NUR4105 - Personal and Professional Accountability for Nursing Associate Practice

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, apprentices will be able to:

1 - Describe legal requirements, ethical concepts, and code of professional standards and their application to practice, patient safety and public protection.

2 - Reflect upon the scope of responsibility and accountability that underpins person-centred, safe and compassionate care in nursing associate practice.

3 - Respect the values, beliefs, preferences and culture of others and recognise and challenge discriminatory behaviour.

4 - Discuss the role of the nursing associate in relation to other professions and people who use services and recognise signs of vulnerability in themselves and colleagues.

5 - Reflect on personal and professional development needs in relation to academic study, resilience, and maintaining health and wellbeing.

Content:

This module will enable you to begin to understand the demands of professional practice and to develop your own self-awareness, resilience, emotional intelligence, and adaptability in the healthcare setting underpinned by British values. In addition, it will promote knowledge of professional and ethical standards of behaviour for your Nursing Associate role in line with the NMC Code (2018), which are integral to the advancement of safe and effective person-centred care. Key topics will include; ethical theories, legal frameworks, code of professional standards, vulnerability, resilience, personal development, self reflection, emotional intelligence, dignity, beliefs, values, privacy, preference, confidentiality, empathy, self awareness, boundaries, scope of responsibility, accountability, person centred care, duty of candour, courage, cultural competence, supporting inclusion, promoting equality and respect for diversity in nursing. You will explore issues relating to patient safety, assessment and management of risk, health and safety in the workplace, safeguarding children, young people and adults including PREVENT, recognising abuse, and raising concerns, human rights, mental health and mental capacity, consent, negligence, and malpractice considering your role in promting advocacy, choice, and empowerment. Policy and legislation will be explored across the life span including The Children’s Act (1989, as amended), The Children and Social Work Act (2017), Keeping Children Safe in Education (2019), Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), Equality Act (2010), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Human Rights Act (1998), Liberty Protection Safeguards (2022).

The module also focusses on supporting you to develop the essential academic and study skills to enable you to manage your own learning and succeed on the programme including; introduction to academic essay writing, how to approach your first assignment, good academic practice and avoiding plagiarism, spelling, punctuation and grammar, verbal presentation skills and how to use formative and summative feedback to improve future learning and assessment. You will gain insights into self through developing your skills to reflect both in and on your practice, identifying the importance of working within the limits of your competence and planning for your future personal and professional development needs. Digital and information technology skills are embedded in this module and you will be supported to develop skills in searching for, identifying and assessing appropriate sources of disciplinary knowledge and research-informed evidence, using the Virtual Learning Environment “Moodle” and the e-portfolio platform Pebblepad to complete your NAPAD when on practice placements and other web resources that will support your learning. You will also undertake a self-assessment of your numeracy skills and identify any ongoing support needs to meet the NMC requirements in relation to healthcare numeracy and medicines calculations.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Research informed key lectures will introduce the weekly content of the module identifying theories/principles/concepts enabling you to develop your knowledge and skills. This will be supported by blended learning pre and post session activities on Moodle and you will be expected to engage with a range of activities including pre-reading to prepare you for lectures and follow-on activities to enable ongoing self and tutor assessment of your progress and application of knowledge and skills. The lecture content will be supported by seminars enabling smaller group discussion where you will consolidate your knowledge and critically engage with best evidence to support your professional development and to apply your learning to clinical practice, activities will include role play, problem-based learning, and practice-based scenario exploration. Where appropriate specialist practitioners and service users and carers will be invited to contribute to sessions to increase the authenticity of lived experience of the module content and highlight employability links. Learning styles will be supported by a variety of resources including videos, reading material, discussion and debate, e-learning modules, problem solving and practical tasks. You will be expected to utilise appropriate digital technologies and study skills to engage with additional resources and in independently directing your own learning.

Planned LTU Off-the-Job Delivery Learning:

Lectures
Hours: 36
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Seminars
Hours: 18
Intended Group Size: 30

Directed Study
Hours: 6
Intended Group Size: Individual



Minimum Self-Directed Off the Job Learning (e.g. Self-directed Study)
Hours: 90



Further Details Relating to Assessment

Post session activities submitted through Moodle will facilitate ongoing formative assessment opportunities via lecturer or peer feedback, these may include responses to case studies, quizzes, forum posts or blogs and self-assessment. One draft opportunity will be offered for the reflective essay with feedback provided at least one week prior to summative submission.

Reflective Essay: You will complete a 1500-word essay reflecting your understanding of professional regulations, accountability, values, legal and policy frameworks, and ethical concepts and how these will support you as a student nursing associate to provide effective, safe, culturally competent and compassionate person centred care. Also taking into consideration your own personal and professional development needs in relation to academic study, resilience and maintaining health and wellbeing.

Please note that there is no compensation, each component must be passed at 40% - NMC regulations.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Chris Dlamini
Level - 4
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4APS

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