Unit name | Clinical Nursing Practice |
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Unit code | VETS20030 |
Credit points | 100 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Mrs. Hotston Moore |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
All First and Second year Units |
Co-requisites |
Veterinary Practice Management Unit |
School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Students will spend 42 weeks in total within two types of clinical setting; these will be in a veterinary practice and within the Veterinary Hospital at Langford. The time spent within the Veterinary Hospital at Langford will be known as Clinical Rotations.
During Clinical Rotations students will rotate through seven clinical areas which will be called: Medical Nursing, Surgical Nursing, Equine Nursing, Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging, Critical Care and Small Animal Practice.
During this clinical period students are required to complete a record of their clinical competence in the form of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Nursing Progress Log (NPL) This log is subject to verification by university staff at intervals throughout the 3rd year of the programme and any corrective action advised and documented.
Students will complete one 2,500word case report relating to a clinical case that they have nursed whilst in veterinary practice or the Veterinary Hospital at Langford. The report should show evidence of reflection, constructive criticism and suggestions for alternatives in the nursing care delivered where appropriate.
Students will undertake a 1,500 word critical review of two clinical nursing articles. Students must show evidence of the following:
Aims:
By completing the RCVS NPL the students will achieve a suitable level of clinical competence. The process by which this is achieved is the four-stage learning to competence cycle that will be recorded (skill demonstrated by clinical coach, shown back by student the student then gains and records the experience).
The use of embedded summative practical assessments will confirm that they can meet the National Occupational Standards required by the professional body.
By completing one case report the students will be demonstrating application of underpinning knowledge to practice.
The critical evaluation of two key peer reviewed journal articles and subsequent review will enable students to demonstrate application of knowledge at I level.
Draws on material delivered in other Units, supported by seminar sessions during Langford study days and one-to-one tutorials with departmental Internal Verifiers and Clinical Coaches in practice.
Resit
Note- The Nurse Progress Log must be completed in order to graduate from the programme and enter the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons register of Veterinary Nurses.
Essential:
Recommended: (Materials needed for a deep and comprehensive understanding of the subject that students should read but perhaps selectively)
Further Reading: (Background to a subject or further specialised study that students are encouraged to read)