NMHS30300 Clinical Placement 4A (Internship)

Academic Year 2020/2021

The clinical placement element of internship period is designed to facilitate the development of competencies in all domains of competence. Students will be provided with opportunities to observe and, where appropriate, to engage in patient care, under the supervision of a registered nurse. Students will partake in care as members of the care team and will be given opportunities to participate in the skills of critical analysis, problem solving, decision making and reflection. The credit load of the module reflects the student effort hours required to achieve the learning outcomes.

This module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional registration. The student must pass all individual clinical placements within the module before a pass grade can be awarded for the module. All clinical placement modules must be passed and all of the clinical time completed for the current stage before the student can progress to the next stage of the programme.

Students must successfully pass 4A and 4B internship clinical placement DoCAT/NCAD before progressing to 4C internship clinical placement.



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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

Act as a member of the care team and work towards the development of competence in the following domains of competence:

- Professional values and conduct of nurse competences /knowledge and appreciation of the virtues of caring, compassion, integrity, honesty, respect and empathy as a basis of nursing
- Nursing practice and clinical decision-making competences including understanding and knowledge of the principles of safe, effective and person-centred care delivery based on partnership o Knowledge and cognitive competences including life, behavioural and health sciences
- Communication and Interpersonal competences
- Management and team competences
- Leadership and professional scholarship competencies including self-directed learning skills, critical questioning /reasoning and maintaining competency

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Placement/Work Experience

125
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Key teaching and learning approaches used in the module may include: active/task-based learning; peer/multidisciplinary team learning, reflective learning; learning during the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for children and their families and case-based learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

All Stage 3 clinical placement module standards and time requirements must be completed and passed prior to undertaking the internship modules 4A and 4B


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
NMHS30310 - Prac Plac 4B Internship (G)

Equivalents:
Clin Plac 4A (Internship) G&P (NURS30300)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: Professional portfolio and continuous assessment based on the DoCAT Varies over the Trimester n/a Other Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on clinical performance during the placement will be given to the student by the Preceptor, Co-preceptor, Clinical Nurse Manager/Facilitator, Clinical Placement Coordinator and personal tutor (at student/clinical site request).

Name Role
Ms Tara Breen Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Freda Browne Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Mary Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Catherine Redmond Tutor