BNurs (Hons) Mental Health Nursing with Foundation Year

This module sets out to introduce you to a variety of approaches to communication that you might employ in managing interactions and interventions with others in practice. Through the acquisition of evidence based knowledge you will be enabled to develop and maintain effective communication and relationship management skills in accordance with the requirements of The Code (NMC, 2018). The Code expects all nurses to use a range of communication skills and technologies to support person-centred care. You will have the opportunity to explore ways in which you can ensure people receive the information they need in a language and manner that allows them to make informed choices and share decision making.

This module enables you to explore the human life journey from conception to death. In doing so you will develop an understanding of public health, health protection and health promotion and there significance to your developing nursing practice. During this module you will learn how genomics; lifestyle choice; mental ill-health; wider determinants of health; and communicable disease impact on the human life journey, its diversity and population health. Throughout the module you will develop knowledge and skills to support evidence based practice and inform healthcare interventions.

This module enables you to explore the importance of being self-aware as a health care professional. You will consider reflective practice and its significance to the legal, ethical and professional requirements of your role. You will do this by being encouraged to identify and explore approaches to reflective practice in order to prepare for your lifelong journey of self-reflection as part of your continual professional growth and development. This module has aligned placement hours at a nominal value of 264 hours

This module enables you to explore how evidence underpins care for individuals with specific mental health conditions and co-morbidities. The module will enable you to advance your skills of mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural health needs assessment and interventions in caring for individual and their families experiencing mental distress. You will explore legal, ethical and professional considerations relating to mental health practice.

This module enables you to safely and effectively apply person-centred approaches to interventions for people of all ages in a range of changing health states across diverse settings. During the module you will be introduced to adverse situations in practice and will be enabled to develop your knowledge of pharmacology and pharmacodynamics and how these impact upon interventions used in changing health states.

This module enables you to further develop your evidence-based knowledge of collaborative working in relation to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care in a diverse range of settings. As such the module will enable you to further develop your knowledge of how to assess the complex health needs of individuals and their families or carers. During the module you will explore the principles of effective leadership and their relationship to the coordination and management of care. Your learning in this module will be supported by successful completion of the practice assessment document (PAD). This module has aligned placement hours at a nominal value of 501 hours.

This module enables you to explore the impact of human factors upon the safety and quality of care and their connections with local and national policies, protocols and guidelines. In the course of these explorations you will have opportunities to consider the scope and limitations of your developing practice and that of others. You will engage in exploring causation of error in healthcare, analysis of influencing factors and strategies to reduce risk.

This module enables you to pursue an area of personal professional enquiry. You will manage your own learning and communicate this effectively through the completion of an independent solution- based project. The project should enable you to critically evaluate the evidence pertaining to your are of interest in order to appraise its development in enhancing the quality of care. The project is aligned to the University academic regulations and associated criteria for the award of an Honours Degree (University of Wolverhampton 2018).

This module enables you to further develop your skills of independent thinking, critical thinking and decision making. During the module you will further explore the concept of collaborative working and the opportunities and challenges posed in leading care for people, their families and carers. The module will revisit the political influences on health and healthcare and the impact of these influences on the your emerging leadership skills. Through continual reflection you will continue to explore your personal professional journey to becoming a registered practitioner This module has aligned placement hours at a nominal value of 533 hours