(MSc) Master of Science
Nursing (Adult) (Pre-Registration)
Withdrawn
University of Essex
University of Essex
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Masters
Full-time
MSC B74024
17/10/2013
Details
Professional accreditation
None
Admission criteria
Our applicants should have:
- A degree with an overall 2.2
- Successful performance at interview
You must also have: two satisfactory references (including an academic reference and one work-based), a satisfactory Work Health Assessment/Occupational health check and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS formerly known as CRB) – both of these are organised by the University.
In order to gain entry to the programme you must demonstrate that you have both academic achievement and appropriate voluntary/occupational experience (see below “Successful sign-off of the APEL process”).
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) code
IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum component score of 7.0
Course qualifiers
A course qualifier is a bracketed addition to your course title to denote a specialisation or pathway that you have achieved via the completion of specific modules during your course. The
specific module requirements for each qualifier title are noted below. Eligibility for any selected qualifier will be determined by the department and confirmed by the final year Board of
Examiners. If the required modules are not successfully completed, your course title will remain as described above without any bracketed addition. Selection of a course qualifier is
optional and student can register preferences or opt-out via Online Module Enrolment (eNROL).
None
Rules of assessment
Rules of assessment are the rules, principles and frameworks which the University uses to calculate your course progression and final results.
Additional notes
None
External examiners
Ms Catherine Vassar
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
University of Derby
External Examiners provide an independent overview of our courses, offering their expertise and help towards our continual improvement of course content, teaching, learning, and assessment.
External Examiners are normally academics from other higher education institutions, but may be from the industry, business or the profession as appropriate for the course.
They comment on how well courses align with national standards, and on how well the teaching, learning and assessment methods allow students to develop and demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills needed to achieve their awards.
External Examiners who are responsible for awards are key members of Boards of Examiners. These boards make decisions about student progression within their course and about whether students can receive their final award.
Programme aims
To provide a comprehensive teaching environment that facilitates the development of critically aware, safe and effective adult nurses.
To develop the capacity in students to analyse complex healthcare environments and associated legislation, and work autonomously in contemporary health settings.
To develop understanding of the underpinning theories of communication and demonstrate client centred communication & interpersonal skills when working with people in distress.
To enable students to appraise and select from relevant health related theory in order to practice evidence based decision making in adult nursing.
To instil a critical awareness of professional nursing values and the role of reflection in continuous professional growth as an adult nurse.
To develop students critical understanding and skills in leadership and management and an understanding of complexity within multiprofessional team.
Learning outcomes and learning, teaching and assessment methods
On successful completion of the programme a graduate should demonstrate knowledge and skills as follows:
A: Knowledge and understanding
A1: A critical appreciation of the knowledge for adult nursing practice that underpins the safe and effective practice of a registered adult nurse
A2: Extended knowledge of a specialist area of adult nursing informed by research, scholarship and clinical activity.
A3: An advanced understanding of the principles and practice underpinning human interaction and its importance during patient/client journeys through health and illness.
A4: An extensive understanding of leadership and management within the political, cultural, and professional context of different health care environments.
A5: A critical understanding of psychosocial processes and the role of emotion in personal effectiveness.
A6: An advanced understanding of reflective learning and its role in personal and professional development.
A7: A critical understanding of health care research and research within adult nursing.
Learning methods
A1-A7 are achieved through lectures, seminars, workshops, group work and tutorials, with case studies and formative tests presented through elearning
Assessment methods
A1-Assessed through essay, examination and case studies/portfolios
A2-Assessed through essay and case studies/portfolios
A3-Assessed through reflective accounts, OSCEs and direct observation of practice by the mentor in clinical settings
A4-Assessed through essay and case studies/portfolios
A5-Assessed through reflective accounts and case studies/portfolios A6-Assessed through reflective accounts and case studies/portfolios
A7-Assessed through critiques of nursing research and a research project
B: Intellectual and cognitive skills
B1: Adopt a critical stance to all aspects of nursing practice, education and leadership past, present and future.
B2: Act autonomously to deploy safely adn effectively a range of personal skills and techniques to the benefit of patient/clients in the adult nursing practice setting.
B3: Engage in structured critical reflection on issues arising from adult nursing practice.
B4: Demonstrate original and creative approaches to problem solving in health related clinical and domestic settings.
B5: Undertake self-directed and purposeful continuous professional development.
B6: Demonstrate the ability to manage complex and professional issues for which there are no protocols, codes or standards.
B7: Develop informed research questions that reflect and inform contemporary health care practice.
Learning methods
B1-B7 are achieved through engagement with clnical learning, personal and group reflection on placement experience, seminars, and elearning discussions
Assessment methods
B1-Assessed through direct observation of practice, reflective accounts and case studies/portfolios
B2-4-Assessed through direct observation of practice during clinical placement by mentors and reflective accounts
B5-Assessed by reflective accounts
B6-Assessed through direct observation of practice during clinical placement by mentors, examination and reflective accounts
B7-Assessed through case study and research project
C: Practical skills
C2: Demonstrate competence in autonomously delivering essential skills of nursing practice.
C3: Plan, implement and evaluate the outcomes of professional activity, actively seeking and valuing feedback from patients/clients and colleagues to inform this process.
C4: Initiate and lead on creative responses to clinical problems identified within nursing practice education and/or management.
C5: Be a visible champion for best clinical practice and assertively challenge unsatisfactory practice
C6: Practice in a range of contexts, including those within which there is uncertaintly or unpredictability.
C7: Manage and take responsibility for a range of nursing resources
Learning methods
C1-C6 are achieved through clinical placement practice, personal and group reflection, tutorial, elearning discussions and simulated practice.
Assessment methods
C1-C6 are assessed through the direct observation of practice by clinical placement mentors in the practice setting, and OSCEs
D: Key skills
D1: i) Use a range of advanced communication skills that are appropriate to nursing and multidisciplinary team working, and ii) Effective and confidence in communication with a large audiences.
D2: i) Use the Internet, ii) Access data via library, professional bodies, Trusts, iii) Use appropriate data analysis packages, and iv) Use audiovisual presentation tools and techniques.
D3: i) Interpret statistical information, ii) use statistics to analyse data, and iii) use software packages to support data analysis.
D4: Identify and analyse problems emerging from theory and practice.
D5: i) Motivate and engender partnership working, ii) demonstrate a strong awareness of personal limitations and scope of practice, and iii) take responsibility for one own work and significant responsibility for the work of others.
D6: i) Demonstrate an aptitude for continuing to advance knowledge, understanding and skills in line with identified learning needs, and ii) identify, conceptualise and define new and abstract ideas within professional practicem education and management.
Learning methods
D1 is supported in small group discussion and seminars.
Tutorial time is allocated for individual discussion.
D2 commences on the pre-registration induction day and through seminar presentations.
D3 is supported in seminars where students present and analyse work.
Tutorial time is allocated for individual discussion and problem solving.
D4 is practised throughout the course.
Students work through given problems or derived from the students' practice.
D5 is facilitated by the use of collaborative group work and during seminars.
D6 is achieved through feedback on coursework and individual tutorial time.
Assessment methods
D1 is assessed by course work, essay, portfolio, presentation, literature review, research proposal and case study.
D2 is assessed through use of word-processing and ability to cite references from internet sources.
Practical assessments are also included which test students' skills.
The use of information technology during presentations is encouraged.
D3 is assessed through course work, essay, portfolio and dissertation.
D4 is assessed through course work, essay, portfolio and dissertation.
D5 & D6 are assessed through course work, oral presentation and placement assessment.