Overview

•Critique of healthcare policy and influences on delivery of nursing care in all settings-Context of health and social care in Wales, UK, European & globally e.g. 1000 lives plus, Transforming Care, EC directives, WHO, •The adult nurse’s role in relation to evolving perceptions of nursing (public, political, professional & media); •Sensitive communication tailored to individuals’ needs across the lifespan ; •Communicate making best use of policy and legislation to encompass dignity, respect and diversity; •Addressing delivery of nursing care in an ageing population, safeguarding people; •Role of the adult nurse in managing nursing in all care settings; •Enabling and encouraging individuals and groups to achieve their potential; •Role of carers and partnerships in care; transitions in care e.g. moving into nursing/residential care; •Communicating with adults & carers across the lifespan, inter-professional roles, communication & relationships, working in teams; •Language and cultural awareness and sensitivity; •Appropriate communication for the delivery of nursing care across the adult lifespan using concepts of empathy, advocacy, dignity and respect; •The nurse’s role in advanced care planning and relationship building; •Communicating with distressed people and families; •Critique and adapt theories and models of nursing care delivery suitable for all care contexts; •Evaluate application of models for health and wellbeing; health protection/promotion •Evaluate the process and interventions used to meet the needs of adults in practice; •Advancing skills for adult nursing, education of others in all healthcare environments. •Pharmacological knowledge of medicine management and numeracy in preparation for registration of an adult nurse. •Care delivery; advanced skills for adult nursing e.g. principles of ILS, and consolidation of skills to solve problems e.g. CPR in various situations; nurse prescribing. •Skills to ensure matching with current BCUHB and National clinical knowledge to practice agenda. •Adult altered physiology, and the impact on health/lifestyle •Evaluating the individual and family’s needs and responses through the application of health psychology & sociology •Delivery of care in partnership through effective negotiation;
•Nurse’s role in enabling people to live with and respond to chronic conditions, taking into account factors such as grieving, body image; •Critique current frameworks/guidelines – cancer, dementia, critical/high dependency/trauma care; •Governance/safety/quality of care •Resource management •Justify decision making for patient care; prioritising nursing care; documenting nursing care; multidisciplinary team working; •Management of the fundamentals of care; •Awareness of self, influencing factors, limitations, context and settings; •Critiquing and applying the evidence base for adult nursing. •Safe & effective discharge planning •Patient Management strategies, risk assessment, response to crisis

Learning Outcomes

• 1. Critically analyse nursing in different contexts, taking into account culture, diversity, groups and individual differences across the lifespan

• 2. Evaluate how professional relationships are developed through appropriate communication ensuring respect & dignity

• 3. Select, apply and evaluate appropriate models and or frameworks of health and wellbeing in the context of nursing practice

• 4. Implement and evaluate the knowledge and skills required for safe, compassionate & effective nursing practice

• 5. Critically analyse appropriate evidence to support decision making during the delivery of care