Course Catalogue

Nursing and Advanced Practice

To enable health and social care professionals to maximise learning opportunities and experiences relevant to their own area of practice to facilitate personal and professional development.

Outline Syllabus:Development of agreed learning for the academic written and practice reflective portfolio submissions Personal and professional development Practice self-evaluation and reflection Critical writing Critical appraisal of literature Critical appraisal of practice related legislation, regulation, policy and procedure Portfolio development Practice development dissemination

Module Overview:
This module focuses on putting your theoretical learning into practical use.

Additional Information:The assessment has three elements: Development of a 1000-word practice-based reflective portfolio; a 3500-word practice based written assessment. A learning agreement is drawn up by the student, practice assessor and academic assessor for both assessment elements. The module involves academic and practice tutorial of 5 hours each, which is further supported by a range of learning support tools. This is offered as a 20 credit level 7 module year long and non standard year long This module is offered as part of the following programmes: MA Nursing, MA Nursing: Mental Health, MA Nursing: Clinical Education and MA Nursing: Clinical Leadership (36130; 36136; 36131; 36138); MSc Advanced Healthcare Practice (clinical) (32001); MSc Advanced Healthcare Practice (critical care) (32001); MSc Advanced Paediatric and Neonatal Practice (Ambulatory Care Pathway) (36018 & 36019); MSc Advanced Paediatric and Neonatal Practice (Acute Care Pathway) (36020 & 36021); MSc Advanced Paediatric and Neonatal Practice (Neonatal Pathway) 36022 & 36023 The students will have access to a VLE site and the University's other range of electronic support such as access to the electronic library facilities. The module VLE site reflects contemporary reading lists and links to journal articles. The module VLE site also includes a number of presentations for students to access on areas such as critical writing and library support. The students also have access to the module leader through emails and face to face tutorials. A module guide is also provided, which guides students to the wider range of support available. Students will have an identified practice assessor and academic assessor who will offer tutorial support and guidance for assessment. An Off-Campus Support Gateway is available for students, staff who wish to access LJMU computing, and information resources while off-campus. This service is aimed particularly at distance learners, part-time, placement and learning at work students The programme is assessed and run in line with the Academic Framework https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/public-information/academic-quality-and-regulations/academic-framework validated November 2018 reviewed 2021 The methods for improving the quality and standards of learning are as follows: • Continuous Monitoring and Enhancement • Liaison and feedback from the students • Reports from the External Examiner • Programme team ensuring the module reflects the values of the current teaching and learning strategy • Module leader updating knowledge and skills to ensure these remain current and relevant