Independent Practice BSc

Programme approval 2006/07

THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

1. Programme title and designation BSc (Hons) in Independent Practice

UBSH5KCIR

Single honours Joint Major/minor

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2. Final award

Award Title Credit value ECTS equivalent

Any special criteria

BSc (Hons) Independent

Practice

120 (Students enter as

Advanced students with a

Dip HE or equivalent (240 credits)

60 (excluding the credits bringing into the programme)

N/A

3. Nested award N/A

Award Title Credit value ECTS equivalent

N/A


N/A N/A

4. Exit award

Award Title

N/A N/A

Credit value ECTS equivalent

60 30


Graduate

Certificate

Health

Studies

An exit award is available for students registered on the BSc programme who are unable to meet the requirements for the

BSc and have passed a minimum of 60 credits but no more than 135 credits. Exit awards have no score and no classification.

5. Level in the qualifications framework

6. Attendance

H

Full-time Part-time

Mode of attendance

Minimum length of programme

Maximum length of programme

7. Awarding institution/body

8. Teaching institution

9. Proposing department

10. Programme organiser and contact

Details

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 28 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010

PAF finalised 2011/12: 24 August 2011

PAF finalised for 2012/13: 20 August 2012

PAF finalised for 2013/14: 23 October 2013

PAF finalised for 2014/15: October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: September 2015

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N/A √

18months

60 months

King’s College London

King’s College London

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and

Midwifery

Alison Gallagher

Alison.gallagher@kcl.ac.uk

Distance learning

N/A


11. UCAS code (if appropriate) -

12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/ professional and statutory body guidelines

13. Date of production of specification

14. Date of programme review

QAA subject benchmark: Health studies

QAA / DoH subject benchmark: Health Care

Programmes / Nursing

June 2008

2019/20

16. Educational aims of the programme

This programme is aimed at practitioners wishing to gain an academic qualification in independent practice. There has been increasing recognition of the role nurses play in the provision of care, without recall to a medical practitioner, both within secondary and primary care. This flexible and innovative programme reflects new directions in healthcare provision and professional growth.

The BSc (Hons) programme aims to develop practitioners with the knowledge base, abilities and competencies, which will enable them to deliver high quality patient / client care in primary and secondary care settings. In completing either programme students will be able to:

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Role model and advance practice within a framework of governance

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Contribute to the management of change within an inter-professional context

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Implement and evaluate evidence-based practice, identifying where further research is needed

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Critically evaluate approaches and methods to assess and manage complex and unpredictable situations, utilising relevant theory

Completion of the BSc ( Hons) programme will further students skills in the above areas and will enable students to additionally:

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Analyse the implications of current healthcare policy and relate this to their own practice

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Contribute to the leadership of others within an interprofessional context

Acquire the skills of project work

Plan own future professional development

17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding and skills in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

The programme provides a knowledge and understanding of the following:

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Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology relevant to specialist area of practice

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Client assessment and clinical decision making

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Implementing, co-ordinating and evaluating a range of relevant interventions

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The evidence base for health care

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Promoting quality care by utilizing and

These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies :

Lectures, discussion groups, problem solving in both the class and practice setting, reflective practice, critical incident analysis, individual and group tutorials, directed / self directed reading, individual feedback.

Assessment :

Written assignments integrating theory with evaluating available evidence

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Accountable practice in nurse-led care

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National, organizational and local practice issues

Clinical practice assessment

Objective Structured Clinical Examination








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Unseen Examination

Intellectual skills:

the student will be able to:

Skills and other attributes

These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and

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Become an autonomous and accountable decision maker, initiating changes in practice in response to changing strategies :

Discussion groups, problem solving in both the class and practice setting, reflective practice, critical incident analysis, information

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Identify and solve complex problems

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Utilize knowledge of systematic enquiry individual and group tutorials, directed / self directed reading, individual feedback. to critique the evidence base and evaluate the research for practice

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Synthesise information from a number of

 sources in order to gain coherent understanding of theory and practice

Demonstrate independent thought and judgment and communicate this effectively

Assessment :

Written assignments integrating theory with practice issues


Objective Structured Clinical Examination

(OSCE)

Seen Examination

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Communicate and demonstrate leadership in the provision of health care within a

Unseen Examination interprofessional context

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Construct and present balanced arguments to a range of personnel

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Extend and refine skills for effective academic study

Practical skills :

 Demonstrate essential and advanced clinical skills pertinent to specialist field of nursing

 Retrieve and evaluate information from a variety of sources

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Use information technology effectively

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Problem solve and make clinical judgments in changing / challenging situations


Practical demonstration

Supervision in practice and in the classroom arena by appropriately qualified personnel

Discussion groups and individual feedback

Assessment :


Written assignments

Reflection on practice

OSCE

Generic/transferable skills :

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Demonstrate logical and systematic thinking and an ability to deliver sustainable judgements

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Model an open-minded enquiring, reflective approach to work and study

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Explain ideas effectively and


Previous academic learning, Information retrieval exercises, Discussion, Clinical practice,

Reflective practice and critical incident analysis Directed and self directed learning








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Initiate and participate constructively in groups

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Manage time, prioritise workloads and recognize and manage personal emotions and stress

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Evaluate own academic performance, taking responsibility for personal and professional learning and individual feedback

Assessment :

Clinical assessment document

Written assignments

Reflection on practice

18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark statement(s)/professional, regulatory and statutory body guidelines

Consultation with our partner Trusts regarding the expectations / workforce requirements of a Post

Registration Graduate

The NHS Modernisation Agenda

NMC guidelines on the preparation of Pre-Registration Nurses

NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2008)

QAA descriptors for the H level programmes

QAA subject benchmarks for Health Studies and Nursing

Modernising nursing careers – setting the direction (DoH 2006)

19. Programme structure and award requirements (where relevant the information should also differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or linked/exit awards)

(a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme

All students enter as Advanced students, with 120 credits at Level 4 achieved by virtue of their professional registration with the relevant Statutory body and 120 credits at Level 5 through achievement of a Dip HE or the equivalent.

BSc (Hons) Independent Practice

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In total 75 Credits of the BSc (Hons) Independent Practice Programme are selected from the list of compulsory modules. There can be no substitution of compulsory modules should a fail grade be achieved.

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In total 45 credits of the BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) Independent Practice Programme are option choices. These can be selected from any module at Level 5 / 6 approved for Undergraduate provision by the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery.

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The Dissertation module (i.e. Research based dissertation OR Practice development project) must normally be the final module studied.

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Two attempts at each module assignment are permitted. A failed module cannot be retaken.

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Compensation is not permitted.

(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme

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At least 105 credits of the BSc programme must be at Level 6.

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The amount of Level 5 credit within the Programme cannot exceed 15 credits.

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The amount of APL within the BSc cannot exceed 30 credits

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The combined total of Level 5 credit and APL cannot exceed 30 credits within the BSc

Programme

(c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level








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15 credits at Level 5.

(d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level

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105 credits at Level 6

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A maximum of 150 credits may be studied.

(e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard)

Progression requirements:

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Progression is reviewed and monitored by the Programme Leader.

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There is no minimum number of modules to be completed in any year.

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Students are not normally permitted to re-enrol if they are completing assignment resubmissions for 30 credits or more from previously failed modules.

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Students who undertake the BSc (Hons) Independent Practice programme but are then unsuccessful in achieving this award can apply to exit with the award of Graduate Certificate.

(f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded)

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None

(g) are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulation A3?

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No

(h) other relevant information to explain the programme structure

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All module choices must be decided in conjunction with the Programme Leader to ensure the

Programme requirements are fulfilled.

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Students are only permitted to transfer to another degree programme within the faculty prior to commencement of their final 60 credits of study.

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Only the option modules can be studied at Level 5 or 6.

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Bracketed award titles are permitted in accordance with the policy of the Faculty

Undergraduate Examination Board but such titles shall be determined by the Core modules taken.








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Programme structure for BSc (Hons)

See Programme Handbook for modules to be taken.








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20. Marking criteria

All assignments are marked using the College Marking criteria

21. Particular features of the programme which helps to reduce the barriers experienced by disabled students and ensure that the programme is accessible to all students who meet the entry requirements

Individual programme advice by a relevant academic enables students to be supported in following a study route that best suits their individual needs. This can be provided either face to face or by telephone.

Study support is provided throughout the programme through formal sessions on literature searching and academic writing.

The Faculty Disability Advisor is available to all students [current and prospective] for advice.








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