Unit information: Clinical Nursing Practice in 2021/22

Unit name	Clinical Nursing Practice
Unit code	VETS20022
Credit points	80
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Mrs. Holt
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	All First and Second year Units
Co-requisites	All other third year units.
School/department	Bristol Veterinary School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

Students will spend 42 weeks in total within two types of clinical setting,the Veterinary Hospital at Langford,during which they will undertake their "clinical rotations" and a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) approved Training Practice.

During Clinical Rotations students will rotate through key clinical areas relevant to their degree pathway.

During this unit students are required to complete a record of their clinical competence in the form of the RCVS Nursing Progress Log (NPL) This log is subject to verification by university staff at intervals throughout the 3rd year of the programme.

Students will be required to attend 2 study weeks and a series of study days throughout the academic year.

Aims:

• To enable students to demonstrate their clinical competence by means of attaining the Day One Clinical Competencies outlined in the RCVS NPL.

• To enable students to develop skills in research and writing case reports.

• To enable students to develop professional insight into their practice and to develop skills in critical evaluation of evidence.

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Apply previously taught theoretical knowledge to the care of patients in a clinical setting
2. Competently perform practical clinical skills in accordance with RCVS Day One Competencies.
3. Explain and critically evaluate evidence related to veterinary nursing practice
4. Analyse and evaluate professionalism in veterinary nursing.

Teaching Information

Practicals Online synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning Small group working Use of Virtual learning environment (Blackboard)

Assessment Information

Students must pass the following assessments:

Critical review of Journal Articles (50% unit weighting)

Case report (50% unit weighting)

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) (Must Pass)

All units must be passed in order to progress to the next year of study. There will be an opportunity to resit OSCE examinations during the resit period.

Please note that practical and technical skills will also be assessed via the RCVS Nursing Progress Log.

By the end of year 3, students are expected to have completed their clinical placement hours in addition to the completion of their NPL.

Resources

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If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. VETS20022).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.