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Professional Development in Nursing: Introduction to Nursing Inquiry - HEA00061C

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• Department: Health Sciences
• Module co-ordinator: Mrs. Isabel Soler-Randerson
• Credit value: 20 credits
• Credit level: C
• Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
  • See module specification for other years: 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
C	Summer Term 2024-25

Module aims

Develop foundational knowledge of the nursing profession and oneself as a student of nursing.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will be able to:

1. Identify aspects of nursing philosophy relating to your own development as a student of nursing.
2. Describe the concept of care and person centeredness.
3. Reflect on your own life experience and your emerging development as a student of nursing.
4. Recognise the role of different types of evidence to inform nursing practice.
5. Recognise professional responsibilities of a nurse from a range of perspectives.

Assessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay 3000 words	N/A	100

Special assessment rules

Non-compensatable

Reassessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay 3000 words	N/A	100

Module feedback

Written feedback for the summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.

Indicative reading

Chambers, C & Ryder, E (2016) Excellence in Compassionate Nursing Care – Leading the change

Heaslip & Lindsay (2019) Research and evidence based practice for nursing, health and social care students. Lantern Publishing

Holland, K (2016), Cultural Awareness in Nursing and Health Care, Routledge 

Pa´draig, O´. L., (2017) Nurses and nursing; the person and the profession. Routledge

Tee, S (2016) Person-Centred Approaches in Healthcare: A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives. Open University Press.