Nursing BN (Hons)

In the first year of the programme you will learn about the art and practice of nursing. You will undertake two 12-week practice learning placements and nine theoretical modules in this year. Year One nursing students will engage in shared learning with other students from the School of Health Sciences. Shared-learning in the first year focuses on physiology, behavioural sciences and ethics.

• Behavioural Sciences for Health Professionals (NURS127) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• To examine behavioural science perspectives on health and illness.

   

• ​To explore the theoretical knowledge base underpinning behavioural science models.

• ​To promote an understanding of the practical application of behavioural science theory.

• To provide knowledge that wil enable the application of behavioural science theory to professional practice and future continuing professional development.

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Learning Outcomes 1. Relate behavioural science theory to an understanding of health and illness.


​2. Identify and explain biopsychosocial models of health and illness.

​3. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of learning and health behaviours on individuals.

4. ​Identify and access relevant research findings that relate behavioural science to professional practice.

​5. Demonstrate an understanding of behavioural science theory and its application to professional practice.

• Physiology for Health Professions 1 (HEAL114) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 100:0 Aims

  To provide students of the health care professions with a knowledge and understanding of physiology and basic physiological systems such as respiration and circulation.The knowledge gained should be relevant and appropriate to their professional requirements, and should provide a framework for further understanding of how the human body functions.

  Learning Outcomes

  Describe the roles performed by the body fluids, the respiratory system, the autonomic nervous system, the muscles and the cardiovascular system in normal body function and in disease conditions which are relevant to the healthcare professions.

  ​Define the homeostatic mechanisms of the body and explain how tissue function can be altered by hormones.

• Introduction To Clinical Care 1 (NURS120) Level 1 Credit level 22.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 100:0 Aims
• To introduce the knowledge and skills to promote and provide effective, safe, evidence-based care

   

• ​To introduce the development of effective diagnostic and decision-making skills to aid the assessment and delivery of nursing care for individuals across the lifespan, experiencing a spectrum of physical and mental health care needs

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  ​To prepare autonomous, accountable, graduate nurses who practice within professional codes and ethico-legal frameworks to provide safe and effective nursing care underpinned by professional attitudes that value the human rights and dignity of service users

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a range of observational, recording and reporting skills

 

​Meet the local mandatory training requirements

​Demonstrate the knowledge and fundamental skills involved in meeting hygiene, nutrition, and elimination needs

​Demonstrate a range of nursing skills and procedures used in the safe administration of medicines

​​Describe the basic principles of infection control

​Demonstrate the principles of asepsis

• Introduction To Clinical Care 2 (NURS121) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
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  To build upon the foundational nursing skills introduced in NURS120 and developed during the first practice placement

  
  

  
  

• To continue the development of effective diagnostic and decision-making skills to aid the assessment and delivery of nursing care for individuals across the lifespan, experiencing a spectrum of physical and mental health care needs?

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  To prepare autonomous, accountable, graduate nurses who practice within professional codes and ethico-legal frameworks to provide safe and effective nursing care underpinned by professional attitudes that value the human rights and dignity of service users?
Learning Outcomes ????????????Demonstrate the knowledge of the principles of first aid in relation to appropriate scenarios














?Demonstrate a range of nursing skills and procedures used in the safe administration of medicines?

?Demonstrate the ability to participate in admission and initial assessment of the patient?

???Demonstrate ways in which specific communication skills can be applied and adapted to arrange of clinical scenarios?
• Introduction To Nursing and Healthcare (NURS122) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 50:50 Aims

  1.     To develop the student''s knowledge of the legal, ethical and therapeutic dimensions of nursing

   

  2.     To develop the student''s understanding of the care needs of service users through an engagement with the theoretical andprofessional basis of nursing care

   

  3.     To enable students to understand the therapeutic value of anursing relationship and its contribution to the provision of compassionate,non-discriminatory and dignified care​​

  Learning Outcomes

  discuss the contribution of nursing in the provision of contemporary healthcare to a diverse population;

  
  

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  recognise the nurse-patient relationship as a core therapeutic element of nursing;​

  ​  identify the role of the nurse in safeguarding vulnerable persons;​          

  ​identify the professional, legal and ethical frameworks that underpin the professional dimensions of nursing;​          

  ​demonstrate a knowledge of interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage, maintain and disengage from professional relationships.​          

• The Practice of Nursing Care 1 (NURS123) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• To introduce the role of the nurse in meeting the needs of patients and clients across the lifespan in a range of healthcare settings.

• ​To introduce the concept of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence based care interventions for unwell patients across the life-span. 

• ​To promote partnership working with patients and carers.

Learning Outcomes

Identify the bio-psychosocial healthcare needs of people across the life-span with acute, long term and end of life conditions, including people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities;

​Describe health education and health promotion strategies;

​Identify contemporary multidisciplinary and multi-agency models of care;

• Learning In Higher Education (NURS124) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• To enable students to recognise the defining characteristics of learning in higher education

• To enable students to develop an effective engagement with the challenges and opportunities of learning in higher education

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Learning Outcomes

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identify the core characteristics of effective scholarly practice;​

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develop effective learning strategies and skills;​​

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develop core skills in literature searching and the effective use of research evidence; ​​

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distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate sources of knowledge and evidence; ​​

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 develop effective writing and presentation skills; commensurate with the requirements of higher education ​
• Practice Module 1 (NURS125) Level 1 Credit level 30 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
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  To provide the student with a range of practice placement learning opportunities across all fields of nursing 

  ( Adult, Child, Learning Disability and Mental Health)​
  
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  To provide opportunity for the student to develop an understanding of the context of nursing practice​ across the different fields of nursing
Learning Outcomes ​​

On completion of the module students will be able to:

demonstrate proficiency in a range of competencies across the Nursing and Midwifery Council''s domains of professional values, communication and interpersonal skills, nursing practice and decision making, leadership management and team​ working;

 

​demonstrate the acquisition of a range of basic clinical skills within the practice learning environment;

​​demonstrate the interpersonal skills required when caring for patients with a diverse range of health   care needs.

• Physiology for Health 2 (NURS126) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 100:0 Aims
  1. ​To provide students of the health care professions with a knowledge of physiology appropriate to their professional requirements.  ​

  2. ​To cater for the different backgrounds and expectations of the constituent professional student...