Overview of Pre-registration programme

for year 2 and 3

A reminder of the pathways

• BSc.(Hons) Nursing ( 3 years)• BSc.(Hons) European Nursing (3 years but 6 months

in year 3 abroad)• Post-graduate Diploma in Nursing (2 years taught as

students have a Degree and healthcare experience)

All pathways based on the NMC Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2010)

Please note – We also have the September 2010 cohort (Dip Advanced and BSc undertaking their final placement)

Practice experiences in year 2

• Adult and Child field students have 4 rotations in Y2.• 3 rotations (5/6 weeks) are summative and 1 is

formative / experiential.• There are 3 summative assessments in the PLD.• Mental Health field students have 2 rotations (9 +11

weeks)• All students have simulated learning sessions (uni

based) to further develop skills and prepare them for practice.

Key Differences from Year 1 PLD

• Orientation checklist in appendix for completion in each allocation

• Feedback required from service users/ carers (may not be possible in every experience)

• Specific learning opportunities with other healthcare professionals to encourage ‘hub and spoke’.

• Grading of overall performance will be converted to a % by module leader

• Reflective accounts to be completed at the end of every allocation BEFORE mentor assessment

Starting each placement…

Health and Safety Checklist

Feedback from service users

Learning opportunities with MDT

Reflective account…

Important similarities to year 1

• A negotiated learning agreement to be completed within initial few days.

• Midway comments on progress and areas for development• An action plan to be completed as required.• Student self-assessment• Final interview with grading• Skills activities based on Essential Skills Clusters

A reminder of Grading of Practice

• In each experience the mentor makes a judgement on the student’s overall performance. This must include skills undertaken during the experience/

• This may be judged as ‘Excellent’ Very Good’ Good’, ‘Satisfactory/Pass’ or ‘Unsatisfactory/ Refer

• This grade will then be converted to a percentage grade by the module leader.

• Criteria are provided in the PLD to support the mentor.

Progression point 2

Must be assessed by a nurse mentor in the final experience of year 2. This mentor is being referred to as a Progression Mentor’

Criteria for progression include :

1) Students must work more independently with less direct supervision.

2) Students must demonstrate potential to work more autonomously

Progression Point 2 contin…

A Reminder of the Mentorship Standards

• Where possible students must be assessed by a qualified nurse mentor – particularly for all of their summative assessments

• A nurse mentor must attend annual updates and undertake ‘Triennial Review’

• Students must be supervised by a nurse mentor for 40 % of their experience (directly or indirectly)

• Hub and Spoke experiences can be used.

Grading of Practice

• In each year the mentor makes a judgement on the student’s performance.

• This may be judged as ‘Excellent’ Very Good’ Good’, ‘Satisfactory/Pass’ or ‘Unsatisfactory/ Refer’

• In year 2 and 3 of the programme this judgement will be converted to a percentage grade by the module leader

• Criteria are provided in the PLD to support the mentor.• If a student does not meet their competencies in one

placement then they will progress to their next placement and have one reassessment opportunity only. Mentors will be informed if a student requires reassessment.

Year 3

• Adult and Child field students have 2 x 5 week experiences and 1 x 12 week experience (Sign-Off)

• Mental Health students have 1x 9 week experience and 1x 12 week experience (Sign-off)

• The assessment requirements in terms of supervision, grading and key interviews remain as in year 2.