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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Practice Module 2 (Mental Health)
Module Code NS285 (ITS) / NUR1037 (Banner)
Faculty Science & Health School Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinatorMary Farrelly
Module TeachersDenise Proudfoot
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 10
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Description

This level 2 clinical practice module will enable the student to continue to develop nursing competence across a range of specialist and core placements (mental health nursing) under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. This level recognises that the student has had some exposure and participation in the provision of care in the practice environment. The student needs both the assistance and close supervision of the Registered Nurse while s/he participates in the provision of person-centred nursing. Frequent prompting may be required to support the student in the provision of person-centred nursing and in identification of its underpinning evidence. The student begins to identify her/his learning needs through discussion with her/his preceptor. The learning outcomes for this module are derived from the year 2 learning outcomes prescribed by the Nurse Registration Standards and Requirements (NMBI, 2016) and encompass the 6 domains of nursing outlined.

Learning Outcomes

1. To continue to develop knowledge and appreciation of the virtues of caring, compassion, integrity, honesty, respect and empathy as a basis for upholding the professional values of nursing and identity as a nurse.
2. To gain knowledge and understanding of the principles of delivering safe and effective nursing care through the adoption of a systematic and problem-solving approach to developing and delivering a person-centred plan of care based on an explicit partnership with the person and his/her primary carer.
3. To enhance knowledge and understanding of the health continuum, life and behavioural sciences and their applied principles that underpin a competent knowledge base for nursing and healthcare practice.
4. To develop knowledge, appreciation and development of empathic communication skills and techniques for effective interpersonal relationships with people and other professionals in health care settings.
5. To use management and team competences in working for the person’s wellbeing, recovery, independence and safety through recognition of the collaborative partnership between the person, family and multidisciplinary health care team.
6. To develop professional scholarship through self-directed learning skills, critical questioning/reasoning skills and decision making skills in nursing as the foundation for lifelong professional education, maintaining competency and career development



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Professional Portfolion/a100%n/a
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