BSc Nursing Studies (Top-up)
Overview
At Edinburgh Napier University, we aim to be recognised as a University that is professional, ambitious, innovative and inclusive and the School of Health and Social Care aspires to provide you with an excellent, personalised student experience. In our dealings with you we will act with respect and integrity. We will create an environment to enable you to feel proud to be a student of the University, to feel confident and supported while being academically challenged to further and deepen your knowledge and skills. A wide consultation process was undertaken to ascertain feedback from all stakeholders (including current and former BSc Nursing Studies students, registered nurses, nurse managers, nurse educators, other healthcare personnel and patients) to enable the BSc Nursing Studies programme to be evaluated and revised to ensure it meets the needs of registered nurses working in contemporary healthcare practice.
This programme is designed specifically for registered nurses who wish to “top up” their academic qualifications to a BSc Nursing Studies award. The programme acknowledges the diversity of learning needs of professionals in the workplace, particularly those working in healthcare environments who are studying concurrently.
The BSc Nursing Studies curriculum aims to provide you with a programme of study that is relevant to contemporary nursing practice and will provide you with learning opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills to allow you to progress in your chosen sphere of nursing practice.
The programme is designed to provide a learning opportunity for registered nurses who hold either a diploma or a certificate in nursing to deepen their knowledge of evidence-based practice and develop a critical approach to integrated healthcare when they can effectively apply theory to their own nursing practice.
Modules (ALL COMPULSORY) | |||||
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Trimester 1(15 Weeks) |
Trimester 2(15 Weeks) |
Trimester 3(15 Weeks) |
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Module 1
20 Credits |
Module 2
20 Credits |
Module 3
20 Credits |
Module 4 20 Credits |
Module 5 20 Credits |
Module 6
20 Credits |
MODULE OVERVIEW
MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASE
well as the impact on family, friends, and carers. You will focus your learning on a particular chronic disease that are health
priorities globally and local and national contexts. They are diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and cancer.
PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN OLDER PEOPLES’ HEALTH
This module will help you explore the theories of ageing from a physical, psychological, social and cultural aspect. Older people and health care will be contextualised from a local and world-wide perspective and include exploration of the value of nursing theories when assessing, planning and evaluating nursing care.
You will be encouraged to use health care related policies, legislation and strategies; both local and international, to examine the importance of individualised approaches to meeting the, often complex healthcare needs of older people within communities and globally – as well as examine the impact of the ageing population on health related services.
Global demographics will be discussed and the issues of the old, old-old and oldest old will be highlighted. Strategies promoting healthy ageing will be discussed in relation to all cohorts of older people and to centenarians.
Your focus of this module will be on well-being and health promotion with consideration to the delivery of care to older people with acute and long-standing ill-health issues e.g. long term conditions such as stroke, COPD and mental health issues such as depression, alcohol and drug misuse and dementia. Age stratification of the old will be discussed in light of the additional considerations needed for the care of the frail old.
The module will utilise a strengths based approach to working with cohorts of older people to maximise independence and promote self-care.
Case examples and vignettes will be used to increase your opportunities to apply theories and frameworks and to maximise synthesis.
HEALTHY LIVES
The themes of this module will be explored through a ‘virtual family’ which is based on the experiences of real service users and carers.
Factors influencing health: genetic inheritance; ageing process; sex; spirituality; psychological factors, e.g. personality; loss & bereavement; mental health and wellbeing; coping strategies – psychological & behavioural; environmental factors; cultural factors; nutrition; food groups; food labelling; exercise (effects of, and lack of); smoking and alcohol.
Public health: main issues and priorities: e.g. obesity, type 2 diabetes, inactivity, sexual health, mental health, drug & alcohol use; screening programmes (e.g. breast, cervical and bowel cancer); resource allocation. Health in the media: what gets attention and why; evaluating the evidence.
Health assessment and promotion: assessing health and use of assessment tools (e.g. BMI, diabetes risk score, Framingham, JBS2, ASSIGN, Q-risk); stages of change model; communication skills (e.g. assessing values and attitudes, negotiating, empowering, motivating); support strategies and interprofessional working (e.g. smoking cessation, young people with type 2 diabetes, drugs and alcohol addiction).
ADVANCING PRACTICE THROUGH RESEARCH
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE*
EXPLORING THE THEORY AND APPLICATION OF LAW AND ETHICAL REASONING IN NURSING PRACTICE
Earn a world class BSc Nursing for under $5,000.
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Assessment
- Assessments are completed and submitted through the secure learning environment. The schedule for assessments is published in advance. There are no formal exams – assessment is by end of unit quizzes and end of module assignments.
Duration
- The programme consists of six modules i.e. 5 x 20 credits plus 1 x 40 credits. You can complete in a minimum of 15 months or a maximum of 3 years.
Admissions Criteria
- You must be a practicing registered nurse and have an Associate Degree or equivalent. Those with higher qualifications may be exempt from 1 x 20 credit module.