NMC Professional Values

Conduct nursing care to the required NMC standards for progression point 1.