Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

Lecture

Workshop

Module Offerings

7002NAPRN-SEP-CTY

Aims

This module will prepare students to demonstrate critical awareness of the factors impacting on safe, quality nursing care. . The module will incorporate and develop an understanding of research methods, research-ethics and the evidence base that underpins practice that will prepare students for their research focussed project in year two.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically appraise the role of research, evidence and policy in informing best practice
2.
Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of advocacy, and factors impacting on an individual’s ability to participate in their own care
3.
Critically evaluate the role of risk management in promoting safe practice

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Indicative Content:

Research methods, research ethics and evidence based practice (10 credit equivalent) (NMC 1.7) *ethics must be applied to field

Consent and capacity (NMC 3.6) * Content must be applied to  field

Nursing Procedures and managing devices-person centred care (NMC 4.12) 

Safe Discharge and transition (NMC 4.18) 

Contributing to team working and reflection and service improvement (NMC 5.10)

Staffing levels, managing risk, prioritization (NMC 6.2)

Legal Frameworks related to risks (NMC 6.3) 

Risk assessments; tools and strategies (NMC 6.5) 

Incident reporting (future practice) (NMC 6.8)

Understanding roles in a major incident (NMC 6.12)

Current health policy and political drivers (NMC 7.4)

Promoting health and preventing ill health (NMC 7.9)

(mapped to NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses)

 
Module Overview:
This module will enable students to demonstrate their research capabilities through the exploration of the factors which impact upon safe, quality nursing care. Students will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the application of legislation and policy which informs nursing care. They will be able to evidence a critical awareness of human factors and how risk management is utilised to promote safe practice.
Additional Information:
Face to Face learning:  60 hours 

Directed learning: 60 hours

Independent learning: 180 hours 

Assessments

Essay