📖Program Curriculum
Year one is designed to enable you to develop the fundamental skills required to become an effective Learning Disabilities Nurse. You will gain an understanding of the importance of evidence-based decision-making and putting service users, their carers and families at the centre of care.
Modules
The Scientific Foundations of Nursing - 20 credits
Fundamental Skills for Person- and Family -Centred Practice - 20 credits
Study skills for Evidence Based Practice - 10 credits
The Foundations of Evidence-Informed Practice - 10 credits
Health and Wellbeing in the Community - 20 credits
Introduction to the Foundations of Nursing Practice (Practice 1) - 20 credits
The Foundations of Nursing Practice (Practice 2) - 20 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
Building on the theory and practice of 1, the second of the programme aims to enable further skills development in care provision across the lifespan. Professional skills should be further developed to enable the nursing professional the opportunity to carry out holistic assessment of needs and plan effective care for service users. Ethical and legal aspects of clinical decision-making in the context of nursing are also explored.
Modules
Ethical and Legal Decision Making in the Context of Nursing - 20 credits
Developing the Management of Care Across the Lifespan (Practice 3) - 20 credits
Assessing Needs and Planning Care Across the Lifespan - 20 credits
Advancing Therapeutic Care in Learning Disabilities Nursing - 20 credits
Managing Care Across the Lifespan (Practice 4) - 20 credits
Facilitation and Teaching of Learning in Practice - 10 credits
Developing Evidence Informed Decision Making in Nursing - 10 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
The final offers the opportunity to investigate complex care needs and the opportunity to take greater steps towards becoming an autonomous practitioner upon graduation. Program participants are given the opportunity to consider innovative approaches to the development of Learning Disabilities service provision, with consideration given to contemporary issues in professional nursing practice.
Modules
Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals - 20 credits
Application of Complex Care in Integrated Care Settings - 20 credits
Co-ordinating Health and Social Care (Practice 5) - 20 credits
Specialist Issues in Learning Disabilities Nursing - 10 credits
The Autonomous Practitioner (Practice 6) - 20 credits
Evidence-Based Project - 20 credits
Transition to the Accountable Practitioner - 10 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
