Advanced Clinical Practice

Clinical Reasoning And Decision Making

The purpose of this module is to enable you to understand and explore the clinical decision making processes in order to reduce diagnostic error.

Module code: NURS70726

Advanced Health Assessment

The purpose of this module is to enable you to gain and expand your knowledge and skills in performing advanced health assessment as a health care professional. It will form the foundation for your on-going learning in advanced health assessment. A particular feature of this module is the opportunity to advance your physical assessment and diagnostic skills under the guidance of a clinical preceptor. You will study cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal assessment and examination. Also haematology, biochemistry and E.C.G interpretation

Module code: NURS70725

Research Methodology And Methods

This module will enable you to develop an in-depth understanding of research methodology and methods. Academic research often favours a polysyllabic terminology, but often what is behind the long words is entirely compatible with our ‘everyday’ understanding of the world! You will already have many skills required for research from your employment and prior education. This module will provide you the opportunity to sharpen these skills in the pursuit of an advanced understanding of research methodology and methods. This understanding can then be applied within the Masters Dissertation in particular, but will also be transferable to a breadth of educational and employment settings.

Module code: PPDE70703

Leadership Role In Quality, Innovation And Change

This module will enable you to consider key leadership topics in relation to Health and Social Care. Leadership theories will provide a valuable lens through which approaches to achieving collaborative working practice can be explored. These theories address dimensions of leadership such as change management, conflict, teamwork, motivation, and power. The nature of health and social care environments will be granted close consideration, for example, local and national directives that impact upon quality issues and client care. You will be encouraged to develop a context-sensitive and multifaceted appreciation of leadership topics. This will enable you to recognise how a complex intersection of relational, organisational and cultural factors shape the basis of successful leadership.

Module code: NURS70755

Independent / Supplementary Prescribing

It has been suggested that nonmedical prescribing has been the most important development in nursing since it became a profession (Stuttle, 2016). The UK’s nursing profession having one of the broadest scopes to prescribe in the world. It has enabled the development of new roles which benefit both service delivery and service users. As an independent prescriber, within your area of competence, this qualification will enable you to prescribe a wide range of medicines from the British National Formulary (BNF). As a dual qualification it will also allow you to work with appropriate prescribers in a supplementary prescribing arrangement.

Module code: NURS70495

Independent / Supplementary Prescribing For Allied Health Professionals

Module code: NURS70550

Project Based Change

This project-based change dissertation is regarded as the culmination and centrepiece of a masters award pathway and is a large piece of work, based upon a significant and largely independent critical investigation and an evaluation of your chosen project topic. In this module, that topic will ideally be related to your workplace and you will explore the implications of change in an organisation and your role in implementing this change and improving the service delivered. As part of this, you may carry out primary or secondary data collection and analysis, audit as well as undertaking a literature review to support your change. Whichever methods you adopt, the implementation of change and its effects on the organisation will be paramount in your discussion and analysis.

Module code: PPDE70211

Masters Dissertation (60 Credits)

The dissertation module provides an exciting opportunity to apply your skills and understanding to the development of a substantial and distinctive piece of written work. The emphasis is on student-led learning, but you will also be offered excellent support from an experienced supervisor. The dissertation enables you to apply the breadth of research skills necessary for the delivery of a successful project. This includes framing the research problem, building your design, and carrying out the study itself. The dissertation is a hugely rewarding creative process and we look forward to supporting you on your research journey!

Module code: PPDE70820