Course content for year 1
The first year explores the core aspects of nursing knowledge through lectures, seminars, workshops, simulation, conferences and fieldwork. You will begin to develop a portfolio of learning and reflect on your knowledge, skills and practice experiences.
You will learn about:
- the person in the patient whose health is impacted by their environment and social circumstances;
- an holistic approach to nursing care with the patient and family firmly at the centre;
- health psychology and behaviour change; ethics applied to nursing and the dilemmas nurses face; and digital health and informatics;
- biosciences applied to nursing including: anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology.
- You will also develop critical understanding of underpinning theory and research evidence.
Practical skills will be developed through on-campus experiences and three practice learning experiences in Greater Manchester.
Students in clinical practice also have the opportunity to undertake spoke placements. These are short and discrete opportunities for practical experience to aid learning about other fields of nursing practice.
While in your practice learning environments you will be supervised and assessed in accordance with the NMC (2018) standards framework for nursing and midwifery education.
A wide variety of practice learning environments will be provided to ensure you meet all the components of the NMC standards.
The course unit details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Course content for year 2
In addition to consolidating your clinical skills, the second year focuses on developing skills in decision making, leadership, teaching and learning, and research.
In Year 2 there are three practice learning experiences, further practice on campus/clinical skills simulation sessions and three theoretical course units (including a dissertation).
A wide variety of practice learning environments will be provided to enhance your learning including opportunities to spend time with nurse leaders, educators and researchers.
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title
- Advanced Decision Making in Professional Practice
- Knowledge & Skills for Nursing 1
- Knowledge & Skills for Nursing 2
- Dissertation- Research in Professional Practice (Major Project)
- Nurse as Leader, Manager, Co-ordinator
