This first theory module aims to prepare you with the knowledge required to communicate effectively with people throughout the lifespan, and to develop an understanding of professionalism. You'll explore the concept of reflection and reflective practice, using these skills to learn from experience, and develop personalised action plans for future development. You'll develop knowledge and skills in cultural competence, exploring and valuing difference to understand the impact of stereotyping and discrimination on the delivery of care. You'll develop skills in identifying discriminatory situations and behaviours and responding appropriately. You'll be introduced to the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates (NMC 2018) and their associated parameters of practice, gaining an understanding of the nursing associate role as part of a wider healthcare team. Based on a group of service users and their families, with different conditions across all four fields of nursing, we'll explore a range of practical, communication, team working, and professional accountability skills. We'll address study skills to support engagement in Higher Education, such as digital literacy, academic writing, referencing, reflective practice, and understanding marking criteria and using feedback.
We’ll prepare you to undertake fundamental skills and procedures when delivering care across the lifespan and in different care settings. You’ll explore the evidence underpinning skills and procedures and have the opportunity to practice these within a facilitated simulated clinical skills environment.
This theory module will support you to develop knowledge and skills in health science and its application to the delivery of care. Based on a group of people who use services and their families or carers, you'll explore a range of common conditions across all four fields of nursing. The module will explore the associated human anatomy and physiology relating to those conditions and how this applies to patient monitoring and the delivery of care. You'll also be introduced to pharmacology and how this relates to the nursing associate’s role in the administration of medicines. We'll address study skills to support engagement in Higher Education, such as digital literacy, understanding marking criteria, preparation for examinations.
Running alongside the theory module above, the Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan module explores the concepts of health and wellbeing, the promotion of health, the prevention of ill health, and the factors that influence them. You'll explore health inequalities, epidemiology, population health management, and health behaviours to gain an insight into the challenges faced by individuals in managing their health. You'll also consider the power of genomics in public health to bring benefits to patients. We'll review the importance of patient involvement in health promotion, the concept of empowerment and the factors influencing a person’s health choices and readiness for change, and the role of the nursing associate in supporting this.
Running throughout the first year, this practice module provides you with the opportunities to develop and practice clinical skills in order to achieve all the NMC Standards of Proficiency for nursing associates (NMC 2018) identified in the England Practice Assessment Document 1. You'll apply the knowledge and skills learned throughout Part 1 of the course, to a real-world clinical setting, working with a variety of people who use services and their carers in a range of different settings. You'll develop your understanding of the role of a nursing associate within the wider inter-professional healthcare team. Simulation in the University skills laboratory will be used to support evidence-based practice in a safe environment. You'll have a named Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisors during the practice module. In collaboration with the Practice Assessor/Supervisor, you'll identify a learning goal for each shift, and will receive feedback on the achievement of that goal. The Practice Assessor, in consultation with the Practice Supervisors, Academic assessor, and yourself, will assess the your achievement of professional values,
NHS England set out an ambition to deliver models of care that break out of the artificial boundaries between hospitals and primary care, between health and social care, between generalists and specialists to deliver care that is coordinated around what people need and want. Integrated care is a worldwide trend in health care reforms, and new organisational arrangements are focusing on more co-ordinated and integrated forms of care provision. It supports the person to be at the centre of care with services wrapped around them, creates new relationships, networks and ways of working, and helps in the management of long-term conditions with a focus on maintaining wellbeing. In this module, you'll review and evaluate the concept of integrated care and its effectiveness in clinical practice, particularly for those with complex conditions or co-morbidities. You'll consider the wider health and social care interprofessional team and the people who use services as partners in care, and the role of the nursing associate in supporting this.
This module will prepare you to support, supervise and act as a role model to others. While studying the module, you'll act as a coach and supervisor for junior colleagues. Through promoting shared learning and peer feedback, and coaching your junior colleagues, you'll begin to acquire leadership skills while simultaneously engaging in a culture that is focused on learning, support, and transparency. You're also expected to reflect on your personal learning and development to appreciate the contribution of lifelong learning to nursing practice and consider potential future career pathways.
Patient safety is defined by NHS England as the avoidance of unintended or unexpected harm to people during the provision of care. This module will support you to recognise risks to patient safety and deterioration in people’s condition and respond appropriately within their parameters of practice. You'll also consider the factors that influence patient safety, and how a just learning culture can support staff to be open about mistakes so lessons can be learned in a culture of fairness, openness, and learning. You'll consider the six principles of safeguarding and how these are applied across the lifespan, with different service user groups, and in different settings. You'll learn to appraise evidence in order to support your decision making about safe and effective care, and understand the role of audit, evaluation and research in quality care improvements.
Running concurrently to the theory module above, in this module, you'll build on your knowledge and skills in communication to consider how to effectively communicate in more challenging situations. These situations may include those people with mental, physical, cognitive, and behavioural challenges, and in situations where there may be conflict. You'll consider how to engage in difficult conversations with support from others, conveying compassion and sensitivity. You'll also reflect on your professionalism, understanding when and how to challenge discriminatory behaviour and escalate appropriately. You'll continue to develop leadership skills to delegate care appropriately, monitor care delegated, and provide challenge and appropriate feedback where appropriate.
Running throughout the second year, this practice module provides you with the opportunities to develop and practice clinical skills to a consistently high standard in order to achieve all the NMC Standards of Proficiency for nursing associates (NMC 2018) identified in the England Practice Assessment Document 2. You'll apply the knowledge and skills learned throughout the course to a real-world clinical setting, working with a variety of people who use services and their carers. You'll contribute to the wider inter-professional healthcare team, acting as an advocate for people who use services where required, in order to ensure the provision of high-quality care. You'll use simulation in the University skills laboratory to support evidence-based practice in a safe environment. You'll have a named Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisors during the practice module. In collaboration with the Practice Assessor/Supervisor, you'll identify a learning goal for each shift, and will receive feedback on the achievement of that goal. The Practice Assessor, in consultation with the Practice Supervisors, Academic assessor, and yourself, will assess your achievement of professional values, and performance criteria using the England Practice Assessment Document for nursing associates. In this module you'll also undertake assessment of safe and accurate drug calculations.