Nursing (Adult)BN Hons

Identify your own learning needs and develop a personal development plan for your academic skills development.

Outline the concept of evidence based practice, including the different forms that evidence can take.

Demonstrate the ability to identify, retrieve and summarise evidence relevant to a specific aspect of practice, using appropriate resources.

Identify the roles and responsibilities of those involved in delivering health and social care in the UK and the systems they work in.

Describe the health of the population of the United Kingdom and offer explanations for health inequalities

Meet the requirements of the 'Passport to Practice' as a pre-condition for attending placement.

Actively participate in personalised care in clinical placements.

Demonstrate the attitudes and values expected at the threshold level, at the end of year one.

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to confirm proficiency, as expected at the end of year one.

Reflect on a described episode of care, including assessment, delivery and evaluation of care.

Articulate own learning and development need for progression in an action plan.

Describe how to promote a person-centred approach to Nursing and care delivery.

Identify the legal, professional, ethical, and patient safety issues which relate to the scope and boundaries of practice as a Student Nurse.

Take responsibility for professional attitudes and behaviour towards others, including communication, maintenance of confidentialit and informed consent.

Explain key benefits and challenges of a person-centred approach to Nursing and care.

Demonstrate self-awareness through reflection upon own personal core values, key skills, attitudes and assumptions.

Obtain relevant clinical and health assessment information using best practice approaches.

Describe the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs and gross anatomy and functional physiology of the human body.

To develop knowledge and skills in performing essential healthcare.

Undertake a prioritised clinical assessment of the acutely ill adult and identify appropriate initial interventions in the event of deterioration.

Recognise and respond appropriately to signs of deterioration in physical and mental health.

Demonstrate knowledge of pathophysiology underlying common acute causes of deterioration.

Explain the nursing management and holistic care of acutely unwell adult patients across care settings.

Maintain the requirements of the 'Passport to Practice' as a pre-condition for attending placement.

Actively participate in personalised care in clinical placements.

Demonstrate the attitudes and values expected at the threshold level, at the end of year two.

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills, including medicines management, required to confirm proficiency, as expected at the end of year two.

Reflect on two described episodes of person-centred care including assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care.

Maximise opportunity to extend own learning and development needs for progression in an action plan.

Demonstrate knowledge of individual professional responsibilities in delivering safe and effective person-centred care as a healthcare professional.

Define and describe human and individual characteristics, which influence behaviour at work in a way that can affect health and safety.

Discuss and evaluate the challenges faced by interprofessional teams in providing safe and effective personalised care.

Analyse the role of organisations and professional, statutory and regulatory bodies in the quality improvement of safe and effective care.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of published evidence that might inform practice.

Explore the stages involved in the design and planning of a project in health or social care, including consideration of ethical concerns, and selecting and justifying an appropriate approach and process.

Discuss the context, barriers and enablers for evidence informed decision-making.

Understand and discuss the underlying causes, pathophysiology and implications for nursing care of a range of long-term conditions, across the age continuum.

Identify the impact (psychological, physical and social) of living with a long-term condition and related treatments, including medicines and medicines management.

Analyse the evidence and local, national and international guidelines that should inform the delivery of person-centred care and promote self-management.

Evaluate the nurses’ role in promoting and facilitating self-care and empowerment, including end-of-life care and palliation

Examine the impact that making healthy choices can have on people with long term conditions.

Critically evaluate the evidence for a focused aspect of contemporary nursing practice

Reflect critically on the impact of a wide range of influences that inform nursing practice.

Consider the central role of different public health approaches in addressing a key issue of health and illness and environment (either within the local community, nationally or globally).

Critically discuss the application of legal ethical and professional frameworks and values for practice in the management, leadership and organisation of person centred care.

Identify and critically evaluate the characteristics of effective leadership and the methods used by organisations to develop these characteristics.

Critically explore the opportunities and challenges of partnership working and its impact on safe and effective care.

Justify approaches to decisions making in responding to legal and professional challenges.

Debate the importance of equality of opportunity in practice.

Maintain the requirements for the 'Passport to Practice' as a pre-condition for attending placement.

Demonstrate the attitudes and values expected of the registered nurse at the threshold level, at the end of year three.

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills, including medicines management, required to confirm proficiency as a registered nurse, as expected at the end of year three.

Reflect on two described episodes of person-centred care, including planning, supervision of juniors and shared decision-making.

Articulate own learning and development needs for future development, including revalidation.

Professionally plan and design a small scale service improvement project, demonstrating a proactive, independent attitude to learning and working with others.

Analysis of a problem or issue arising in clinical practice to identify an appropriate focus for improvement, with consideration of the complexity of service delivery.

Confidently engage with the evidence-based practice process, systematically analysing and synthesising evidence from a range of sources to generate ideas and a rationale for introducing a change in practice.

Apply the fundamental principles of quality improvement methodology to explore introducing an evidence-based change in clinical practice, understanding how measurement can be used to evaluate and improve practice and service delivery.

Understand and demonstrate the mechanisms that can be used to influence and lead change in practice, with consideration of collaborating effectively with key stakeholders.

Disseminate succinctly to a specific audience the key concepts of the impetus, rationale and strategy for implementing and evaluating an intervention.