Adult Nursing (Distance Learning) BN (Hons) 2026-27 Online Learning - Full Time - September

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It aims to develop students\u2019 knowledge and understanding about regulatory requirements and fitness for practice, to meet public and service users\u2019 needs and expectations. Students can expect to develop an appreciation of the value of professional relationships to promote people centred care, and the importance of working with individuals within a climate of mutual respect and shared values. Healthcare students within different professional programmes have commonalities in the essential knowledge and skills they require for their professional development. This module aims to enable these students to gain knowledge understanding on shared aspects of health care delivery, such as communication, health sciences, body systems, legislation, policy and health economics within the context of inter-professional working.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 4", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Introducing Nursing (Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Introducing Nursing (Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Introducing Nursing", "module_code": "NAC-1903", "marketing_synopsis": "This module aims to enable students to gain knowledge understanding in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating fundamental aspects of person centred care. In addition students will be introduced to the principles of promoting health and preventing ill health across the lifespan in order to optimise health outcomes. Students will develop an awareness the importance of ethical values in care delivery.\n\nThe module will be delivered through interprofessional lead lectures followed up with field/discipline specific seminars, reading and directed study. This will be consolidated with an opportunity for interprofessional learning via discussion groups/boards. Field specific content will account for a minimum of 30% of this module. The module follows a blended approach to teaching and learning and uses a variety of strategies to accommodate different individuals requirements and learning styles. Module content will also be delivered and enhanced through online directed study. 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In accordance with the All Wales guidance (2019) in part one of the programme students are expected to undertake guided participation in care. This will be achieved by students being able to practice, gain confidence, question and research care and therapeutic skills in a controlled, safe environment. Applying a process of reflective self-assessment the student will critically evaluate their professional practice and placement learning experiences. This module will span the entire academic year of the programme and prepare students to achieve the proficiencies outlined in the Once for Wales 2020 Clinical Practice Assessment Document and Ongoing Record of Achievement (PAD). This module is delivered and assessed collaboratively with placement provider colleagues.The therapeutic skills outlined in Annexe A, Section 3: Evidence-based best practice communication skills and approaches for providing therapeutic interventions, will be taught and assessed within the university through simulation to achieve the proficiencies outlined in the PAD.In this Year 1 module students begin practice-based learning experience in preparation for transition to being a Registered Nurse within their chosen field of nursing practice by the end of the programme. They will be allocated to a named Practice Assessor who takes overall responsibility for organising the students learning opportunities. The Practice Assessor also allocates the students to a number of named Practice Supervisors who work alongside the student on a day to day basis to supervise student learning against the Future Nurse Standards (NMC 2018).Students are expected to apply their theoretical learning to practice and subsequently draw on their practice learning experiences within their summative theoretical work. Practice learning is assessed by Practice assessors; modular learning outcomes will be assessed summatively by academic colleagues and service users in order to achieve academic credit. Students are required to pass in-point assessment 1: Person centred practice, during year 1.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 4", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Equality and Diversity (Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Equality and Diversity (Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Equality & Diversity in Ng D", "module_code": "NAC-1907", "marketing_synopsis": "Within this module you will explore some of the fundamental issues required to nurse adults, children, and people with mental health and learning\ndisabilities throughout the lifespan. You will develop the fundamental nursing knowledge and skills for engagement with individuals, their families\u2019 and\ncarers; considering the physiological and psychological aspects along with the social influences affecting health and wellbeing. You will develop\nknowledge and practical skills that prepare you to provide compassionate and dignified nursing care for all. The module examines all aspects of diversity and aims to enhance the student with the knowledge and skills to support person centred care. There are interactive groupwork and discussions included in the delivery and module is assessed via a 3000 word essay.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 4", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}]}]}, {"name": "Academic Year 2", "title": "Year 2", "title_short": "Yr 2", "description": "", "heading": "Academic Year 2027-28", "year": 2, "progress": "Stage", "rule_summary": "The student must take 120 credits from the modules.", "groups": [{"title": "September Intake", "description": "", "progress": "Group", "rule_summary": "", "expanded_by_default": true, "modules": [{"title": "Developing as a Nurse (Adult Nursing, Distance)", "module_title": "Developing as a Nurse (Adult Nursing, Distance)", "short_title": "Developing as a nurse (AD) Dist", "module_code": "NAA-2901", "marketing_synopsis": "", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 5", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Evidence informed practice D", "module_title": "Evidence informed practice D", "short_title": "Evidence informed Pract distance", "module_code": "NAC-2901", "marketing_synopsis": "The module will be delivered through\u202finterprofessional\u202flead lectures\u202ffollowed up with field/profession\u202fspecific seminars, reading and directed study. This will be consolidated with an opportunity for interprofessional\u202flearning\u202fvia\u202fdiscussion groups/boards. The module follows a blended approach to teaching and learning and uses a variety of strategies to accommodate different\u202findividuals\u202frequirements and learning styles.\u202fModule content will also be delivered and enhanced through online directed study. Students will be encouraged to develop independent learning and study skills, through use of online resources and access of relevant evidence from library and health and social care resources, including health policy and standards and guidelines from professional bodies.\u202f\u202f Students will be encouraged to develop independent and group learning skills.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 5", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Medication Management (Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Medication Management (Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Medication management D", "module_code": "NAC-2903", "marketing_synopsis": "This module aims to bring a cohesive and consistent approach to medicines management, to equip the nurses of the future with the knowledge, skills and professionalism, to enable them to work in partnership with patients and their families. There will be an emphasis on combining medicines management and safe prescribing principles with the assessment and management of long-term conditions throughout the patients lifespan. Students will be encouraged to challenge practice and preconceived ideas in order to apply the principles of person-centred care along with the underpinning legal and ethical frameworks. The approach to learning in this module will enable the nurse, to apply the principles of effective communication, teamwork and shared decision making, which will ensure a humanistic approach to person centred medicines management. This module aims to prepare and enable the nurse to put knowledge into action.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 5", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Nursing Practice (Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Nursing Practice (Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Nursing Practice Year 2 D", "module_code": "NAC-2905", "marketing_synopsis": "This module will teach care and therapeutic skills through a range of classroom based sessions, supported by clinical placement allocation, simulation and facilitated workshops promoting patient safety and quality of care. In accordance with the All Wales guidance (2019) in part two of the programme students are expected to be active participants in care with minimal guidance. Students are also expected to maintain the standards assessed at the first in point assessment relating to person centred care. This will be achieved by students being able to practice, gain confidence, question and research care and therapeutic skills in a controlled, safe environment. Applying a process of reflective self-assessment the student will critically evaluate their professional practice and placement learning experiences. This module will span the entire academic year of the programme and prepare students to achieve the proficiencies outlined in the Once for Wales 2020 Clinical Practice Assessment Document and Ongoing Record of Achievement (PAD). 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It emphasises the role of the nurse as a leader who must consider multiple elements to plan the most appropriate, and effective care for patients and service users. During the module, aspects of leading complex care including legal, ethical and quality assurance and how these are embedded in the care of patients are explored. The module ensures that students develop a sound understanding of interdisciplinary and multi agency working and how liaising and actively engaging with other professionals is key to ensuring robust and successful care for patients, service users and their families in a variety of environments. The module culminates in the final week of the programme where students are prepared for life after registration and encouraged to consider career paths for the future. Assessment of the learning outcomes is through a student prepared case study evidencing that they can implement the elements from the module into the care of their patients and consider holistic, person and family centred care.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 6", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Advanced Decision Making (Adult, Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Advanced Decision Making (Adult, Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Adv. decision making (AD) Dist", "module_code": "NAA-3903", "marketing_synopsis": "The nursing decision making module is studied in the final part of the programme and is designed to enable students to develop a deeper understanding of clinical decision making in relation to self and others. The module explores the application of theories and frameworks to clinical judgement and clinical decision making relevant to mental health nursing. Students will explore the related legal, professional and ethical issues; clinical reasoning and the management of uncertainty in patients where there is incomplete clinical data or in people with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions. Students will also be able to consider the influences on their personal nursing decision making. The module follows a blended approach to teaching and learning and uses a variety of strategies to accommodate different individuals requirements and learning styles. The module will be delivered through a blended approach to lead lectures, with the provision of online lectures and resources for additional learning. Module content will also be delivered and enhanced through online directed study. Students will demonstrate independent learning and study skills, through use of online resources and access of relevant evidence from library and health and social care resources, including health policy and standards and guidelines from professional bodies.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 6", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Coaching and Supervising (Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Coaching and Supervising (Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Coaching and Supervising D", "module_code": "NAC-3901", "marketing_synopsis": "The inter-professional strategy enables students to move from exposure to inter-professional learning and theories through to immersion in learning and working and finally to collaborating in inter-professional teams. Mastery of inter-professional collaboration is characterised by the integration of values attitudes and skills. Throughout, students are encouraged to reflect on the nature of their collaborative learning and working and the impact on safe, effective professional practice. The Schools underpinning philosophy of intelligent kindness is woven throughout the inter-professional modules promoting a student-centred approach and recognising the value of learning from past and current experiences, as well as that of service-users and the introduction of new knowledge.\n\nThe majority of the syllabus content is delivered via the virtual learning platform as on-line materials/recorded lecturer capture which is then supported by applied tutorial sessions within small groups. This pattern supports the ethos of preparing students to be independent learners who are able to apply theories and information to their chosen profession.\n\nSubject specific skills are to assess and evaluate risk in relation to people, the environment, self and others, manage, lead, co-ordinate, teach and coach the team and individuals, act in a way that values roles and responsibilities of others in the team and interacts appropriately, display autonomy and confidence within the\ninter-professional team and to inspire confidence in others, embed motivational interviewing techniques in the context of coaching and supervision of\nothers and to critically appraise the influence of resilience and emotional intelligence in effective communication, and confidently collaborate within the\ninterprofessional team in healthcare.", "delivery_locations": ["Online Learning"], "credits": 30, "level": "Level 6", "language_code": "en", "language_name": "English", "semester": "", "semester_months": "", "type": "Core", "language_choice": false}, {"title": "Nursing Practice (Distance Learning)", "module_title": "Nursing Practice (Distance Learning)", "short_title": "Nursing Practice Year 3 D", "module_code": "NAC-3903", "marketing_synopsis": "This module will teach care and therapeutic skills through a range of classroom based sessions, supported by clinical placement allocation, simulation and facilitated workshops promoting patient safety and quality of care. In accordance with the All Wales guidance (2019) in part three of the programme students are expected to lead and coordinate care. Students are also expected to maintain the standards assessed at the first and second in point assessments relating to person-centred care and medicines management. This will be achieved by students being able to practice, gain confidence, question and research care and therapeutic skills in a controlled, safe environment. Applying a process of reflective self-assessment the student will critically evaluate their professional practice and placement learning experiences. This module will span the entire academic year of the programme and prepare students to achieve the proficiencies outlined in the Once for Wales 2020 Clinical Practice Assessment Document and Ongoing Record of Achievement (PAD). 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