MSc Adult Nursing (Pre-registration)

Nursing in Society - 40 credits

The landscape of health and social care is constantly changing and evolving, in response to different political, economic and social pressures within society. Within this module, you will be introduced to the role of the nurse within contemporary healthcare, to develop knowledge and understanding of concepts such as evidence-based practice and person-centred care and the core values expected of the nurse. During the module, you will be encouraged to engage in personal and professional development activities, to consider aspects such as self-awareness, resilience, communication skills and team-working.

Health and Human Development 1 - 20 credits

The nature of contemporary nursing practice requires strong foundations in the applied biological sciences. In this module, health and human development are explored in terms of physiological processes, to consider health, illness and disease from a cellular level to a whole systems approach, to enable you to recognise physiological deviations, which can be seen in disease and illness. These disciplines are fundamental to your ability to make informed, reasoned assessments of an individual's needs in health and illness.

Health and Human Development 2 - 20 credits

This module builds on the knowledge and learning from the earlier Health and Human Development 1 module, to consider major pathological and physiological changes which may occur as a result of common diseases and disease processes. You will explore the determinants of health, their impact on health at a physiological level and the potential impacts and interventions required to support the adult experiencing ill health. You will be introduced to the principles of pharmacology and consider current pharmacological approaches to the management of disease and ill health, alongside other elements such as co-morbidity and the role of the multi-professional team in the management and treatment of disease/ill health.

Adult Nursing Practice 1 - 20 credits

Early recognition of the deteriorating patient is a key element in managing, stabilising, and treating such patients, to prevent further deterioration and harm. In contemporary healthcare, nurses must be able to recognise the critically ill or deteriorating patient, make a rapid evidence-based assessment, initiate supportive management and/or seek support from the multi-professional healthcare team. Applying a ‘whole systems approach’ means that adult nurses must be able to consider the mental health and well-being of their patients as well as their physical well-being.

Managing Complex Care - 20 credits

Health and social care services are facing unprecedented demands from an ageing population who are living longer with significant long-term, and complex healthcare needs, often complicated by co-morbidities. All health and social care providers must have a greater understanding of methods to meet the holistic needs of service users who are living with complex, long-term health conditions, in a resource-limited health landscape. Medicines optimisation is also considered within this module, as service users living with complex conditions often experience medication-related issues such as polypharmacy, multi-morbidity and complex drug regimes, which can all contribute to patient safety concerns or lack of concordance.

Leading and Managing Care - 20 credits

Adult Nurses are increasingly expected to lead and manage care and take on autonomous and advanced practice roles in a range of settings. This module will consolidate and build upon previous learning and will introduce you to new concepts, to strengthen your ability to lead and support a team, build your resilience and give you the skills to drive service innovation. This module will provide the opportunity to develop knowledge and to demonstrate the sophisticated application of an appropriate evidence base.

Dissertation - 40 credits

This module will build on your prior undergraduate knowledge of research methods and methodology, to undertake an evidence-based literature review, or service enquiry, to understand the role of current research and its application to contemporary nursing practice.

Adult Nursing Practice 2

The NMC (2018) Standards for pre-registration nursing require that students learn and are assessed in practice environments. This module focuses on developing competence in the areas of practice covered in the practice assessment document. Professional values are viewed as an important aspect of working in practice environments and are, therefore, assessed through this module