BSc (Hons) Nursing (Diploma to Degree) 

Promoting Public Health (Option module – 15 Credits)

This module provides registrants with an increased awareness of the key concepts and principles relating to public health and long-term conditions within contemporary nursing practice. Evidence suggests that the needs of many people with long term conditions are not being adequately assessed or provided for (NICE 2004, DOH 2005, 2010). This module allows you to assimilate theory and practice the holistic assessment, management and inter-professional care of any patient, in any setting.

This module will cover concepts such as key determinants of health, and you will examine factors such as culture and the impact that this has upon health and illness within a multitude of settings. You will also examine health assessment and promotion and relate this directly to current government long-term drivers to create a wellness service and to strengthen policy locally and nationally.

Facilitating Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Practice (Option module – 15 Credits)

This module is concerned with the application of the teaching skills to promote health and wellbeing of clients and to develop registrants’ knowledge, skills and attitudes as a practitioner in the facilitation of learning with others. The module will ensure you have an understanding of the regulatory requirements in supporting mentorship, developing your knowledge, skills and attitude as a future facilitator of practice learning for learners from their own and others professions. .

Problem Based and Negotiated Learning (Option module – 15 Credits)

This module will explore the concept of problem-based learning and the key steps integral to this process. This will enable the registrant within their field of practice to:

• Examine and try out what they know
• Discover what they need to learn
• Improve their communication skills
• Develop their people skills for achieving higher performance in teams
• State and defend positions with evidence and sound argument
• Become more flexible in processing information and meeting obligations
• Practice skills needed after completing this period of education
• Enhance their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. 

Research Appreciation and Methodology (Core module – 15 Credits)

This module explores the dynamics of research methods and evidence-based practice in the political/professional context and will require the completion of a substantial piece of written work. Its aims are to encourage registrants to develop critical, reflective practice.

The module will enable registrants to effectively utilise research as evidence to support the rationale for nursing interventions in the delivery of nursing practice. It particularly focuses on exploring the importance of evidence-based practice and the role of health and social care research in supporting decision-making to enhance nursing practice standards in health care.

Advancing Professional Practice (Core module – 60 Credits)

This module involves producing a substantial piece of written work, demonstrating your ability to work autonomously in both researching and presenting a chosen topic and to sustain these skills over an extended period of activity.

It allows you to apply theoretical and practical knowledge to critically explore an issue or topic pertaining to their field of practice and to:

• demonstrate the ability to synthesise data – information
• evaluate conflicting interpretations
• arrive at an original conclusion.

The skills required support the concept of lifelong learning and the module will promote and foster an interest in, support for and application of research and evidence to clinical practice. There will be a focus on recognising the variable styles of management and leadership skills required within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Emphasis is placed on the need to develop self-directed learning skills, clinical reasoning/problem solving skills as a foundation for professional development and the maintenance of competency, allowing the registrant to respond appropriately and effectively in changing situations of care. 

Applied Pharmacology and therapeutics in contemporary practice (Adult field of practice)  (Option module – 15 Credits)

This module has been designed to prepare registered nurses to gain a greater insight into applied pharmacological principles and medicines management within contemporary nursing practice.  This module is currently only available for qualified nurses who are on the adult part of the NMC register.

This module aims to build upon knowledge and skills acquired during an undergraduate nursing programme and assist students to gain a deeper understanding of the processes of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, the role of the nurse in monitoring and managing patients with polypharmacy needs. It would act as an adjuvant to those practitioners who may be considering undertaking a nurse prescribing qualification in the future. This module will facilitate learning using a virtual learning environment and distance learning.

Applied Pharmacology and therapeutics in contemporary practice (Mental Health field of practice)  (Option module – 15 Credits)

This module has been designed to prepare registered nurses to gain a greater insight into applied pharmacological principles and medicines management within contemporary nursing practice.  This module is currently only available for qualified nurses who are on the mental health part of the NMC register.

This module aims to build upon knowledge and skills acquired during an undergraduate nursing programme and assist students to gain a deeper understanding of the processes of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, the role of the nurse in monitoring and managing patients with polypharmacy needs. It would act as an adjuvant to those practitioners who may be considering undertaking a nurse prescribing qualification in the future. This module will facilitate learning using a virtual learning environment and distance learning.

Applied Pharmacology and therapeutics in contemporary practice (Child Health field of practice)  (Option module – 15 Credits)

This module has been designed to prepare registered nurses to gain a greater insight into applied pharmacological principles and medicines management within contemporary nursing practice.  This module is currently only available for qualified nurses who are on the children’s part of the NMC register.

This module aims to build upon knowledge and skills acquired during an undergraduate nursing programme and assist students to gain a deeper understanding of the processes of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, the role of the nurse in monitoring and managing patients with polypharmacy needs and would act as an adjuvant to those practitioners who may be considering undertaking a nurse prescribing qualification in the future.  This module will facilitate learning using a virtual learning environment and distance learning.

Psychological approaches in mental health practice  (Option module – 15 Credits)

Psychological interventions and therapies are commonly used within mental health nursing practice.  There is a need to ensure that interventions and approaches are evidence based and improve outcomes for service users, their families and carers.  The expansion of evidence-based interventions requires mental health nurses to be familiar with the numerous types of interventions and approaches available and their effectiveness for use within professional mental health nursing practice.  There are a significant number of various approaches and interventions available, with different approaches having their supporters and detractors.  The evidence supporting different therapies is complex, with many on-going contemporary debates in the area.

This module aims to build upon registrants existing knowledge providing an overview of the most common interventions and approaches and explore the evidence base of how these interventions and approaches are used within contemporary mental health nursing practice.