BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing (District Nursing) (Top Up)

Module: 6NH049

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will enable you to seek out and critically appraise the quality of evidence, through information retrieval and the application of research methodology, in order to help inform your practice and identify need for potential change within your own specialist field of practice. You will have an opportunity to explore different types of research methodologies used within health care including: randomised controlled trials, case-control studies, cohort studies, action research, qualitative approaches and mixed methods. The ethics of research and research governance will also be covered. There will be a combination of interactive sessions with formal teaching, interspersed with seminar discussion, group work and tutorials. There will be practical sessions on how to use electronic resources to seek out evidence and research to inform best practice. You will also be given an opportunity share your interpretation of your findings and how these can impact on practice with both peers and other colleagues.

Module: 6NH047

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is designed to enable you to focus on your clinical practice and to develop the appropriate underpinning knowledge, skill and aptitude to assess and examine the adult client.

Module: 6NH050

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will provide a framework for specialist practitioners wishing to develop their knowledge of public health in contemporary society. Understanding the context of policy and research is fundamental for effective multidisciplinary public health working. This will allow an opportunity to critically debate social, political and cultural factors which influence health and health choices over the lifespan. Providing a contextual perspective encourages closer scrutiny of current policy, public health theories and practice. Seeing themselves as part of the wider workforce will present challenges as they identify how skill and knowledge can be applied to new situations to improve population health. Moving beyond individual care to address health inequalities and poor health outcomes necessitates a proactive approach to more sustainable working and effective use of resources from a local, national and global context. Using evidence-based policy, epidemiological data and evaluative skills enables practitioners to develop a contextual repertoire of public health approaches. This promotes the utilization of community and population data in order to make informed decisions and contribute to the wider health debate whilst still acknowledging their individual specialist skill in practice.

Module: 6NH053

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to support the student to critically examine leadership and management within specialist practice and healthcare, enabling the student to synthesise the leadership skills and operational requirements required for change. Students will examine leadership theory, team and change management and collaborative working and its application to clinical practice. This module will support the student to examine their leadership and management skills within their specialist field of practice and enable the student to construct a sound proposal for an innovative change.

Module: 6NH057

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to enable you to understand and demonstrate how evidence informs practice by the critical application and analysis of theories to practice. The module also provides the opportunity for critical reflection on practice, and will enable you to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve the QNI Voluntary Standards for District Nurse Education and Practice (2015) or The QNI/QNIS Voluntary Standards for General Practice Nursing Education and Practice (2017) alongside the NMC standards for Specialist Community Nursing (2001), NMC Standards for Prescribing Programmes (2018) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework for all Prescribers (2016).

Module: 6NH052

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to enable you to critically analyse theories and concepts of case management in primary care and to further develop your knowledge and skills in the management of patients with complex needs

The core modules and the specialist modules are designed specifically for the development of practice, as well as facilitating generalist, specialist and multi-agency approaches. As roles within Primary Care over recent years have become altered and diverse the course has been developed to reflect the needs of this changing community. The focus of the programme is on enabling the monitoring and improvement of standards of healthcare through the supervision of practice, clinical audit, development of practice through research, teaching and the support of professional colleagues, through the provision of skilled professional leadership. This programme supports professional progress by developing professional awareness and decision-making.

On completion of this course you will:

• Develop your subject knowledge and understanding of the principles of primary care as well as the development of maintenance of health of individuals and communities.
  
  
• Understand the theories of research and evidence based practices that contribute to health care and identify trends in health policy and their effects on primary care.
  
  
• Exercise high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in areas of Clinical Practice, care and management, Clinical Practice Development and Leadership.
  
  
• Apply a range of skills including communication, organisational, analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills and be able to approach situations with an open mind.
  
  
• Draw on a wide range of evidence to support decisions and critically analyse them and be able to justify your actions and beliefs. Practice competently and evaluate personal and professional performance as well as being able to lead others and work to deadlines in an efficient manner.

• If you require the specialist practice qualification, you must be registered on the appropriate part of the NMC Register and ideally have a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
• You must have 120 diploma credits and have access to a practice placement in the community in your chosen pathway
• Applicants should apply direct to the University

Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: see How to pay.

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Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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