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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Essential Skills For Intermediate Nursing Practice | |||
| Reference | NU2561 | Version | 4 |
| Created | October 2018 | SCQF Level | SCQF 8 |
| Approved | June 2015 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | October 2018 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To facilitate the student to deliver essential generic clinical and therapeutic skills to deliver core and essential care across the lifespan. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Demonstrate a range of essential clinical and therapeutic skills in a simulated environment. |
| 2 | Demonstrate underpinning knowledge relevant to a range of clinical and therapeutic skills. |
| 3 | Apply safe and effective principles in relation to clinical and therapeutic skills. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Students will develop their clinical and therapeutic skills with reference to the NMC Essential Skills Clusters - Care, compassion and communication; Organisational aspects of care; Infection, Prevention and control; Nutrition and fluid management; and Medicines management in the context of lifespan. The clinical skills taught in the module will be updated each year in line with contemporary practice and communication with our Partners in Practice. The up-to-date list of skills will be available in the dynamic syllabus. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Lectures, tutorials, simulated clinical skills, online learning. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 30 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 120 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Practical Exam | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| C1 = OSCE. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | C1 = A |
| B | C1 = B |
| C | C1 = C |
| D | C1 = D |
| E | C1 = E |
| F | C1 = F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Successful completion of stage 1 or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | CHILDS, L.L., COLES, L. and MARJORAM, B., 2009. Essential skills clusters for nurses. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. |
| 2 | CLARKE, V. and WALSH, A., 2009. Fundamentals of mental health nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| 3 | DOUGHERTY, L. and LISTER, S., eds., 2015. The Royal Marsden Hospital manual of clinical nursing procedures (student edition). 9th ed. London: Blackwell Science. |
| 4 | GLASPER, A., AYLOTT, M. and BATTRICK, C., 2010. Developing practical skills for nursing children and young people. London: Hodder Arnold. |