Advanced Clinical Practice Portfolio Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| NURS4180 | Nursing | 4 | 60 | January Full Year UK |
- Code
- NURS4180
- School
- Nursing
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- January Full Year UK
Summary
This course considers:
- Concepts of advanced clinical practice and its integration and application to own speciality;
- Evidence based practice;
- Complexity, uncertainty and inconsistency associated with advanced clinical practice;
- Partnership working, empowering people, capacity decisions and joint care planning;
- Resilience and problem solving skills;
- Impact of future technologies in healthcare;
- Policy, audit, evaluation and research applicable to apprentice speciality;
- Leadership theories and practice;
- Clinical governance, risk management, patient safety and human factors;
- Teaching, learning and motivational theories, creating a culture of learning in clinical settings;
- Supporting and supervising peers, colleagues and learners.
Target Students
Students enrolled on the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.
Classes
A combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, blended learning and supervision (up to 600 hours).
Assessment
- 30% Viva: Portfolio project: Viva (1500 words equivalent)
- 40% Coursework 1: Situational analysis to identify and understand a health issue related to practice. 6000 words.
- Formative Ongoing Clinical Assessment: Ongoing clinical assessment utilising competency element of the portfolio to achieve the capabilities
- Formative Clinical Audit: Lead and manage a clinical audit or equivalent and develop and present guidelines for practice.
- Formative teaching session: Interdisciplinary teaching disseminating audit results/ findings
- 10% Practical: Interdisciplinary teaching session.
- 20% Coursework 2: Reflection of leadership and management of clinical audit or equivalent (5000 words)
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
Students are expected to engage in critical thinking and reflection to enable the integration of theory and practice to support competent, safe, high quality healthcare delivery at an advanced level.Students will critically evaluate current evidence to demonstrate advancement in clinical skills and knowledge including data collection, assessment and therapeutic modalities; leadership and collaborative practice; improving quality and developing healthcare practice for the self and others, gaining experience in integration of theory, research and clinical knowledge related to the goals of interdisciplinary health services and systems.Students will engage with teaching, learning and motivational theories to create a culture of learning in clinical settings.Learning Outcomes
Intellectual
1. Demonstrate confidence in the use of advanced methods of scholarship and techniques to critically evaluate dimensions of theory and practice in their area of advanced clinical practice.
2. Apply appropriate methods of inquiry through situational analysis to bring about patient/service improvement or policy development within an organisation.
4. Demonstrate the integration of best evidence when taking a history, performing a physical examination, decision making, therapeutic intervention and evaluation acting autonomously in the management of patient care, within the scope of professional practice.
Professional
3. Critically analyse complex problems associated with advanced practice and problem solve to develop solutions based on sound evidence, professional and clinical judgment through self needs analysis and tripartite working with Academic Mentor and Clinical Supervisor.
5. Initiate, lead and manage service developments and risk ensuring the safe and effective organisation and provision of quality patient centred care within recognised clinical governance frameworks.
6. Critically evaluate relevant clinical guidelines, protocols, benchmarks and outcome measures to develop new approaches to practice.
7. Critically reflect on situations of complexity, uncertainty and inconsistency, within a specific profession on an interprofessional basis, articulating and communicating concerns and information effectively.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of educational theories to create an effective learning culture in collaboration with peers that provides appropriate professional and interdisciplinary learning opportunities to maximise achievement for individuals.
Transferable
9. Communicate and disseminate advanced practice knowledge to the interprofessional team.
10. Demonstrate skills of negotiation, team development and influence through identifying and leading change.