BNurs Mental Health Nursing

As per the government announcement, all UK nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back. The funding will be given to all new and continuing degree-level nursing, midwifery and many allied health students from September 2020. More information can be found on the NHS website.

Please note, eligibility criteria for the new funding will be the same as the wider NHS Learning Support Fund payable to students ordinarily resident in the UK and studying at a university in England. Find out about the financial support available to students starting at Manchester.

Find out about the financial support available to students starting at Manchester.

The Catherine Chisholm scholarship is applicable to students from selected countries for this course. Find out more details on the scholarship page .

During this unit, students will be given the opportunity to develop a variety of academic skills and strategies that support the delivery of evidence-based nursing care. Students on this unit will also have the chance to practise and reflect on their ability to perform patient assessments, along with a range of clinical skills and procedures. Additionally, students will develop, rehearse, and improve communication skills with colleagues and individuals across all stages of life, addressing various physical, cognitive, and behavioural health challenges. Furthermore, they will be introduced to the fundamental skills required for the safe administration of medicines. These skills will be important for their future career development in nursing and are essential for life-long learning.

This unit combines on-campus workshops, online simulated learning modules, and fieldwork. Attendance for this unit contributes to the 2,300 clinical practice hours required by the NMC. It is essential to demonstrate attendance and engagement both on campus and online, as this is carefully monitored and recorded.

• Provide students with the opportunity to develop a range of academic skills and strategies that will support their efforts to deliver evidence-based nursing care
• Provide opportunities for students to rehearse and reflect upon their ability to undertake aspects of patient assessment and a range of clinical skills and procedures
• Provide opportunities for students to develop, rehearse and reflect upon their ability to use a range of strategies for effective communication with colleagues and with people at all stages of life who may have a range of physical, cognitive and behavioural health challenges
• Introduce students to the fundamental skills required for the safe management of medicines
   

At the end of the unit, students should be able to: 

• Field specific lab-based skills sessions 
• Field specific workshops 
• Cross field 'neighbourhood study' fieldwork 
• Use of on line simulation tool safeMedicate and e-learning for health modules 
   

A. Knowledge and understanding    

• A1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nursing process as a fundamental framework for care and the communication activities that underpin this process.
• A2 Demonstrate an understanding that nursing is guided by a range of laws, policies and regulations and to display a commitment to applying these in practice.
• A3 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of safe, evidence-based, and effective nursing care and to display a commitment to applying these principles in practice

B. Intellectual skills

• B1 Demonstrate an understanding of the literacy, numeracy and information technology skills required for academic success, the ability to apply these skills to health-related studies and a commitment to developing these skills for effective lifelong learning.
• B2 Demonstrate an understanding of how reflexivity can enhance professional practice and a commitment to developing this skill.
• B3 Demonstrate an understanding of accountability in professional practice and display a commitment to abide by this.

C. Practical skills

• C1 With specific reference to their field of practice, demonstrate a range of skills and strategies for effective verbal and written communication with colleagues, peers and service users to enable safe and effective nursing assessment and continued care for individuals across the lifespan who may have a range of health challenges.
• C2 With specific reference to their field of practice, demonstrate knowledge of how/ability to undertake a range* of clinical skills and procedures that facilitate accurate physical assessment and continued evidence-based nursing care that may include:
  • Measure, record and interpret vital signs including pulse, blood pressure, body temperature and breathing.
  • Measure, record and interpret neurological observations and assessment.
  • Observe and assess comfort and pain levels and rest and sleep patterns 
  • Measure and record weight, height and calculation of BMI.
  • Collect and observe Demonstrate an understanding how to collect and observe urine, sputum, stool and vomit specimens and interpret findings.
  • Measure and record fluid intake and output.
  • Assess and maintain an individual’s nutrition and hydration status; assist with eating and drinking.
  • Assess and assist with infant nutrition and understand the process of breastfeeding.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of nutrition and the management of nausea and vomiting.
  • Assess and facilitate maintenance of an individual’s hygiene status, manage continence, manage oral hygiene.
  • Demonstrate techniques for safe moving and handling, safe positioning and pressure relieving techniques, maintenance of privacy and dignity, sleep hygiene.
  • Take and interpret peak flow and oximetry measures.
  • Demonstrate the use effective aseptic, non-touch techniques 
  • Use evidence-based hand hygiene techniques 
  • Safely decontaminate equipment and environment 
    • From NMC (2018) Annexes A and B
• C3 Demonstrate the ability to employ numeracy, literacy, risk assessment and technological skills to identify and safely meet the nursing needs of individuals, families and communities in their care.
• C4 Demonstrate the ability to review and maintain accurate records (including electronic records) required for safe nursing practice.
• C5 Demonstrate knowledge, skills and confidence to provide first aid procedures and basic life support (NMC proficiency 4.13).
• C6 Demonstrate the ability to safely store, accurately calculate and safely administer prescribed medications using a range of routes/accurate checks including the recognition of abnormal reactions.

D. Transferable skills and personal qualities

• D3. Demonstrate effective use of information technology, library, electronic and online resources to enable effective engagement with the programme and to develop fundamental skills for life-long learning
• D4. Demonstrate accomplished verbal, non – verbal and written communication in a
• variety of settings with a range of individuals  
  D5. Demonstrate competent public speaking skills to accurately and reliably communicate information to a live audience that may include peers or practice colleagues.     
• D6. Work co – operatively and effectively with others as a member of a team 
• D7.  Reflect on their own academic and professional performance and utilize
• D8. Objectively evaluate and review the performance of a peer

There is no summative assessment in this unit. Student progress is assessed using the Practice Assessment Record and Evaluation (PARE) documentation. Completed SPP hours are recorded in the timesheets. 

Feedback opportunities for the learning undertaken during the whole of this unit will be available in class and online discussion boards. 

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