This module introduces you to the experience of Higher Education (HE) and your preparation for clinical practice. A key focus will be the application of core values in the care of the service user, across a range of settings and contexts. You will be introduced to evidence-based practice and will learn the skills needed for critical appraisal. The module will also facilitate opportunities for your personal and professional development, including self-awareness, resilience, and working within teams.

A central principle of health promotion practice is that people are empowered to take control of their own health and that healthcare practitioners should focus on the promoting healthy behaviours and improving quality of life as well as treatment. It is essential that nurses can address the service user’s needs in relation to health promotion with, confidence

The nature of contemporary nursing practice requires strong foundations in the applied biological sciences. Knowledge in the disciplines of biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, anatomy, pathology, therapeutics and pharmacology will enable you to gain an appropriate understanding of human processes in health and illness. These disciplines are fundamental to your ability to make informed, rational assessments of an individual's needs in health and illness.

This module will explore the contemporary concept of person-centred care, focusing on working with people as equal partners in the planning and delivery of care. You will gain the knowledge and skills to provide care that is both respectful and responsive, tailored to individual preferences, needs and values, advocating on behalf of people where appropriate. You will also learn to work in partnership with the wider inter-professional team to inform decisions relating to care as well as families and informal carers.

This module will enable you to develop, and build upon, the skills required by the adult nurse that enable effective interaction with, and care of, individuals throughout the lifespan. Through the exploration of holistic care, you will develop an understanding of the complex nature of health and health interventions.

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing requires that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are therefore, assessed through this module. Theory hours are allocated for practice preparation; practice consolidation; e-learning and tutorial support.

Contemporary nursing practice increasingly demands a ‘whole person’ approach towards physical and mental health, in order to achieve an integrated and seamless patient experience. An estimated1 in 4 adults will experience a mental health problem each year suggesting that nurses’ knowledge and skills needs to encompass a range of physical and mental health conditions.

Registered nurses are increasingly required to look after patients who are highly dependent and who have the potential to deteriorate rapidly. Early recognition and intervention are key skills in nursing practice, particularly as the role of the registered nurse is expanding. Equipping nursing staff with these essential skills enables them to identify and intervene quickly with patients who are at risk of clinical deterioration to reduce patient distress, morbidity and mortality.

The Code (NMC 2018a, p.9) states that nurses are required to; “… assess need and deliver or advise on treatment … on the basis of best available evidence.” This module will build on your knowledge of evidence-based practice gained from Level 4, to understand the role of current research and its application to contemporary nursing practice.

Research is fundamental for the progression of the profession of nursing and all nurses need to develop the skills to understand and appraise research, apply research findings to contemporary practice and contribute to the body of evidence (NMC 2018b, p. 6). This module will help to inform your knowledge and understanding of the research process in preparation for the Dissertation module.

This module explores the ethical, legal and political context of contemporary nursing practice. Nurses are required to work within complex, responsive and potentially contentious legal, ethical and political frameworks. They therefore require an understanding of how ethics, legislation and politics inform and influence healthcare environments that they work in and the clinical decisionmaking process.

Healthcare is becoming increasingly complex and the nursing role has adapted to reflect this. Nurses need to have an in-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and physical and mental health problems across the lifespan. This knowledge will help you to make the connection between determinants of health and their impact on health at a physiological level. This understanding of health and disease (and the risk of disease) as well as the action of resulting medications will help you to understand the impact of your nursing care and interventions.

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing requires that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are therefore, assessed through this module. Theory hours are allocated for practice preparation; practice consolidation; e-learning and tutorial support.

Adult Nurses are increasingly expected to lead and manage care and take on autonomous and advanced practice roles in a range of settings. This module will consolidate and build upon previous learning and will introduce you to new concepts and will: strengthen your ability to lead and support a team, build your resilience and will give you the skills to drive service innovation. This module will provide the opportunity to develop knowledge and to demonstrate sophisticated application of an appropriate evidence base.

This module builds upon the level 5 module ‘Pathophysiology and Pharmacology’. The overall aim of the module is to enhance the theoretical foundations in medicines management to enable you to develop critical thinking skills to safely expand and develop your role as autonomous practitioners.

Medicines optimisation is defined as 'a person-centred approach to safe and effective medicines use, to ensure people obtain the best possible outcomes from their medicines. Medicines optimisation applies to people who may or may not take their medicines effectively. Shared decision-making is an essential part of evidence-based medicine, seeking to use the best available evidence to guide decisions about the care of the individual patient, taking into account their needs, preferences and values' (Greenhalgh et al and Sackett et al, in NICE, 2015). It is therefore important that the nurse can manage the complex issues that arise out of medicine management by making informed judgements.

 Health and care services are facing ever-increasing demands from an ageing population who are living longer with substantial and ongoing healthcare needs. The increasing numbers of service users with complex needs and often multiple long-term conditions is an ongoing challenge for health and social care services.

Prevention, delaying onset and slowing the progression of long-term and complex conditions are all important outcomes for health care services. Other important outcomes include quality of life and positive experience related to independence, choice, dignity and control. Nurses need to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the holistic care of service users who have complex, long-term health care needs, such as living with chronic physical and/or mental health problems

At the point of registration, the newly qualified nurse, must be able to demonstrate the clinical reasoning skills that guide and inform best practice decisions, and develop evidence-based practice for service users. The dissertation module is the end point of the programme. It enables you to consolidate and demonstrate your learning and apply the principles of problem identification, critical thinking and evidence-based practice in an area related to your field of nursing practice.

This module provides an opportunity for you to refine and demonstrate independence in developing ideas, constructing sound arguments and to justify and defend developments in practice. The module builds on previous study undertaken at level 5, utilising the theoretical knowledge acquired relating to research methodologies and methods together with skills in the critical evaluation of published research. It provides you with an opportunity to carry out an in-depth investigation on a topic of your own choice and seeks to equip you with the skills of project planning, design, analysis and critical evaluation. The module involves independent study under the guidance of a research supervisor. You are expected to engage in a wide literature search, to support a literature-based dissertation project.

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing requires that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are therefore, assessed through this module. Theory hours are allocated for practice preparation; practice consolidation; e-learning and tutorial support.

This module introduces you to the experience of Higher Education (HE) and your preparation for clinical practice. A key focus will be the application of core values in the care of the service user, across a range of settings and contexts. You will be introduced to evidence-based practice and will learn the skills needed for critical appraisal. The module will also facilitate opportunities for your personal and professional development, including self-awareness, resilience, and working within teams.

A central principle of health promotion practice is that people are empowered to take control of their own health and that healthcare practitioners should focus on the promoting healthy behaviours and improving quality of life as well as treatment. It is essential that nurses can address the service user’s needs in relation to health promotion with, confidence

The nature of contemporary nursing practice requires strong foundations in the applied biological sciences. Knowledge in the disciplines of biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, anatomy, pathology, therapeutics and pharmacology will enable you to gain an appropriate understanding of human processes in health and illness. These disciplines are fundamental to your ability to make informed, rational assessments of an individual's needs in health and illness.

This module will explore the contemporary concept of person-centred care, focusing on working with people as equal partners in the planning and delivery of care. You will gain the knowledge and skills to provide care that is both respectful and responsive, tailored to individual preferences, needs and values, advocating on behalf of people where appropriate. You will also learn to work in partnership with the wider inter-professional team to inform decisions relating to care as well as families and informal carers.

This module will enable you to develop, and build upon, the skills required by the adult nurse that enable effective interaction with, and care of, individuals throughout the lifespan. Through the exploration of holistic care, you will develop an understanding of the complex nature of health and health interventions.

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing requires that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are therefore, assessed through this module. Theory hours are allocated for practice preparation; practice consolidation; e-learning and tutorial support.

Contemporary nursing practice increasingly demands a ‘whole person’ approach towards physical and mental health, in order to achieve an integrated and seamless patient experience. An estimated1 in 4 adults will experience a mental health problem each year suggesting that nurses’ knowledge and skills needs to encompass a range of physical and mental health conditions.

Registered nurses are increasingly required to look after patients who are highly dependent and who have the potential to deteriorate rapidly. Early recognition and intervention are key skills in nursing practice, particularly as the role of the registered nurse is expanding. Equipping nursing staff with these essential skills enables them to identify and intervene quickly with patients who are at risk of clinical deterioration to reduce patient distress, morbidity and mortality.

The Code (NMC 2018a, p.9) states that nurses are required to; “… assess need and deliver or advise on treatment … on the basis of best available evidence.” This module will build on your knowledge of evidence-based practice gained from Level 4, to understand the role of current research and its application to contemporary nursing practice.

Research is fundamental for the progression of the profession of nursing and all nurses need to develop the skills to understand and appraise research, apply research findings to contemporary practice and contribute to the body of evidence (NMC 2018b, p. 6). This module will help to inform your knowledge and understanding of the research process in preparation for the Dissertation module.

This module explores the ethical, legal and political context of contemporary nursing practice. Nurses are required to work within complex, responsive and potentially contentious legal, ethical and political frameworks. They therefore require an understanding of how ethics, legislation and politics inform and influence healthcare environments that they work in and the clinical decisionmaking process.

Healthcare is becoming increasingly complex and the nursing role has adapted to reflect this. Nurses need to have an in-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and physical and mental health problems across the lifespan. This knowledge will help you to make the connection between determinants of health and their impact on health at a physiological level. This understanding of health and disease (and the risk of disease) as well as the action of resulting medications will help you to understand the impact of your nursing care and interventions.

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing requires that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are therefore, assessed through this module. Theory hours are allocated for practice preparation; practice consolidation; e-learning and tutorial support.

Adult Nurses are increasingly expected to lead and manage care and take on autonomous and advanced practice roles in a range of settings. This module will consolidate and build upon previous learning and will introduce you to new concepts and will: strengthen your ability to lead and support a team, build your resilience and will give you the skills to drive service innovation. This module will provide the opportunity to develop knowledge and to demonstrate sophisticated application of an appropriate evidence base.

This module builds upon the level 5 module ‘Pathophysiology and Pharmacology’. The overall aim of the module is to enhance the theoretical foundations in medicines management to enable you to develop critical thinking skills to safely expand and develop your role as autonomous practitioners.

Medicines optimisation is defined as 'a person-centred approach to safe and effective medicines use, to ensure people obtain the best possible outcomes from their medicines. Medicines optimisation applies to people who may or may not take their medicines effectively. Shared decision-making is an essential part of evidence-based medicine, seeking to use the best available evidence to guide decisions about the care of the individual patient, taking into account their needs, preferences and values' (Greenhalgh et al and Sackett et al, in NICE, 2015). It is therefore important that the nurse can manage the complex issues that arise out of medicine management by making informed judgements.

 Health and care services are facing ever-increasing demands from an ageing population who are living longer with substantial and ongoing healthcare needs. The increasing numbers of service users with complex needs and often multiple long-term conditions is an ongoing challenge for health and social care services.

Prevention, delaying onset and slowing the progression of long-term and complex conditions are all important outcomes for health care services. Other important outcomes include quality of life and positive experience related to independence, choice, dignity and control. Nurses need to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the holistic care of service users who have complex, long-term health care needs, such as living with chronic physical and/or mental health problems

At the point of registration, the newly qualified nurse, must be able to demonstrate the clinical reasoning skills that guide and inform best practice decisions, and develop evidence-based practice for service users. The dissertation module is the end point of the programme. It enables you to consolidate and demonstrate your learning and apply the principles of problem identification, critical thinking and evidence-based practice in an area related to your field of nursing practice.

This module provides an opportunity for you to refine and demonstrate independence in developing ideas, constructing sound arguments and to justify and defend developments in practice. The module builds on previous study undertaken at level 5, utilising the theoretical knowledge acquired relating to research methodologies and methods together with skills in the critical evaluation of published research. It provides you with an opportunity to carry out an in-depth investigation on a topic of your own choice and seeks to equip you with the skills of project planning, design, analysis and critical evaluation. The module involves independent study under the guidance of a research supervisor. You are expected to engage in a wide literature search, to support a literature-based dissertation project.

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing requires that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are therefore, assessed through this module. Theory hours are allocated for practice preparation; practice consolidation; e-learning and tutorial support.