BSc Nursing (Kaplan, Singapore)
24 Months | Part-time

This module occurs in Year 1 Semester 1 of the BSc Nursing Programme. In this module you will be supported and encouraged to engage with published research and other types of evidence that inform nursing practices. You will be given the opportunity to explore research terminology, methodologies and methods through the consideration of relevant research studies in an Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) approach. The aims of the module will be to support and develop your knowledge about research to increase your confidence as a consumer of the research evidence underpinning nursing practice. Skills will be developed that allow appreciation of the variety of approaches used in healthcare research and you will be able to critically examine the quality of research and discuss the value within your nursing practice.

On this module you will explore the following topic areas:

* Life-Long Learning and Professional Practice: The introduction of evidence to inform nursing practice. Ethical issues in research.
* Research methodological approaches and their value to nursing and healthcare practice: methodologies and methods used in research. Critical evaluation / appreciation of research quality.
*Qualitative approaches to research exploring qualitative methodology, analysis and interpretation of qualitative evidence and its strengths or weaknesses.
*Quantitative approaches to research, common statistical tests and tools, analysis and interpretation of quantitative statistics and their application
*Mixed method approaches, understanding the place for this approach in research, strengths and applications.
*Data Management and Metrics: Research Governance, ethics and protecting vulnerable people.
*Evidence Based Practice: This will include debate around the hierarchies of research evidence and the production of protocols and guidelines that inform nursing practice.

This module will enable you to develop life-long learning skills that will benefit your future career pathway in nursing.

On this semester 1 level 6 module you will explore and critically analyse the contribution made by technology and innovation to screening, diagnosis and treatment and the impact these processes have on patients of all ages, families, and communities. Using a person-centred approach, your studies will include an overview of determinants of health, including health literacy / digital health literacy, learning from events and the influence these may have upon the application of innovations for contemporary practice in Singapore. An important part of practising in a contemporary manner is to share your knowledge, therefore you will also learn how to communicate effectively to professional audiences. In so doing you will come to recognise the impact potential of the Registered Nurse as a member of a global community of practice. The module will culminate in a summative assessment where you will bring this learning together; using the information sourced you will produce a conference style poster discussing an innovation for healthcare in your area, and you will write a supporting summary conference abstract.

On this semester 2 level 6 module you will explore a variety of approaches to supporting effective teaching, learning and assessment in a professional practice context. With an emphasis on multi professional and interprofessional working, it will support you to develop a detailed understanding of how to plan, deliver and evaluate high quality, inclusive learning opportunities in your area of practice. You will practice locating, evaluating and applying evidence related to teaching and learning in the context appropriate to nursing practice and demonstrate leadership to benefit patients and healthcare services.

You will further develop a critical understanding of the value of reflection and interpersonal skills conducive to the learning environment and context. This will include a critical analysis of the barriers and enablers to learning, equality of opportunity and student-centred learning. A reflexive approach will help you collaborate effectively, and to support nursing peers by becoming members of a Learning Community within a multi-cultural study environment. An important part of consolidating teaching and learning knowledge is to share your knowledge. This teaching and learning module will explore theories related to communicating effectively to learners and the wider team. By engaging with this process, you will come to recognise the impact potential of the Registered Nurse as a member of a global community of practice. Knowledge learnt during this module will help you develop independent learning skills and knowledge required to support learners in innovative practice therefore creating lifelong learners.

You will be assessed using both formative and summative assessments. The formative assessment will be in the form of a peer presentation outlining the focus of your educational initiative. The module will culminate in a summative assessment where you will bring this learning together; using the information sourced and a pre-defined template, you will produce a reflective lesson plan of an intended learning opportunity for delivery to students to demonstrate your development as an educationalist in practice.


Module Topics
• Adult learning theories
• Teaching and learning in practice
• Supporting learners and promoting self-directed learning
• Critical reflection and the reflexive teacher
• Communication approaches for offering feedback
• Undertaking assessments with learners
• Giving and receiving feedback
• Mentoring, supervision and coaching

On this Year 1 semester 2 level 6 module you will explore public health from within your current nursing context. You will come to appreciate that public health may require nurses to work with individuals, families, communities and professionals from a range of disciplines within and outside the health sector. To achieve this you will critically analyse the roles of different professionals so that you understand how this can strengthen your patient-centred care and support your delivery of health improvement projects relevant to your area of practice.

This module aims to develop understanding of fundamental public health concepts as applied to nursing; critical awareness of key public health issues relevant to your context; and consolidate assessment, communication, including solution focused therapy, multi-professional team working, and evaluation skills relevant to nurses.

On this module you will explore the following topic areas:

• The role of nurses in public health
• Research the information you need to describe the health status of your service population and profile their health needs.
• Screening for health improvement
• The importance of multidisciplinary working to support public health
• The importance of patients, families and carers involvement to support health improvement
• Consider how clinical audit can identify ways of improving services or patient outcomes to improve health.
• The practical application of health promotion approaches
• The role of the nurse in advocacy and solution focused therapy in promoting health and wellbeing. This will support people to make healthy choices, reduce health inequalities, and prevent people dying prematurely.