In this module, you will learn the values, frameworks and skills that underpin adult nursing. The module focuses on different methods and frameworks and teaches holistic assessment underpinned by evidence-based practice. The module is mapped against the NMC (2018) standards and prepares you to carry out fundamental nursing skills across the four fields of nursing utilising a combination of teaching methods including simulated practice.
This module will extend and deepen your understanding of human physiology, which will then be applied to physiological changes that take place during disease processes. Knowledge of cell receptors and some receptor groups will be linked to physiological activity in different systems.
In this module you will be introduced to public health concepts and contemporary public health issues. These principles can then be applied at an individual and population level and within a local, national and global context. This module of study is aligned to the NMC Standard Platform 2, promoting health and preventing ill health (NMC 2018, Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses).
The purpose of this module is to allow you to consolidate and extend your knowledge of research approaches and methods and to enhance your ability to be a critical user of research evidence. The module examines philosophical and theoretical perspectives underpinning health and social care research approaches including exploration of research design and key aspects of data gathering and interpretation of both qualitative and quantitative analyses. You will develop practical skills for identifying, critical reviewing and synthesising research evidence relevant to professional practice.
You’ll continue to have scheduled Preparation for Practice prior to practice learning and your personal tutor will continue to meet with you on a one-to-one basis to support the integration of theory and practice. In the first year you will have five placements of between four and six weeks. Most of these will be within the adult nursing field but there will also be placements within different nursing areas so that you will gain a wide experience of nursing in its differing contexts.
