Modules
This module will enable you to critically examine the complexities of human anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology in preparation for professional registration and readiness to prescribe
Indicative content
- Revision of anatomy and physiology, relevant pathophysiology, homeostasis across field specific nursing and beyond.
- Consolidate understanding of pharmacological principles in order to become prescribing ready, completion of personal formulary. Use of BNF. Application of how illness affects pharmacology, adverse drug reactions, polypharmacy, Drug Interactions - Pharmacokinetic and Pharmaco-dynamic Interactions, prescribing errors and management of field specific issues which includes the individual variation for people of all ages.
- Understanding the role of the nurse prescriber, developing consultation skills apply knowledge of pharmacology to the care of people, the role of generic, unlicensed, and off-label prescribing and the potential risks associated with these approaches to prescribing. and consideration to the psychosocial impact. Knowledge of how prescriptions can be generated, consent, concordance, adherence and duty of care in prescribing with consideration to the psychosocial impact. Influences on prescribing including organisational and pharmaceutical companies. Preparation to progress to a prescribing qualification following registration.
This module will support you in your transition to professional registration by fostering leadership and teaching skills essential for delivering safe, effective, and forward-thinking care in 21st-century nursing
Indicative content
The cross field content of this module is designed to enable students to meet the needs of service users and carers from all four fields of practice and as such the delivery will include examples and application to all service user groups.
- Continuing professional development and accountability: the role of practice supervisor, practice assessor, academic assessor and practice clinical supervision, delegation, action planning for personal development and principles of lifelong learning.
- Supporting learning: preparation for a teaching role; learning and teaching strategies; peer supervision; skills of teaching and facilitation; Inter-professional Learning (IPL), coaching.
- Developing leadership through an examination of effective leadership traits, intelligent kindness, compassionate leadership, role modelling and reflection. Consideration of delegation and team working.
- Nurturing the future generation of nurses through compassion, empathy, prevention of burnout, time management, self awareness.
This module aims to develop your understanding of the processes involved in creating a service improvement proposal, with the goal of enhancing care delivery in 21st-century healthcare settings and supporting your transition to professional registration.
Indicative content
The cross field content of this module is designed to enable students to meet the needs of service users and carers from all four fields of practice and as such the delivery will include examples and application to all service user groups.
- Continuing professional development: Understanding the political drivers for 21st century healthcare, decision making strategies, types of power used in managing teams.
- Supporting innovation: preparing the culture for innovation; change theories and models; quality and governance.
- Developing leadership potential: Leadership theory and styles, positive and negative leadership traits, using emotional intelligence.
- Development of service improvement artefact.
- Developing a business case for innovation, using evidence to support innovation, pitching and rationalising innovation.