| Unit name | Professional Veterinary Nursing Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | VETS20028 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Mrs. Irwin-Porter |
| 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) |
Other third year units |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
Not Applicable |
| School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit will cover the key aspects of practising as a veterinary nursing professional, including consideration of professional behaviours and attributes and linking these to professional conduct in the workplace. The students will develop a clear understanding of clinical governance and evidence-based practice and the importance of both when practicing professionally. The unit aims to encourage students to build upon skills gained in the earlier years of the programme including communication with colleagues and clients.
The unit will support students to explore positive attributes of veterinary professionals including formation of professional identities. Content within the unit links directly to many of the RCVS Day One Competences and Professional behaviours and attitudes
This unit aims to:
Students will:
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, veterinary nursing students should be able to:
Online synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning
Small group working
Use of Virtual learning environment (Blackboard)
Students must pass the following assessment:
Appraisal and evaluation of a communication video involving a difficult conversation 100%
Students must achieve a pass mark of 40% in this component and attendance at the communication role play is essential in order to be able to complete the associated assessment. 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 resit period.
Please note that practical skills will also be assessed via the RCVS Nursing Progress Log and professional behaviours linked to unit clinical nursing practice.
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. VETS20028).
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.
