Nursing (mental health) bsc(hons)

Year 1

In year 1 you will explore the nature of nursing, and develop your clinical and communication skills, which will be assessed in both the university and practice settings. You will also study the biological and behavioural sciences that inform nursing practice.

• The Nurse as a Professional: An Introduction

  This module will introduce you to the development of your own study skills and facilitate your independent learning. A range of study strategies applicable to writing an academic essay will be offered.

  In conjunction with the above, the module enables you to explore nursing as a profession by reviewing nursing theory and its principal influences. These include historical, political, professional philosophical and ethical influences.

• Human Qualities in Nursing

  This module will introduce you to the key concepts of human qualities in nursing including relationships, resilience and skilled interpersonal communication. The module will enable you to reflect on the use of self in nursing and will offer academic support in relation to the development of intra-nurse skills, building resilience and to enhance existing interpersonal communication skills.

• Introduction to Human Structure and Function Applied to Nursing

  In this module you will develop a fundamental knowledge of human structure and function. This will enable you to apply this knowledge in order to gain an understanding of the clinical experiences encountered in Year 1.

• Psychosocial Studies in Nursing

  This module will introduce you to a range of ideas from the psychosocial traditions that will enable you to develop an understanding of nursing and its context.

• Professional Nursing Practice Year 1

  This module will introduce you to the knowledge and skills required for professional nursing practice. The module content includes the theory and practice of care, compassion and communication, organisational aspects of nursing care, infection prevention and control, nutrition and fluid management and medicines management. You will integrate learning from practice and university in the development of your professional nursing practice in order to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Pre-Registration Education (NMC 2010).