Course Catalogue

Nursing and Advanced Practice

To understand how the policy environment shapes the care that healthcare professionals deliver

Outline Syllabus:
Provide an introduction to the below topic in relation to the adult field;

1. Health legislation and current health and social care policies and the mechanisms involved in influencing policy development (NMC 7.13, 5.12)
2. Health economics and their relevance to resource allocation (NMC 7.3)
3. The relationship between resources and recognising the risks to public protection and quality of care (NMC 6.2)
4. The impact of policy on the delivery and co-ordination of care (NMC 7.4)
5. Applying a person-centred approach to nursing care, demonstrating shared assessment, planning, decision making and goal setting when working with people, their families, communities, and populations of all ages (NMC 3.4, 3.5)
6. Effectively assessing an adult’s capacity to make decisions about their own care and understanding the principles and processes for making reasonable adjustments whilst understanding the relevant laws about mental capacity (NMC 1.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8)
7. Advocacy (NMC 7.9)
8. Partnership working (NMC 1.18, 3.15, 4.2,7.1)
9. Partnership working for safeguarding (NMC 3.9).

Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to understand how the policy environment shapes the care that healthcare professionals deliver. In addition to the contact hours above there are 160 private study hours. 100 hours are guided, this includes online and assessment preparation.

Additional Information:
In addition to the contact hours above there are 160 private study hours. 100 hours are guided, this includes online and assessment preparation. Online hours are e-learning. 60 hours are independent study Please note that workshop hours account for simulated theoretical learning, in accordance with NMC standard 3.4