Introduction to Nursing

• 40 credits
• Level 4
• Core Module - This module will introduce students to the role of the nurse in contemporary evidence based professional practice. Legal, ethical, and professional frameworks which underpin practice will be explored to ensure care delivery is effective, safe, and patient focused.  Students will be supported to develop their communication, self-awareness, and reflective practice skills.

Health Sciences for Nursing Practice

• 40 credits
• Level 4
• Core Module - Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of human physiology and pharmacology in relation to health and wellbeing over the lifespan. This module will introduce students to the psychological and sociological aspects of health and wellbeing.

Person centred nursing care for health & wellbeing

• 40 credits
• Level 4
• Core Module - This module will introduce students to the key concepts for assessing and planning nursing interventions for person centred care.  Students will be required to evidence completion of MYEPAD to demonstrate achievement of the skills associated with Part 1 Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses and Standards for education and training (NMC 2018).

 Research for health & wellbeing

• 40 credits
• Level 5
• Core Module - Students will explore how evidence underpins nursing practice for safe and effective patient-centred care. They will develop the ability to apply evidence considering the wider implications of life context in promoting health and preventing ill health.

Pharmacological and psychosocial interventions

• 40 credits
• Level 5
• Core Module - Students will examine the aetiology and pathophysiology of disease including pharmacological and psychosocial interventions within the context of evidence-based nursing care.

Developing nursing practice

• 40 credits
• Level 5
• Core Module -This module will enable students to apply their developing knowledge and skills needed for person centred care.  Students will be required to evidence of completion of MYEPAD to demonstrate achievement of the skills associated with Part 2 Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for registered nurses and Standards for Education and Training (NMC 2018).

Leadership for nursing practice

• 40 credits
• Level 6
• Core Module -This module will allow students to explore aspects of leading and managing care delivery within inter-professional teams.  Using a problem-based learning approach, students will critically examine near misses, critical incidents, major incidents and serious adverse events in order to learn from them and influence their future practice.

Innovation and improvement in nursing practice

• 40 credits
• Level 6
• Core Module - Students will undertake an extended project which will lead to recommendations and innovation for nursing practice in their chosen field. Students will demonstrate their ability to critically apply the appropriate theoretical and investigative principles to a topic of their choosing.

Transition to autonomous practice

• 40 credits
• Level 6
• Core Module - Students will demonstrate their ability to critically evaluate their role in the assessment, interventions, and evaluation of complex care in health and social care settings. Working towards becoming an autonomous practitioner for entry to the professional register.  Students will be required to evidence of completion of MYEPAD to demonstrate achievement of the skills associated with Part 3 Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for registered nurses and Standards for Education and Training (NMC 2018).