Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship (Mental Health) MSc

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to have a critical understanding of theory and practice. This will assist you in providing effective person centred support to people with a range of physical, mental and cognitive needs, with a specific focus on people with mental health care needs. You will integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology with psychology, sociology and other relevant disciplines to explore factors that impact on an individual’s health across the lifespan. You will also have the opportunity to develop skills comprising of systematic assessments to inform intervention, including medicines administration and pharmacology.

This module builds on the ‘Understanding knowledge and evidence for nursing’ module in year 1, by introducing you to designing research studies, including literature reviews and empirical studies. You will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills of research methods and design preparing you to undertake a study relevant to mental health nursing in year 2. You will learn about research ethics, data collection, analysis and research approaches including qualitative, qualitative and mixed method studies, literature reviews undertaken systematically, systematic reviews and audits.

This module builds on knowledge and skills developed in stage one. You will expand your range of assessment skills and apply them to more complex mental health care encounters. Using your knowledge, you will recognise deterioration and begin to identify appropriate interventions to meet the care needs for people with a range of complex physical, mental health and cognitive care needs. You will plan care needs and begin to formulate care plans to meet the needs of individuals and groups of people in your care.

This module is the first practice module. You will be placed in clinical areas to undertake clinical practice and practice assessments. Providing further opportunity to develop the fundamental skills of nursing practice including personal hygiene, infection control, undertaking observations and holistic patient assessments and care. You will complete a practice learning experience, where you will put the theory you have learnt into practice.

This module introduces you to the nature of knowledge and how it supports evidenced-based practice. You will learn about how to search for and read evidence to identify its value and relevance to nursing practice. You will explore how to evaluate published research and will be introduced to the concept of ethics within healthcare research. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop and use a variety of transferable skills including literature searching, critical appraisal of evidence and application of evidence to your own and the nursing practice of others.

This module builds on the Becoming a Professional module in year one and provides the opportunity for you to develop the professional and transferable knowledge and skills required to become a Registered Nurse. You will gain an understanding of professional, legal and ethical knowledge and frameworks, and their role in your clinical decision-making. You will also have the opportunity to develop your understanding and skills for effective team working, leadership and management to enable you to positively influence care delivery, decisions and management for people in your care.

This module builds on the knowledge and skills developed in stage one and two. You will have the opportunity to expand your range of assessment skills and apply them under minimum supervision whilst managing and coordinating the care of people with mental health care needs with a range of conditions varying in complexity and in a range of settings. The module also assists you to develop skills in advanced care management and complex discharge or transfer planning.

This module provides you with the opportunity to further develop your skills of nursing practice including cannulation and phlebotomy. You will complete a practice learning experience, where you will put the theory you have learnt into practice.

This module provides the opportunity for you to gain fundamental skills of nursing practice including intravenous medicines administration. You will complete a practice learning experience, where you will put the theory you have learnt into practice.

This module builds on the evidence and research modules in year 1, enabling you to systematically undertake a literature review or a small scale research project based on the research proposal developed in year 1. You will have the opportunity to develop a detailed literature review report or research study report. You will use one of a variety of approaches including qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods, audit, or a review of literature undertaken in a systematic way within the mental health nursing field. You will also be involved in data collection and analysis.