| Unit name | Clinical Nursing Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | VETS20027 |
| Credit points | 40 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Mrs. Holt |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
All first and second year units |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
All other Year 3 units |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
Not applicable |
| School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Students will spend 42 weeks in total within two types of clinical setting; 21 weeks in the Veterinary Hospital at Langford, during which they will undertake their "clinical rotations" and 21 weeks in another Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) approved Training Practice, within a 50 mile radius of the Veterinary School Langford Campus, BS40 5DU
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.
All of these elements are also requirements of the RCVS prior to consideration for professional registration post graduation.
Students will be required to attend 2 study weeks and a series of study days throughout the academic year.
Aims:
You will undertake 42 weeks of clinical placement in an RCVS approved training practices, with the support of a nominated Clinical Supervisor. This will allow the completion of the 1800 hours clinical placement required for the unit. During this time you will be supported to complete all of the clinical skills listed on the online Nursing Progress Log. In addition you will be assessed for your professional behaviour by the clinical team.
This unit will support your transformation towards professional registration. You will become embedded in the clinical environment and learn how to think, perform and behave as a legitimate member of an authentic veterinary team. During this unit your personal identity will shift, to encompass your professional identity, as you learn to contribute to positive patient outcomes and client relationships within the veterinary team.
Learning Outcomes
Practicals and online synchronous and asynchronous teaching, small group working, use of virtual learning environment (Blackboard)
Clinical learning will be completed with the support of a Clinical Supervisor in RCVS approved veterinary nurse training practices as per the 42 week calendar.
Students must pass the following assessments:
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) (Must Pass)
Completion of ALL Day One Skills as logged and then verified on the NPL by the University team (Must Pass)
Completion of at least 1800 hours of clinical placement, demonstrated by hours logs upload to the NPL, and verified by the University team (Must Pass)
Minimum score of 4 on a 1-5 scale in the Behavioural Tool for all professional behaviours, uploaded to the NPL and verified by University (Must Pass)
All components must be passed to pass the unit and all units must be passed in order to progress to the next year of study.
Students may be offered a resit opportunity during the University resit period.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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. VETS20027).
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 University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
