Module Information
Module Identifier
NY20000
Module Title
Datblygu Ymarfer Proffesiynol (Llwybr Rhan amser)
Academic Year
2026/2027
Co-ordinator
Semester
Summer
Other Staff
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Course Delivery
听
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Pre-theory placement听 Nid oes aseiniad ffurfiol.听 | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Pre-theory placement听 Nid oes aseiniad ffurfiol听 | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
reflect the qualities associated with being an accountable professional
engage in specific health promotion strategies
assess fundamental service user needs and plan person centred holistic nursing care
provide safe, compassionate effective nursing care and evaluate efficacy against individual service user outcomes
lead and manage own delivery of nursing care, working effectively with teams to coordinate care for individual service users
describe current strategies used to monitor the safety and quality of care
Brief description
鈥嬧嬧嬧婽he United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC 2018a) require registrants to have the confidence and ability to think critically, apply knowledge and skills, and provide expert, evidence based, direct nursing care across health care settings. 鈥婻egistered nurses must be able to meet the person-centred, holistic care needs of the people they encounter in their practice who may be at any stage of life and who may have a range of mental, physical, cognitive or behavioural health challenges.
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鈥婻egistrants 鈥渕ust also be able to demonstrate a greater depth of knowledge and the additional more advanced skills required to meet the specific care needs of people in their chosen fields of nursing practice.鈥 (NMC 2018a, p.6).
鈥婽he All Wales Practice Assessment strategy for pre-registration nursing programmes, which leads to entry to the professional register, identifies the process by which student performance is measured against NMC Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC 2018a).
鈥婽he proficiencies in this document specify the knowledge and skills that registered nurses must demonstrate when caring for people of all ages and across all care settings. They reflect what the public can expect nurses to know and be able to do in order to deliver safe, compassionate and effective nursing care.
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鈥婻egistrants 鈥渕ust also be able to demonstrate a greater depth of knowledge and the additional more advanced skills required to meet the specific care needs of people in their chosen fields of nursing practice.鈥 (NMC 2018a, p.6).
鈥婽he All Wales Practice Assessment strategy for pre-registration nursing programmes, which leads to entry to the professional register, identifies the process by which student performance is measured against NMC Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC 2018a).
鈥婽he proficiencies in this document specify the knowledge and skills that registered nurses must demonstrate when caring for people of all ages and across all care settings. They reflect what the public can expect nurses to know and be able to do in order to deliver safe, compassionate and effective nursing care.
Content
鈥嬧嬧婽he content of the module is reflective of regulatory NMC standards, which underlines the knowledge and skills required of a proficient registered nurse, and as such the module addresses the components set out in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the NMC鈥檚 Realising Professionalism Standards as well the Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. Mapping of future nurse proficiencies and annexe skills and procedures The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) Standards of proficiency for registered nurses identify the proficiencies, communication and relationship management skills and nursing procedures a student nurse must be able to demonstrate to enter the NMC professional register as a Registered Nurse Graduate.
The proficiency outcomes contained within this Practice Assessment Document identify the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that a student nurse must be able to demonstrate by the end of the programme. They are organised with reference to the NMC proficiency platforms and annexes (NMC 2018):
鈥1. Being an accountable professional
鈥2. Promoting health and preventing ill health
鈥3. Assessing needs and planning care
鈥4. Providing and evaluating care
鈥5. Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams
鈥6. Improving safety and quality of care
鈥7. Coordinating care
鈥婣nnexe A: Communication and relationship management skills Annexe B: Nursing procedures
The proficiency outcomes contained within this Practice Assessment Document identify the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that a student nurse must be able to demonstrate by the end of the programme. They are organised with reference to the NMC proficiency platforms and annexes (NMC 2018):
鈥1. Being an accountable professional
鈥2. Promoting health and preventing ill health
鈥3. Assessing needs and planning care
鈥4. Providing and evaluating care
鈥5. Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams
鈥6. Improving safety and quality of care
鈥7. Coordinating care
鈥婣nnexe A: Communication and relationship management skills Annexe B: Nursing procedures
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Adaptability and resilience | 鈥嬧婼tudents will be required to display their learnt knowledge, whilst continuing to develop their problem-solving skills in real time environments. Through mentoring and exposure, students are expected to build on their knowledge and further understand the requirement of being adaptive, creative and inventive in their everyday practice. Further, the clinical area can be challenging, and students may be exposed to difficult healthcare situations which can be emotionally draining. |
| Co-ordinating with others | 鈥嬧婽his module will consolidate the student鈥檚 learning from the previous modules, with the practical application in real time environments. The students will build on past knowledge and experiences and respect the roles and skill mix required within clinical teams to deliver holistic patient centred care. The module will further enhance the practical and co-ordinational skills necessary to work in multidisciplinary teams. |
| Creative Problem Solving | 鈥嬧婦uring this module, students will again be exposed to clinical practice, and will be required to participate in the delivery of hands on patient care under direct supervision from clinical colleagues. Students will be required to display their learnt knowledge from year 1 and past modules, whilst continuing to develop their problem-solving skills in real time environments. Through mentoring and exposure, students are expected to enhance their knowledge, understanding adaptive,creative |
| Critical and analytical thinking | 鈥嬧婽hrough exposure to real time clinical care, students will enhance their appreciation of the requirement to develop critical and analytical thinking skills. This practical placement module will further support students to build on learnt skills and further enhance their development through observing how clinical decisions are informed by symptom presentations, how symptoms can be associated to other clinical data and how investigations and observations can inform treatment options and care |
| Digital capability | 鈥嬧婽his module will require the students to continue to use/and learn how to: 鈥媢se blackboard/e-pad 鈥媢pload entries onto their Professional Assessment Document [PAD] 鈥媠ubmit work electronically 鈥媢se electronic platforms utilised in the clinical environment |
| Professional communication | 鈥嬧婽his module will consolidate the student鈥檚 understanding and appreciation of professional communication through exposure and participation in their practice placement. Students will be supported to further develop their learning of professional communication by giving and receiving handover, writing in patients records and clinical charts, presenting information at ward rounds, communicating with patients, families and multidisciplinary team members. |
| Real world sense | 鈥嬧婽his module will consolidate the student鈥檚 learning from the previous modules, with the practical application in real time environments. Students will be able to practise their clinical skills and apply their knowledge to clinical situations under supervision of their practice supervisor. The practice placement will also introduce students to the complexities of clinical practice, which will provide the foundational base for students to further develop during year 3 of the programme. |
| Reflection | 鈥嬧婦uring this practice-based module, students will be exposed to 鈥榬eflection in action鈥, which will see them developing their practice-based skills through clinical exposure and participation. By embracing their past experiences, students鈥 skills will develop, and they will begin to appreciate the role reflection has on their learning journey. Students will also further develop their 鈥榬eflection on action鈥 skills by completing a reflective essay pertaining to their period in clinical practice. |
| Subject Specific Skills | 鈥嬧婼tudents will further develop their knowledge and skills in: 鈥媎elivering compassionate nursing care 鈥媝rofessional nursing practice in relation to hands on delivery of care 鈥媍linical skills/ 鈥媏ssential/foundational skills (feeding/washing/toileting) 鈥媋ssessment 鈥媍are planning /鈥媍are evaluation / 鈥媔nvestigations and treatment delivery 鈥媍ommunication / 鈥媡he delivery of person-centred holistic care/ 鈥媠afe practice /鈥媋ccountability/ 鈥媓ealth promotion/ working in a team and own initiative |
Notes
This module is at Level 5