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Applicants must be qualified Nurses registered with the regulatory body in their country of residence. Applicants must have a primary degree, Level 8 or equivalent.

Applicants who are under 23 years of age must satisfy the minimum e...

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Applicants must be qualified Nurses registered with the regulatory body in their country of residence. Applicants must have a primary degree, Level 8 or equivalent.

Applicants who are under 23 years of age must satisfy the minimum entry requirements as for the Degrees in Nursing or Midwifery, as set out here

Admission to the module(s) will be subject to internal university approval processes on the recommendation of the Head of School.

Applicants for Nursing and Midwifery CPD modules who do not hold an up-to-date IELTS certificate showing the requisite Academic Board approved CM&H scores must demonstrate evidence of appropriate work experience within an English language environment for at least the previous 2 years.

These modules will not necessarily run unless minimum recruitment targets of 10 students are achieved.

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Module Objective:
To enable the nurse to apply critical theoretical insights to the enhancement of quality Nursing and healthcare practice.

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Critically review the proc...

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Module Objective:
To enable the nurse to apply critical theoretical insights to the enhancement of quality Nursing and healthcare practice.

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Critically review the process of quality improvement and its application to clinical practice.

Conduct an audit on an aspect relevant to clinical practice.

Disseminate results to clinical teams in conjunction with Quality Office, Director of Nursing, or Quality and clinical Team.

Identify actions required to close the quality loop.

Critically reflect on the process of enhancing the contribution of nursing to the delivery of patient care.

Develop and demonstrate critical faculties through advanced reflection skills.

Critically reflect on the process of introducing and evaluating nursing care initiatives at ward, unit or inter-departmental level.

Evaluate and reflect on the effectiveness of various nursing strategies which can be used to advance practice.

Demonstrate vision of professional practice that can be developed beyond scope of practice.

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Quality enhancement in nursing, continuous quality improvement, stakeholder perspectives on quality health care, standard setting, performance monitoring, patient/client satisfaction with health services, quality and equity of provi...

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Quality enhancement in nursing, continuous quality improvement, stakeholder perspectives on quality health care, standard setting, performance monitoring, patient/client satisfaction with health services, quality and equity of provision, clinical quality, nursing audit. Linking theory and practice. Learning experiences planned on individual interests, with emphases on gaining in-depth skills and knowledge of the clinical role in nursing, the process of developing excellence and scholarship in nursing practice, description, analysis and synthesis of the practice domain of nursing, the process of enhancing the contribution of nursing to the delivery of care, action, strategies to improve nursing practice, practice innovation.