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Graduate Nursing and Midwifery;. We’re not in Kansas anymore. Sue Faulds, Graduate Nursing and Midwifery programme lead 20 June 2011. “ I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore…?”. NMC Standards (2010). In 2010 the NMC published the ‘Standards for pre-registration nursing’;
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Graduate Nursing and Midwifery; We’re not in Kansas anymore Sue Faulds, Graduate Nursing and Midwifery programme lead20 June 2011
NMC Standards (2010) • In 2010 the NMC published the ‘Standards for pre-registration nursing’; • Minimum outcome award changed to degree in nursing “Degree-level registration underpins the level of practice needed for the future, and enables new nurses to work more closely and effectively with other professionals.” NMC (2010) p8
NMC Competency framework • Sets out the standards for competence and the related competencies that every nursing student must acquire before applying to register • Professional values • Communication and interpersonal skills • Nursing practice and decision-making • Leadership, management and team working
Essential skills clusters (2010) • These apply to all fields of nursing and for many there are 2 progression points & entry to the register; • Care, compassion and communication • Organisational aspects of care • Infection prevention and control • Nutrition and fluid management • Medicines management
The Heart The Brain The Heart The Nerve Self Discovery
Research – teaching nexus (Jenkins et al, 2007) STUDENTS AS PARTICIPANTS Research-tutored Curriculum emphasises learning focused on students writing & discussing papers or essays Research-based Curriculum emphasises students undertaking inquiry-based learning Emphasis on Research processes & problems Emphasis on Research content Research-led Curriculum is structured around teaching subject content Research-orientated Curriculum emphasises teaching process of knowledge construction in the subject STUDENTS AS AUDIENCE
Programme structure (3 year BN) Foundations of Nursing Practice Foundations of Health Sciences Practice experience 1 & 2 Principles of Nursing Practice Applied Health Sciences Practice experience 3 & 4 Acute care needs Long term conditions Partnerships Field specific Leadership & management Research Practice experience 5 & 6 Complex care
Programme structure (4 year dual fields BN) Foundations of Nursing Practice Foundations of Health Sciences Practice experience 1 & 2 Principles of Nursing Practice Applied Health Sciences Practice experience 3 & 4 Acute care needs Long term conditions Partnerships Field specific Practice experience 5 & 6 Long term conditions (2nd field) Acute care needs (2nd field) Field specific (2nd field) Leadership & management Research Complex care Practice experience 7 & 8
Other programmes • 3 year Bachelor of Midwifery • 2 year (advanced standing) Bachelor of Midwifery • 3 years Masters in Nursing Studies • 3 year Masters in Midwifery Studies
Some of the challenges • Embedding technology enhanced learning • Grading in practice • Challenging beliefs • New programmes • New ways of thinking
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